Example sentences of "they [adv] [vb past] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They demolished New Zealand 22–6 in the final for their third win in successive years and they effectively became the second underwater sevens champions since Australia in 1983 , the previous ‘ monsoon ’ tournament . |
| 2 | To sort of make out s make sure you 've got this and that so you 're ready for the confinement and er But they only came the last minute when when they were the ma mams were expecting their babies . |
| 3 | Though they only opened the first supermarket in 1961 , there are over 40 today . |
| 4 | They just closed the last pub down there [ c. 1966 ] . |
| 5 | When these five worked together , they soon opened a 30-second gap and , despite all the efforts of the field , they stayed together to the finish where Graham won the sprint from Martin with all five times equal . |
| 6 | They also returned the first colour pictures from the surface , which show that the rocks are tinted brown . |
| 7 | They also demanded a second poll in the East Delhi constituency , where they alleged ‘ massive poll-rigging and booth-capturing ’ by Congress . |
| 8 | They also missed a second half penalty , stand-in keeper Billy Drake saving from David McCabe after Graham McConnell had been sent off for bringing down Finty McConville . |
| 9 | They also arrested a 5th man . |
| 10 | Emboldened by its example , Hong Kong 's Legislative Councillors decided that not less than half their number should be directly elected in 1995 , and the rest 10 years later ; they later scaled the first figure down to 40 per cent , to win the suport of more conservative interest groups . |
| 11 | She did not confirm for them that she had been meeting an escaped prisoner and she did not explain the significance of the print-out , but they clearly knew the first and it would be only a short time before they worked out the second . |
| 12 | To this they tacitly added a second principle . |
| 13 | They then arranged the next meeting for a week later , Thursday , 21st May , 1857 , and adjourned . |
| 14 | They were lucky to get their point , especially as they never deserved the third goal . |
| 15 | Pupils from our friendly neighbourhood school , St John 's , were invited along as passengers and they too became the first to use the bypass . |