Example sentences of "he [vb past] [conj] they [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did you see the man about the sailboard ? ’ he asked as they left the town limits behind . |
| 2 | When R. Hoy put these hybrid females on a Y-maze he found that they preferred the songs of hybrid males to those of either parental species . |
| 3 | Well fortunately the Spanish were even more incompetent than he was and what the Spanish commander , instead of rubbing his hands at the prospect of er the damage they were about to wreak , he discovered that they had the wrong calibre shells for their guns and Roosevelt and the Rough Riders overran the Spanish guns a and Teddy Roosevelt became a war hero and on the strength of becoming a war hero , he become vice president of the United States , got the vice presidential nomination and in good American fashion the president was shot er by an assassin er and Teddy Roosevelt became president , so there you are , there 's a there 's a career plan for you to er to think about . |
| 4 | selves , ’ he observed as they approached the Tower for a second time . |
| 5 | A Protestant mob was so incensed by what he said that they wrecked the Irish quarter , breaking in the fronts of houses and knocking down their roofs , and it took a battalion of troops to restore order . |
| 6 | ‘ Send him my regards , ’ he said as they reached the Audi Coupe . |
| 7 | ‘ And this is the most famous of all , ’ he said as they reached the end . |
| 8 | " I thought you 'd like to see it , " he said as they left the yard . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's repeat business tonight , ’ he said as they climbed the rough-cast stairway to the alley exit . |
| 10 | ‘ Tell me about Jules , ’ he said as they approached the stone steps leading up to the arched doorway into the château . |
| 11 | He paused as they reached the head of the stairs , eyeing her bare feet . |
| 12 | ‘ Have a quick shower too , ’ he suggested when they reached the door of her room . |