Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] they [vb past] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any extra help they received was through the dedication of any class teacher who had enough energy left over from dealing with the demands of the class as a whole . |
| 2 | The previous day they had been on the green 5¼ hours to out-bowl Paddington . |
| 3 | The first play they mounted was for Alan and his family — to celebrate the completion of the pageant . |
| 4 | The only place they lived was in the northern mountains , the Greshorns . |
| 5 | The foreman , Ricky Hill , said afterwards that the only problem they had was in deciding exactly when Mr Bakker began the pattern of fraud . |
| 6 | The last thing they wanted was for the Americans to know they were about to learn their secrets . |
| 7 | They 'd never been to Blackpool , last year they 'd been to Spain |
| 8 | The last time they met was in the old second division at the county ground . |
| 9 | The storm was just triggering memories of the last time they had been in a storm together . |