Example sentences of "and they [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Young Socialists were in a state of constant conflict with their elders , and they fought bitterly against any intervention in their political initiatives . |
| 2 | The men poured off the lorry , the wheelbarrow was hustled from me , and they fought playfully to have a turn . |
| 3 | He had saddled for her a calm , unflustered mare and they hacked peacefully along remarking on the hardness of the ground , the atrophied crops and other manifestations of summer . |
| 4 | ‘ You 're jokin' ! ’ splutters Gordon , and they crack up . |
| 5 | A Peasants ' Revolt — the workers of Kent and Essex — led by Walter the tiler ( who became known as Wat Tyler ) , occurred in 1381 , in which they refused to pay the Poll Tax , and they gathered together to sweep in revolt into London , Although only a lad , Richard II subdued the revolt . |
| 6 | The professionals use clapper-boards for this , but sheets of paper with the numbers written in felt-tip pen can be held up to the camera , and they serve just as well . |
| 7 | The schoolfellows had been appointed to the Racer together through the efforts of a family friend of the Rogerses , and they serve together for much of their time at sea , occasionally allotted to different ships so as to give the author freedom to range more widely in space and circumstance . |
| 8 | To take an extreme illustrative case , one can imagine a situation where broadly similar relationships exist between direct land-users ( pastoralists or peasants ) and other groups and the state , and they develop historically in a steep-sloped area and in a plains area nearby . |
| 9 | Long before the prayer was answered , Malc fell in love with a bus conductress and they set up home together , while the kids and I went back to live with my Pop . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , the chance to perform before large Smiths crowds was an exciting opportunity for Easterhouse and they set about rehearsing in earnest . |
| 11 | Thus the Chewong see a wild pig , or any other animal normally hunted , primarily as potential meat and they set about trying to catch it . |
| 12 | When Sarah McCabe ( 1980 ) queried the logic of why just one police system should be entrusted with the control of crime , law , order , and social assistance , pointing out , ‘ there is some disagreement about the use of the criminal law — unease about control of the streets … [ which poses the question ] who will be controlled and [ who will be ] assisted ’ , she found the tenor of her ‘ thoughtful and moderate examination of the police role … was too much for the senior officers to whom it was presented , and they set out to discredit it with a will ’ ( Greenhill 1981 : 98 ) . |
| 13 | The best climbers in the school were picked for the hunt and they set out , one on each shelf . |
| 14 | Their discussion of what the press ‘ should be and do ’ reflects an East — West Cold War divide and they set out ideal , polar positions so as to highlight differences . |
| 15 | Ellen and Neal Wood , in Class , Ideology and Ancient Political Theory maintain that the ‘ classics of political theory are fundamentally ideological ’ ( 1978 , p. ix ) and they set out to relate them ‘ more closely and systematically ’ to their social contexts . |
| 16 | Drs Malhotra and Thorpe , though , took the view that the differences between the anoles were probably related to the differences in their environments , rather than to reproductive isolation , and they set out to prove it . |
| 17 | Both founders came from publishing backgrounds ( she from Collins and he from Michael Bond 's Paddington & Company ) , and they set out to develop new market niches , through licensing book related characters and properties — such as Beatrix Potter 's Peter Rabbit , Michael Bond 's Paddington Bear and Jill Barklem 's Brambly Hedge — and through widening the merchandise beyond toys , particularly into the gift trade . |
| 18 | ‘ I would like to go back now , ’ she announced , and they set off down the grassy path in the scented April darkness , back to The Gantry . |
| 19 | He closed the gate and they set off back down the dirt track towards the cottage . |
| 20 | Jack agreed and they set off down the track side , treading carefully in case they tripped over signal wire . |
| 21 | ‘ Deal , ’ Ted Hammond said , and they set off to see if the sisters had joined the party yet . |
| 22 | None o' the farmers had thought about having their horses roughed , and they set off extra early that morning to go to the Christmas market . |
| 23 | After half an hour or so , the two of them restored their employer to her feet , and they set off again , Miss Fergusson leaning on the guide 's arm with a strange nonchalance , as if she were being conducted round a cathedral or a zoological garden . |
| 24 | And they set off , Dr Neil behind her , holding the candle high , so that it threw strange shadows on the walls and ceilings . |
| 25 | Bridget pulled the door shut and they set off after him . |
| 26 | His mouth twisted slightly as he found the ignition and they set off , leaving behind a trail of smoke . |
| 27 | Michele rejoined her and they set off on foot . |
| 28 | She nodded , and they set off again to find a Venice few tourists saw . |
| 29 | I have chosen to look at these two particular books because both struck me as very vivid accounts of what the authors foresee in the future and they tackle primarily the serious repercussions of the dehumanisation of man . |
| 30 | The dog licked Master 's face , and they romped together in the garden . |