Example sentences of "they [vb past] [adj] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They got cracking and built him a cart |
| 2 | Then of course not one would enter the gangway to go into the steamer , so they caught one and forced it through , then all the rest followed quite eagerly of their own accord . |
| 3 | They seemed surprised and told him that they had been burning their rubber boots . |
| 4 | Next morning they sighted U-593 and attacked her ; about midday they came on a fleet of French trawlers but were satisfied they carried no German radio operators . |
| 5 | Added to this , many of the firms do not even want to become big ; they started small and like it that way . |
| 6 | They went wild and made us promise to come back and give a display , so a few weeks later we returned and gave them the whole show . |
| 7 | Ten years ago there was Duran Duran , Spandau Ballet , OK they looked daft and camped it up , but people wanted to talk to them , wanted to see them . |