Example sentences of "[v-ing] they and [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have no difficulty in imagining , for example , that there are thousands of people at large in Britain who are in the habit of aborting babies specifically for the purpose of eating them and they argue , ingeniously , that the lack of forensic evidence of satanic abuse can itself be read as proof of the existence of Satan . |
| 2 | The flies were troubling them and they blew through distended nostrils , or shook their heads , or stamped an impatient hoof . |
| 3 | Third base was just like sta , asking them out and like kissing them and what have you . |
| 4 | But he 's got to strip the bonnet so Dave said well I 'll get my lad to strip the bonnet this afternoon and er you know , few hundred quid for the day we 'll be glad to be able to finish off doing them and He 's got too many |
| 5 | That 's it well tha there 's Peggy says I said oh well I 'm a bit erm worried about taking them and I said they have been known to get up and walk out , and said , surely not ! |
| 6 | He was angry about the comments , denied making them and I accepted what he said . |
| 7 | You did n't do very well over the weekend , did you , 'cos I was watching them and they did n't do that well . |
| 8 | The soldiers had four camels , but were hopelessly incompetent at loading them and I had got more and more exasperated at the delay . |
| 9 | I tried ringing them and I did n't get any answer on the phone |
| 10 | Without doubt the train was following them and it had passed over several fog detonators without setting them off . |