Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] they [vb past] [verb] it " in BNC.
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1 | He was wondering if they 'd found it . |
2 | We were originally going to do two shows at Knebworth , but we had to cancel one because they figured it would be too hard — we could n't get the trucks there on time and get the show going when they wanted to do it . |
3 | It was over , and some were complaining that they had missed it . |
4 | Rumours have been circulating that they wanted to hold it to tie in with Aliens 3 , although with that still way off in the future , it 's more likely that a full-scale theatrical release of The Special Edition is planned for the distant future . |
5 | Five hours later officers admitted the £9,000 Bedford Astra had gone missing before they had checked it for fingerprints . |