Example sentences of "they had [verb] [pron] at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which reminded her that they had done nothing at all about the shooting . |
| 2 | They were also asked to describe the major characteristics of the groups in which they had found themselves at each point in their time on the terraces . |
| 3 | They claim that this age is far worse than previous ages , and they go on as though they had learned nothing at all from history — and yet history is the great teacher of life ( magistra vitae ) . |
| 4 | All the villagers had an increasing tendency to address Lydia , if they had to address her at all , in the third person through the medium of Betty and it seemed that Elizabeth too had caught the habit . |
| 5 | Medieval town planners , as many cities further north bear witness , would have provided a more sensible plan if they had provided one at all . |