Example sentences of "they [vb past] at the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | However , they agreed at the last moment to participate . |
2 | In the event , although both Charitable Trust and Council had given assent to the first advert on the policy agreed , they baulked at the second wave of recruiting , and sought to change the basis of our agreement . |
3 | Some submissions were to clear the initial hurdles relatively quickly , even when they fell at the first one . |
4 | Drivers Ronnie Peterson and Jacky Ickx were n't convinced by the car 's handling characteristics , so unconvinced they collided at the first corner . |
5 | They embraced at the last , but did not speak for fear of the clarity with which even a whisper might carry here . |