Example sentences of "they soon [vb past] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They soon progressed from Christmas to holidays … travel … world events … and then to food , as they laughingly divided the two plump triangles of cake and argued as to which was the nicer . |
| 2 | If the song began with human words , they soon melted into words no human voice could ever form — words like the sea rushing , whirlpools thrumming . |
| 3 | He claimed that they soon adapted to life in captivity and became useful pest-controllers . |
| 4 | In Lancashire they soon changed from wool , to mixed wool and cotton , and then purely to cotton . |
| 5 | But Sally and Peter are nothing if not resourceful , and with the aid of some good friends in the building and design world they soon set to work to transform this town house into a haven of beauty and calm . |
| 6 | Preston 's preference for two wingers allowed Bay to clamp the midfield , and they soon set in motion a stream of direct attacks of surprising accuracy . |