Example sentences of "[noun pl] they [vb past] be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is an analysis by the officers of what additional funds they felt was needed for them to fulfil their statutory duties . |
| 2 | Over at East New Houses in Baldersdale the youngsters they hired were regarded as family . |
| 3 | Some of the individuals they trapped were found to be wearing rings already . |
| 4 | I have suggested that they were limited in their appeal because the changes they opposed were confined to doctrinal issues . |
| 5 | Some of the characters they met are portrayed by Minton in the book . |
| 6 | The institutions and arrangements they built were driven by an idea of multilateralism . |
| 7 | On the most mundane level , repayment of any debts they owed was postponed until their return ; while they were on the crusade their property was taken under the protection of the church . |
| 8 | Accordingly , the ideologies they adopted were divorced from reality . |
| 9 | They were now the self-confident , responsible young ladies they had been trained to be by both the school and their own families . |
| 10 | You know sure there were committees to manage either financial affairs , or various other bits and pieces that went on , but even then decisions they took were taken to the lodge to be voted on . |
| 11 | Christie slashed her own thighs with the knife and told police they had been attacked by a mystery man . |
| 12 | Teachers with interests in , and commitments to , humanities , English and creative and expressive arts felt ill-at-ease with teaching science and mathematics , not just because of their lack of confidence with the subject ( though this was important ) , but also because of their discomfort with the very different pedagogies , very different ways of relating to children they felt were associated with those other subjects . |
| 13 | Yes , there have been some very vigorous objections made by local residents , and that is particularly why the application that preceded this one was refused planning permission because er the objections they made were considered to be well founded by the Planning Committee and supported many of their views . |
| 14 | They posed for photographers at the star-studded show , giving the lie to rumours they had been separated for several weeks . |
| 15 | Any surplus votes they had are re-allocated to the candidate who gets the second preference . |