Example sentences of "[adv prt] [to-vb] [pron] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | She no longer came in to kiss them once they were in bed . |
| 2 | Pep talk from my assistant commissioner , a pointless press conference , further inconclusive forensic reports , lots of people ringing up and calling in to tell me that they 've got nowhere . |
| 3 | The human spirit is trundled on to reassure them that they are still party to the heroic , which cynical people might think has departed the suburbs some time ago . |
| 4 | K. R. I 've been in tough houses — they would n't come out to help us but they 'd form a ring and let you fight — they would n't just all join in to back somebody up . |
| 5 | The rooks came out to mob him but they were nothing , nor were the Men . |
| 6 | I 'll send someone out to call you when they 've gone . ’ |
| 7 | Make sure the children succeed : set out to convince them that they can spell , not that they ca n't . |
| 8 | Just as they were puzzling over the next move the man rang back to tell them that they were on a wild goose chase . |
| 9 | Then one of my sons went down into the village to see if the army had left , He came back to tell us that they had destroyed everything , that they had taken all the maize , all the cows and had burnt every house in sight . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh — come on ! ’ she snapped nervously , turning around to face him as they entered the living-room . |