Example sentences of "they [vb past] [pron] [noun] at the " in BNC.

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1 Although they registered their disapproval at the MPs ' vote with the Government , the council group leader , Richard Lyle , said : ‘ Alex Salmond has the clear backing of the Motherwell SNP council group as does the SNP parliamentary group .
2 They received their awards at The Thames Valley Police Training School in Sulhamstead .
3 Sure enough , they dropped their sticks at the same moment and ran across to the downriver side of the bridge to watch for the winner .
4 At a rally in London , they expressed their anger at the proposed changes in the way they work .
5 Erm and they pinched her bag at the back with all her titbits and that in .
6 If any of those letters were published , and especially if they printed his initials at the end , someone — Eleanor for instance — might recognize Gina and himself .
7 Directors Tamara Chodzko and Lawren Maben have taken a lease at 100 Great Russell Street where they launched their programme at the beginning of last month with ‘ A Modest Proposal ’ ( to 16 May ) .
8 Witley remained the only undefeated team in ladies ' division two when they extended their run at the expense of Grange ‘ B ’ .
9 When they left their stalls at the end of Lauds , and approached the night stairs to return to their beds , a slight , habited figure arose from its knees to confront them , stepping into what light there was very gingerly , but with resigned resolution , like one expecting a bleak welcome , but braced to endure and survive it .
10 They stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points , beating an Aston Villa side who were gradually becoming the force everyone else feared .
11 They stabled their horses at the ferrymaster 's house , paying for their fodder and keep until they returned .
12 They stabled their horses at the Holy Lamb of God and threaded their way across the noisy market place .
13 If they have no rice why do n't they eat a new paradigm ? asked the developmentalists at their seminars as they loaded their plates at the restaurant buffets in their five-star hotels .
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