Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [conj] they [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the many books I have read , the ones whose authors showed that they possessed the most joy and happiness were Epictetus , Seneca , Tagore , Thoreau , Kabir , Raidas , Ramakrishna , Rumi , W.H. Davies , Vinoba Bhave . |
| 2 | Several West Indians said that they liked the ‘ lay-away ’ system , where they put a deposit on something which the shop then keeps until — perhaps paying instalments — they have settled the full price . |
| 3 | Her fingers shook as they traced the familiar outline of chest and shoulders , strong back , flat stomach . |
| 4 | His nostrils quivered when they caught the perfume of the scotch . |
| 5 | Bush said , however , that he would use his executive discretion to modify or suspend US sanctions when two more of the five conditions were met ; administration officials said that they expected the freeing of political prisoners and the lifting of the state of emergency in Natal to be regarded as adequate moves . |
| 6 | It was little more than Rangers deserved when they took the lead 10 minutes later when the impressive Sinton played a delightful one-two with Holloway before scoring with a rasping drive . |
| 7 | On occasion , as Bolland observes in ‘ Two Problems in Legal History , ’ 24 L.Q.R. 392 , 396–397 , the benchers rebelled because they felt the judges were exceeding their jurisdiction : an example is given in 1559 when the benchers of Lincoln 's Inn considered that the judges had no power to dictate the length of beards worn by members of the Inn . |
| 8 | " In my Opinion there can be no doubt that the chief underlying cause of the serious and widespread unrest lies in the fact that the strikers believed that they had the sympathy of the government " . |
| 9 | Its neon-lit name was one of the first things visiting ships saw as they entered the harbour . |
| 10 | The girls wept as they left the shop but soon they were eagerly planning to apply to one of the factories such as the Meccano which was now on war work . |
| 11 | Increasingly , the socialists declared that they saw the republic as a Bourgeois stepping stone in a transition to a socialist regime . |
| 12 | Police said after they stopped the car , the bag was pulled from the woman 's head and her face was splashed in a petrol-like liquid . |
| 13 | But the shell-less ones survived and they became the most sophisticated and intelligent of all the molluscs , the squids and octopus . |
| 14 | Few students said that they found the staff approachable , and some seemed just to muddle along , hoping that all would eventually be clear . |
| 15 | Her spirits rose as they left the ugliness of London behind . |
| 16 | When the company indicated that it considered it was the fairest situation that could be achieved in the circumstances , the union representatives said that they noted the company 's position . |
| 17 | It 's what the Romans said when they assumed the answer was no . |