Example sentences of "they [vb past] [noun prp] [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 They invited Ramsey to give the inaugural address .
2 Let me read a few verses , reading first of all from verse twelve it says , that when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ , they were baptized men and women alike .
3 While they ate Travis examined the fishing tackle he had found .
4 They contracted Riche to do the construction work .
5 They heard Peter slam the car door , then pull down the groaning metal garage door , then approach the house along the path of concrete slabs which were lethally glazed all year round with slippery green .
6 The only sound in the kitchen , while they watched Ernest reading the letter , was from Enoch , happily singing a nursery rhyme .
7 Then they saw Karen near the door .
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