Example sentences of "[verb] they [was/were] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would know they were on to something . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ They must have bugged her for the same reason we went to see her : she was somebody unofficial but experienced in underground work — They 'd know they were up against some British group not the CIA . |
| 3 | I did n't even know they were there to be quite honest . |
| 4 | When the band stopped they were both on a tide of pleasure ; yet , she stepped away from him as though evading her share in the pleasure . |
| 5 | Mitchum had arrived on the set for an early call and found they were nowhere near ready for him . |
| 6 | If those tests turn out the right way tomorrow — ’ she glanced at her watch , remembering they were now in the early hours of the morning — ‘ or rather tonight , it 'll be worth bringing Parkin in . ’ |
| 7 | When the Oxford players ran on the pitch , they must have felt they were back at the Manor so warm was the welcome . |
| 8 | The commandos rehearsed their demolition exercises to the point of boredom , believing they were merely on another training course . |
| 9 | And er I said to her , you know , you must realise that when we 're in here we can hear , no , you 'd of thought they was in around our feet ! |
| 10 | Dean Hodgson was first to go … caught behind … for 9 and then in the next but one over Broad was leg before for 14 … at 26 for 2 the Gloucestershire folk must have thought they were in for a hard day but Mark Alleyne came to the rescue … he made 73 … |
| 11 | I 'd be surprised to hear they were still in the country , and if they are they should be lying low . ’ |
| 12 | God you 'd 've laughed they were on about that as well at same time and he says to Steve what do you reckon to idea , he says it does n't sound bad , he says what do you reckon to idea as I says no . |
| 13 | While they had not asked for permission to enter his lands and claimed they were not in a position to pay for the disturbance , they promised he would be well looked after if the find was as good as appeared . |
| 14 | They did n't realize they were still in the wilderness . |
| 15 | ‘ It was funny to see those agents ’ faces when they discovered they were up against the famous Marc Vila ! |
| 16 | The court heard they were both at the end of their tether . |
| 17 | I heard they were on about moving it to eighteen . |
| 18 | She found herself wishing they were so in reality . |
| 19 | When the storm broke they were literally in the front line , but they continued to stock The Satanic Verses and in many cases display it prominently . |
| 20 | Eventually , the management decided they were on to a loser , and the matter was allowed to sink into history . |
| 21 | The nets , strangely , did n't produce many fish ( I reckon they were all round our boat ) and they were mostly leatherjackets . |
| 22 | Detectives believe they were about to be shipped to the manufacturing base in a spare room of the house in Highgate . |
| 23 | Labour 's Alan Milburn meanwhile was predictably pleased with the survey results , saying they were roughly in line with Labour 's own canvass returns . |
| 24 | Labour 's Alan Milburn meanwhile was predictably pleased with the survey results , saying they were roughly in line with Labour 's own canvass returns . |
| 25 | The Russians agreed they were legally at fault . |
| 26 | She realised they were back at her application form . |
| 27 | ‘ Ju , ’ Anne realised they were back to their little kid names now , ‘ Ju , I do n't really think it matters any more . ’ |
| 28 | With only two weeks to go they were down to the cosmetic touches . |
| 29 | I mean they were there at lunchtime when I came home and there was nobody with them so I assumed they 'd knocked off for lunch . |
| 30 | Well the men although they may not have realized they were thirteen must have been pretty stupid not to realize they were perhaps below consent age . |