Example sentences of "they [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a pile of really filthy-looking blankets on the bed , they got me some sheets and a towel , and I managed to get an extra pillow because of my asthma . |
| 2 | No , I think it 's just I think they plan well according er to John yesterday they planned it this way . |
| 3 | They planned it this way ? |
| 4 | But tutors were so impressed with the two girls ' work in textiles that they made them unconditional offers . |
| 5 | Milton ward Tories were so impressed by his la-de-da-accent and gold-plated walking stick that they made him social secretary . |
| 6 | Gloucestershire are soldering on without Syd … in the sunday league they made it two wins in a row with a five wicket victory over Lancashire at Old Trafford |
| 7 | our rugby action this week comes from the divisional championships … the South West are on course to win these because on Saturday at Gloucester they made it two wins out of two … this time out they beat the North by 29 points to 16 |
| 8 | They made us this way . ’ |
| 9 | They asked me personal questions that I could not even repeat here today . |
| 10 | But they stopped them last year did n't they ? |
| 11 | The government would save so much money in the long run if they built us all homes instead of putting us up in this dump ; it 's ridiculous . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It must have been in the forest — ’ Joan said dreamily ‘ — because that is where they found him next day . |
| 13 | I like to think they found it fun flying , too . |
| 14 | She often shrewdly suspected that they found it hard work too , and that for all their signatures of fondest love they did not really like her ; they wanted her , they thought that she would do , but they did not really like her . |
| 15 | What they told me this morning ? ’ |
| 16 | They told me last night that he had been arrested . |
| 17 | I mean in terms of population I think I somebody did er Strathclyde regional council used to be a client of mine when I was with Three M er well you know a client of my rep up here but er and they told me some time that I think a huge percentage of the whole of Scotland 's population |
| 18 | Rather , they tell us what they told us last year — that they will maintain conditions for sustained growth . |
| 19 | They joined him ten minutes later . |
| 20 | They paid him five guineas , or 5.25 for it . |
| 21 | They paid me five shillings a week , which was a lot more than most got . |
| 22 | So you mean Christmas Eve they paid you normal time ? |
| 23 | ‘ I think it was quite a victory , looking at ‘ The Aztecs ’ , that they allowed me some leeway there : having me chosen as the wife of the Warrior , which more or less said , look she 's marriageable now . |
| 24 | They allowed you five minutes from your house to the tram-stop they had selected , and then five minutes to walk to the courts . |
| 25 | They showed him great sympathy . |
| 26 | Yes and er if I might s oh I er do n't know I 've been to bloody shop meself but I ai n't sorry about it , cos I 've done what I 've wanted to do and I 've enjoyed what I 've done and erm the authorities they get 'd me that on er hardship grounds there , as I say , being on er residential premise and er they showed me great respect and er |
| 27 | I did n't really believe the , so they showed me these pictures of themselves with Mr Brando , on his Tahitian island , their arms round him . |
| 28 | I read them , furtively , like boys do pornography , and they showed me another world . |
| 29 | They showed us some shacks ( almost like dog kennels ) that they used to live in at the time of the Japanese occupation . |
| 30 | John did not want to see a doctor , but they overrode him this morning and had the quack in . |