Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [subord] they [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet in his interview with the editors of the magazine Movie Hitchcock agreed when they suggested it was a zoom-out while the camera tracked in , the precise opposite . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , I 'm relieved to see that you have n't changed after all , ’ Ellen remarked as they lit their cigarettes . |
| 3 | The girl described how the men would wear Freddy Kruger masks when they touched her . |
| 4 | Neither Charles nor Nigel spoke as they heard his footsteps on the stairs , the slam of the front door , the gates being opened , and his car departing in a scurry of gravel . |
| 5 | Father Paddy waited while they enjoyed his banter . |
| 6 | ‘ Maybe it 's still there , ’ Lucinda panted as they retrieved their kit and heaved it , gasping , to platform 8 . |
| 7 | The Shiites thought they were doing what President Bush wanted when they staged their uprising in March 1991 . |
| 8 | ‘ The antechamber of Hell , ’ Athelstan murmured as they made their way down Bowyers Row under the dark mass of St Paul 's . |
| 9 | ‘ Guest room 's good enough for him tonight , ’ Fiona grunted as they swung him onto the bed and dropped him . |
| 10 | ‘ You two spend time together ? ’ she heard Jenny say as they sipped their coffees . |
| 11 | Stuart wondered if they made him stand out there , or if he chose to . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's a pity we have n't time to visit the wall on this trip , ’ Roman said as they entered their suite . |
| 13 | The Smiths succeeded because they followed their natural instincts and disregarded the trendiness of the moment . |
| 14 | Elizabeth gasped when they found it . |
| 15 | Gloria remarked as they shared their coffee break in the kitchen . |
| 16 | But I do n't think I ever seriously considered having Low Birk Hatt connected when they offered it to me . |
| 17 | The Sechem were nowhere to be seen , and Jehan wondered if they knew what was going on . |