Example sentences of "they [verb] a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they came round a bend they met a lorry overtaking a tractor . |
| 2 | And as they met a passion exploded between them ; a hunger that terrified Folly with its intensity . |
| 3 | Many of the UK 's rarest birds of prey are under continuing threat of persecution , claim the RSPB as they launch a campaign to raise £400,000 to help eradicate the problem . |
| 4 | Christy O'Connor Jnr played on the second morning and Jose Maria Canizares in the afternoon and although they did n't give me any points I felt it was important that they got a chance to taste the atmosphere and feel a part of the proceedings , as I thought that it would help them going into the singles . |
| 5 | ‘ I think that they got a bit carried away , ’ she laughs , ‘ I 'm not sure why they went for that word exactly . |
| 6 | and they got a lot to get in , you know before they start going |
| 7 | They got a fire burning there or something , look ! |
| 8 | Yeah , they got a job to get him back ! |
| 9 | I met them leeward of the middle vehicle , where they lent a hand to tip the wheelbarrow into a stable position . |
| 10 | If they made a perfume called En Suite , she would wear it . |
| 11 | erm one did take up on public individuals if they made a profit have the board not considered perhaps teaming public individuals to run the theatre ? . |
| 12 | So they made a mistake filling it in ? |
| 13 | The defendants decided to enter this market and they made a drink called " Keeling 's Old English Advocaat " which was made from Cyprus sherry and dried egg powder , an inferior but cheaper drink . |
| 14 | Oh , they made a film did n't they ? |
| 15 | ‘ They came to an uninhabited hut where they made a fire to dry their clothes , for all of them were wet through to the skin , and an old sail was spread upon the bare ground , which served as a bed for the Prince , who was very well pleased with it and slept soundly . ’ |
| 16 | Accordingly , they made a bid to gain command of the Danzig Harbour Board . |
| 17 | According to Muslim reports , the preachers used visual adds : " Among other things they made a picture showing the Messiah , and an Arab striking him , showing blood on the face of Christ — blessings on Him ! — and they said to the crowds : " This is the Messiah , struck by Mahomet the prophet of the Muslims , who has wounded and killed him . " " |
| 18 | Unable to find anyone to care for Beru while they were in hospital , they asked a tradesman to leave her in the mountains ‘ to die naturally ’ . |
| 19 | However the crash crew person asked the instructor to accompany her in the fire vehicle , and on arrival at the vehicle they asked a bystander to raise the alarm . |
| 20 | Today at Aylesbury Crown Court they asked a judge to quash those convictions . |
| 21 | A FILM crew making a documentary about the end of the Second World War were threatened with a shotgun when they asked a man to move a parked car . |
| 22 | The airline immediately ordered a retest of its five 747s only two weeks after they passed a check following the crash . |
| 23 | Now and then they passed a baby wailing outside a peeling front door in a battered pram . |
| 24 | The first and most crucial step in training children to be social beings takes place when they develop a willingness to do as they are told . |
| 25 | ‘ Did they want a boy do you think ? ’ |
| 26 | As a result they produced a document called an " Initial Feasibility Study " . |
| 27 | Union officials caused an outcry yesterday when they produced a document claimed to be a national British Rail hit list of lines which would close under privatisation . |
| 28 | They produced a declaration calling for financial and technological assistance from the developed world in return for taking steps to preserve their forests . |
| 29 | A ‘ scientific commission ’ comprising some of the most learned people on the island was set up , and they produced a report designed to set fears at rest . |
| 30 | They produced a magazine called Feed Us , which contained contributions from many children in the school . |