Example sentences of "they [verb] [art] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On arrival at the laboratory , they met a second volunteer and the research scientist . |
| 2 | But once over the bridge they met the first vehicles of a German column and the Commando force were scattered . |
| 3 | Could n't believe it when they got the first goal after ten seconds |
| 4 | On one of his recent trips they had frightened him so much that he dropped his food and had to watch helplessly while they devoured every last scrap of it . |
| 5 | In his autobiography Nothing Venture Nothing Win Hillary describes the moment in 1953 when they became the first people ever to reach the top of Everest . |
| 6 | They became the first club since the war to win the Cup and the League , and were the first to win the League on goal average . |
| 7 | His brother , Cherry , joined him in his work and together they became the first men to illustrate books on natural history throughout with photographs . |
| 8 | When not busy whipping crowds to a frenzy ( but more of the Skin 2 Rubber Ball later ) , they became the first band to play the newly re-opened Stone Pony Club in Asbury Park , New Jersey where , of course , BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN first launched his career . |
| 9 | Their cattle are finished : they made the last batch of bread with oxblood to save what 's left of the water , and they drink that mixed with wine , of which there is n't all that much , either . |
| 10 | Soon he was cannoning off lime trees and , as they passed the second gates , crashed into the left-hand gatepost . |
| 11 | As they passed the third cave , the golden bee flew out of the woman 's sleeve , and they saw the lightning flash and heard the thunder crack behind them . |
| 12 | The triggers for Britain 's nuclear bombs were tested within their thick concrete walls and they housed the first experiments into radar.The buildings , on a remote spit of land on the Suffolk coast , may not be the oldest but they are certainly among the most historic and sinister in the ownership of the National Trust.They are on Orford Ness , a desolate wildlife haven , which has become the Trust 's latest acquisition at a cost of £3.5 million.Yesterday , in pouring rain and silence broken only by the eerie shriek of gulls , the buildings were shown to journalists for what is thought to be the first time since they were erected.Strands of barbed wire and a Ministry of Defence ‘ keep out ’ notice are now the only remaining evidence of the tight security , overseen by armed guards , which surrounded one of Britain 's most secret research establishments . |
| 13 | The celebrations that marked United 's third major Cup — four if you count the European Super Cup — in two calendar years could just be a rehearsal if they land the First Division title in the next three weeks . |
| 14 | 13–6–1866 They appointed the first Sabbath in August for the dispensation of the Lord 's Supper and remonstrated with the Kirk Session in Kilmeny who had chosen the same day for their celebration . |
| 15 | If they make a second attempt , have a Bloodletter arrive and attack them . |
| 16 | Austria , Czechoslovakia or Italy seem to be Scotland 's most likely opponents if they make the second phase . |
| 17 | When cooking with the children we want to finish with something eatable , so we are likely to add the liquid carefully ourselves , but we could let children experiment with the play-dough and if they make the first lot too soggy , more flour and salt can be added without much trouble until they make a ‘ workable ’ dough , and there can be plenty of conversation about too much , too little , a little more , a lot more and enough . |
| 18 | If you are not working , do not give up all your time to charitable work — you will be worn out , for voluntary work is a bottomless pit and those who run charities freely admit that they squeeze every last drop of help that they can out of people . |
| 19 | He took her hand and they approached the second door on the left . |
| 20 | He has described the moment which put him and his mount into Grand National legend as they approached the twenty-third fence : |
| 21 | On the golf-course behind him a foursome of players shouted to one another as they approached the fourteenth green . |
| 22 | you know , if they want the first day , then there gon na have to do another lot so what 's the point of sort of yourself out with fucking , I was n't really sure at the time that I wanted to go to so , you know , I , I said no I needed this job , but probably a bad I 've been offered a couple of month one 's as well , one month and two month 's , but I mean the trouble is |
| 23 | They devoted the second half to a work written by a composer who was also a student at the time of its creation , Josef Suk . |
| 24 | But what was good enough for the Kybergs was hardly likely to be good enough for the Habsburgs , so they built a second wall , only a few yards away . |
| 25 | As they entered the last fortnight of the share sale there was still a shade under half the £6.5 million to be raised . |
| 26 | When police raided his house , they found a fifteenth century Bastiano which he 'd stolen from a gallery in Venice last week . |
| 27 | The tail end of the search for Surere was still in progress when they found the fourth girl . |
| 28 | For many young academics they provide the first step in the ladder of publications , now an essential requisite for career advancement . |
| 29 | Shortly afterwards they invited the seventh defendant who was employed by the plaintiffs ' group to join them . |
| 30 | In 50 years time when they celebrate the 100th anniversary , they 'll have an aid , a time capsule containing photographs and documents about the life of today 's garrison , buried will bring back the memories . |