Example sentences of "[subord] they [vb past] [adv] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that 's the way the game goes and erm I think as we said ‘ as the game went on , you always had the feeling that in fact Charlton , although they had very little pressure , would sneak a goal , ’ and of course that 's exactly what they did . |
| 2 | News of such accidents , although they received considerably less attention that they would now , still began to alarm both official and unofficial watchdog organizations . |
| 3 | How did they think he could get more production from his work force if they allowed so little cash for its upkeep ? |
| 4 | For most diurnal raptors it was difficult to obtain large enough samples , not through any shortage of pellet collections but because they contained so little bone . |
| 5 | She was already turning against the frills of earlier years , partly because they consumed so much factory time . |
| 6 | The US Secretary of State , Mr James Baker , had unsuccessfully tried to persuade Mrs Thatcher to relent when they met earlier this week . |
| 7 | When they reached home that evening , George said , ‘ After what happened to our Tamar , I do n't like you being here on your own all day . |
| 8 | Engineers and electricians recognised that clearly when they voted earlier this year to join together in one union . |
| 9 | They looked as though they knew already that life was no laughing matter . |
| 10 | ‘ Could we not travel safely on the road now ? ’ she asked cautiously , as they forded yet another stream . |