Example sentences of "they [vb past] [coord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they expanded and the matter particles got farther apart , one would be left with an expanding universe that contained hardly any particles and was still in the supercooled state . |
| 2 | they got and the way they were rac |
| 3 | William could see the village where they lived and the smoke from the fires rising straight up into the air and the dark tower of the church rising above a cluster of stark trees , and because he was nervous he wanted to work his way in that direction , so it would not be so far to run , but because his father was beside him , smiling his reassuring smile , he did n't . |
| 4 | A ground-floor display sets the scene , with an AV show on The Way They Lived and an invitation to Meet Our Edwardians . |
| 5 | Sometimes people or Men changed for a moment into some semblance of shape , but then they moved and the mist drifted and they were gone as if they had never been . |
| 6 | He had been trying to reach the doctor they used but the man was out . |
| 7 | Doubtless , given the backgrounds from which they came and the support they received , many of these distinguished citizens would have done well , whatever school they had attended . |
| 8 | She put on some music while they ate and the conversation moved from the complexities of the dysfunctioning family to fertility rites to developing acting styles to the persistence of Aids to Harry Roy to the nature of joy to the repressiveness of English Fascism to the astrological outlook , and , finally to Lee , herself , to her tendency to withdraw from the group , but , ultimately , to her graciousness as their hostess and the deliciousness of her food . |
| 9 | The crowd had thinned out rapidly while they ate and the bar staff were clearing up . |
| 10 | Then they ate and the dog lay under the table . |
| 11 | Spitalfields silk weavers had mixed fortunes , with the war affecting both the extent of foreign competition they faced and the cost and supply of raw silk . |
| 12 | The Anglo-Dutch fleet pursued the beaten French as they withdrew and the Battle of Barfleur now merged with the Battle of La Hogue [ or La Hougue ] by which name both are sometimes known . |
| 13 | The servants brought platters of over-cooked , rather rancid meat , garnished with herbs , and once they withdrew and the wine circulated , Melford began talking at the top of his voice about sending boys to do men 's work . |
| 14 | Will he order an immediate review of those cases with a view to ensuring that nobody is penalised financially purely because of the bravery that they showed and the sacrifice that they were prepared to make for their country ? |
| 15 | At the end of their lives they are subject to hard copying , and the only thing which remains on-line is a record of the fact that they existed and the reference into the hard copy system for long term reference . |
| 16 | For it was a mistake by the giant Eachus which transformed the game , gave Glenavon the breakthrough they needed and an upsurge in confidence to sweep to a victory they had wrapped up by half time . |
| 17 | They bowed and a group came forward to be introduced . |
| 18 | He said they did but the council stuck firm against the land swap . |
| 19 | Councillors were jeered and heckled as they emerged and the mayor was given the Nazi salute as he drove off . |
| 20 | I liked the power they had and the attention they received . |
| 21 | They slept and the earth hushed , and all paused |
| 22 | As a starting point for my research I decided to find out about the numbers of teachers who worked in secondary schools , the posts that they held and the distribution of men and women teachers to various posts , together with their qualifications and salaries . |
| 23 | Mr Chubb said : ‘ The explosion far exceeded what they intended and the facade was destroyed . |
| 24 | Mr Chubb said : ‘ The effect of the explosion far exceeded what they intended and the facade was destroyed . |