Example sentences of "they [verb] [pron] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eight of them lived their last years in their children 's homes . |
| 2 | Dark gull-like seabirds , called Jaegers in North America , noted for their piratical methods of feeding , by pursuing other seabirds , especially gulls and terns , to make them disgorge their last catch . |
| 3 | ‘ But you have to make them want it first . |
| 4 | They wash them , help them perform the intimate functions of relieving bladder and bowels , change dressings on wounds , give medicine , help them take their first steps after an operation , make beds , waken them up , tell them to go to sleep , close their eyes when they die . |
| 5 | One Saturday last November , they got their first taste . |
| 6 | The air-conditioning roared softly and they got their first drinks as they came out of the tunnel and on to the New Jersey marshes where gulls circled the refuse dumps among a forest of concrete stilts carrying the highways south . |
| 7 | There were a few scares at the death , nothing happened , just they got their first corner after about 90 mins … and after last year … however nothing came of it ( or their second and last corner 3 mins into injury time ) , except one header which Lukic watched wide . |
| 8 | And footballers booked a perm as soon as they got their first team place . |
| 9 | but I think they got it first . |
| 10 | City gave another disappointing display as they made their second Cup exit of the week , when in their replay in the O'Brien Trophy game , they went by the went down by three goals to one . |
| 11 | Once the English champions found their way into the Canberra half , 27 minutes into the game , they made their first attack count . |
| 12 | They made their first mistake when they tried to sell some ‘ stolen ’ emeralds to a Hatton Garden dealer . |
| 13 | In 1961 they made their last T V series , Richard the Lionheart . |
| 14 | They asked me first of all why I paint on paper and I 'm using older to paint on . |
| 15 | On the way they passed their first wedding anniversary during this extended honeymoon and received presents of grapefruit , chocolate , duck eggs , paw-paws and a nautilus shell from people they stayed with in remote spots . |
| 16 | Over forty disabled ex-servicemen were employed within a month , and they produced their first million poppies within two months . |
| 17 | The winger is likely to have a more attacking role for Northern Ireland next week , when they make their first ever trip to Lithuania . |
| 18 | But they stopped them last year did n't they ? |
| 19 | As an example , take someone who tries to give up smoking and thinks that they have lost the fight completely when they want their first cigarette . |
| 20 | Manufacturers — such as Compaq Computer Corp , which rushed to discuss its Pentium plans in general terms , say they expect their first Pentium machines to list for as little as $4,500 , half the price set for early model 80486 machines in 1989 . |
| 21 | Manufacturers — such as Compaq Computer Corp , which rushed to discuss its Pentium plans in general terms , say they expect their first Pentium machines to list for as little as $4,500 , half the price set for early model 80486 machines in 1989 . |
| 22 | In March of this year they entered their first dog show at Ardingly and Tammy [ the brown one ] did quite well , and Mike and Anne were hooked . |
| 23 | ‘ It must have been in the forest — ’ Joan said dreamily ‘ — because that is where they found him next day . |
| 24 | They tried it first cos it 's brand new tool . |
| 25 | First I kicked the chair legs when serving , then I must not use scenty hairdressing , do n't say good morning unless they say it first . |
| 26 | He said : ‘ They received their first proper wage slips on Saturday and half the players were not pleased . |
| 27 | Twenty-five minutes later they received their first back-bearing from Darwin , indicating that they were one degree north of track . |
| 28 | Such children were excluded from the date they received their first dose of the different treatment . |
| 29 | This weekend they played their first game there against the London Gators . |
| 30 | They recalled their first days . |