Example sentences of "they all [vb past] [conj] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For girls who had delayed making their pregnancy public , at the time it seemed impossible to tell anyone , but afterwards they all wished that they had . |
| 2 | And he was n't alone amongst the instructors who felt this way : Jack Bisley , Sam Temple , and Amos Bernstein , they all admitted that they hated it ; but Angus McBride and Len looked forward to their trips as if they were half-day school holidays . |
| 3 | They all laughed and it helped to relieve the tension , but when they returned to the occupational health centre , far from being criticised for their performance , they heard only praise and found they were being treated as heroes . |
| 4 | They all knew that they had to go on fighting , and be strong for their children , and Mr Edwards commended them for that strength . |
| 5 | They all asked whether he played for the Beatles or the Stones , and were much amused to hear he had formed his own pop group with some of his fellow junior students . |
| 6 | And er I had asked there was anything you know , they would be interested in and they all agreed that they wanted to start with banking , and wha , see what Sandra had done last er ta last year with a group that they thought was very good getting them to be aware |
| 7 | In the end , to draw matters to an unhappy conclusion they all agreed that it had probably been a bin liner . |
| 8 | They all agreed that she fell off the bridge . |
| 9 | She says they all panicked when they realised they were stranded . |
| 10 | Who was it who said that the Irish took the English language and threw the words up in the air just to see how they all sparkled as they came tumbling down ? |
| 11 | When he had said these things they all replied that they prayed God to preserve him through long and happy years , and four of the most honourable among them rose and kissed his hands , and the Cid bade them take their seats again . |
| 12 | This was all very well and most wooden ships were watertight in harbour but , without exception , they all leaked when they got to sea . |