Example sentences of "they [adv] [vb past] [verb] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have sullied the good name of their country ; they desperately wanted to make an impression on Europe and they have — in the most unexpected way . |
| 2 | Thus while the committees hoped their work would act as an antidote to the apparent tendency ‘ to reduce workpeople to the mental condition of animated machines ’ , they also sought to encourage an all-round improvement in efficiency and a training designed to develop ‘ the habit of regular industry … a healthy growth in mind and body ’ , the inculcation of thrift , and the ever popular ‘ discipline ’ . |
| 3 | They even tried to arrange an earlier flight home — but were told they would have to stay . |
| 4 | They rarely succeeded in making an antislavery question into a diplomatic issue , though they occasionally tried to exploit an existing issue for antislavery purposes . |
| 5 | Six thousand miles away , Jill and Peter felt they too had made an investment of their time and the company 's money and pleaded with Bernard for a little longer to educate the American customer . |
| 6 | A recent survey by Datamation and Cowen & Co showed increases in the percentage of both technical and commercial users who indicated they definitely planned to buy an RS/6000 in the next 18 months . |