Example sentences of "they [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like a host in some cheerful tavern , he told them to tether their horses and ushered them in , asking them to sit at the table and wait while he finished his business in his own secret chamber . |
| 2 | The truth is that as painters and as a man and a woman , they were engaged , during these years , in the same adventure which turned out to be more fatal than either of them realised at the time . |
| 3 | We must let them know at the station , or there will be an awful accident . ’ |
| 4 | His companions were both in their forties , one of them greying at the temples , a squat , powerfully built man ; the other was a tall gangling individual with deep set eyes which remained fixed on Hitch the whole time . |
| 5 | The prevention of purprestures was his responsibility : he threw down houses , sheepfolds and other buildings and enclosures erected without licence in his bailiwick , and attached those who made them to appear at the next Forest Eyre . |
| 6 | And the contact turned into an embrace without either of them looking at the other or talking , they just put their arms around each other . |
| 7 | Standing behind them looking at the steaming urn on the barrow , I felt worse than hungover ; it was a mixture of too little sleep , being hot and unwashed , completely unaware of what was going on , and worst , I was hungry . |
| 8 | so that modifications could be introduced in the physical , social or educational environments of these children which would help them achieve at the same level of conceptual development as is found in children from western societies . |
| 9 | Eight of their first 10 concerts were in Leeds but a rare excursion saw them appear at the Old Bell pub in Derby . |
| 10 | ‘ You write the specifications for her repairs , and I 'll guarantee to have them done at the best boatyard in America . ’ |
| 11 | She 's gon na take them and do them , get them done at the thing and then take it home . |
| 12 | A notice apologising for keeping visitors waiting and inviting them to look at the booklets adds the finishing touch . |
| 13 | Instead she pointed out what she thought was happening in the session and the need for all of them to look at the problems in a constructive way . |
| 14 | The holistic approach of phrenology taught them to look at the body-mind dichotomy and to think in terms of prevention rather than quick cures that were often spurious . |
| 15 | The allegation of the defence had to be met and properly dealt with , so the matter would be returned to the justices for them to look at the circumstances and come to a proper determination after they had heard further evidence . |
| 16 | This bids them to look at the common law ( i.e. the legal position ) before the Act , and the mischief that the statute was intended to remedy ; the Act is then to be construed in such a way as to suppress the mischief and advance the remedy . |
| 17 | PC Chris Eden said : ‘ It 's amazing how drivers ’ attitudes change when we ask them to look at the recording . |
| 18 | The two of them arrived at the broken gate of a house even more rackety than its peeling neighbours . |
| 19 | Even the Committee felt low , not one of them arrived at the next schedule meeting ! |
| 20 | We took them look at the |
| 21 | This was by far London 's worst display and it leaves them rooted at the foot of the European Division with a 1–2 record . |
| 22 | ‘ Let them look at the fire , ’ he said . |
| 23 | The first dazed rabbits came out ; two of them bleeding at the nose , looking otherwise unharmed but staggering , almost -falling . |
| 24 | The notice to the creditors must state a time and date , not more than four days before the meeting , by when the creditors must lodge their proofs of debt ( Form 6.37 in Sched 4 to the rules , see App C , form 34 ) and , if applicable , proxies , in order to entitle them to vote at the first meeting ( r 6.79(4) ) . |
| 25 | ‘ The piste is like this , ’ said one of them kicking at the sand . |
| 26 | GRIDIRON : London Monarchs yesterday drew 17–17 with Birmingham Fire to leave them anchored at the bottom of the European Division of the World League . |
| 27 | It takes them back into the past and helps them relax at the same time . |
| 28 | Her father and mother were sitting tensely on the sofa , Omi at the table , upright , disdain on her fine features , Bodo , huge against the wall , and all of them staring at the stubby , shabby , ash-stained figure of Marx , blinking through his red eyes at the document and reading aloud in an artificially solemn voice , practised in legal jargon and with which he , no doubt , had read out a hundred , a thousand , such documents . |
| 29 | The three of them looked at the dark-dressed figure of their brother , his head back , as he stared at the huge oil painting of highland cattle hanging on the broad stone wall of the fireplace , and he answered , ‘ I do n't know , Reggie . |
| 30 | Both of them looked at the stain on the carpet in silence . |