Example sentences of "they [vb past] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both of them took turns to kick him in the mouth and eyes . |
| 2 | Had he pressed on he might none the less have taken Newcastle , which contained many Jacobite sympathisers , but while he dallied , turning aside to Hexham , 15 miles [ 24 km ] west of the city , the Newcastle magistrates called out the militia and trained bands , mobilised a force of 700 tough keelmen , who worked on the lighters in the harbour , patched up the ancient city wall , though they lacked cannon to defend it , and bricked up the gates . |
| 3 | Well I had a phone call , well it was there on Tuesday they asked me , they asked Fred asked me to ring back Wednesday morning so she rang me |
| 4 | ‘ And when you found out about this new plan of theirs , they kidnapped Liam to stop you telling . ’ |
| 5 | They argued about the hound that evening , and as they argued Stapleton told her about Mrs Lyons . |
| 6 | This was their central point and they found evidence to support it which has stood the test of time . |
| 7 | They found Bowler screaming she had stabbed her husband and produced a knife from the kitchen which she said she had used . |
| 8 | Even if they received unemployment benefit it was usually spent entirely on food . |
| 9 | They hired dragomans to escort them round the tombs and temples in the shade of parasols . |
| 10 | They 'd nevah believe it back home otherwise ! ’ |
| 11 | Oh they organized Christmas let them get on with it cor this is the first bit of peace and quiet |
| 12 | There was a small bar quite close to the church and when they arrived Felipe urged her out . |
| 13 | When he had said these things they all replied that they prayed God to preserve him through long and happy years , and four of the most honourable among them rose and kissed his hands , and the Cid bade them take their seats again . |
| 14 | They urged friends to join them and so the Society of St Peter Apostle was born a hundred years ago in France . |
| 15 | Dundela made it through to the second round with a 4– win over Armoy at the weekend , but they needed extra-time to do it . |
| 16 | ‘ They said they felt midwives treated them as if they were stupid , ’ says Mrs Kelsall . |
| 17 | I wondered when they offered Keagan to do it ? |
| 18 | But then they voted Stromness dry you see . |
| 19 | They said Tyson admitted it . |
| 20 | They said Farrow gave him the Valentine with ‘ a gentle , almost kindly ’ glance after he had given her an embroidered heart and a red satin box of chocolates . |
| 21 | Maybe they had problems getting it |
| 22 | They had documents to prove it , and allowed me to copy them . |
| 23 | There was some problem that one of them went back and talked to , presumably dad , perhaps mum though , erm and came back with a lovely engineered solution , but that did n't matter — they had fun doing it and they had fun trying these things and , believe me , the answer were ever so close to what the design I was amazed with what they produced . |
| 24 | They 'd get so much grain and they 'd eat it so quickly that it swelled out before they had time to digest it . |
| 25 | And then he added , ‘ I was talking to one of Big Joe 's bouncers and it was his opinion that she got wind of what was to happen , before they had time to give her a dose , likely . |
| 26 | They had trouble keeping me and Eric quiet . ’ |
| 27 | Nothing more could be done on the case that evening and they had cause to hope it was nearing its end . |
| 28 | But a friend of Courtney said : ‘ Soon after they married Tom told me they had problems . |
| 29 | He and another man abandoned the caravan and plunged into the 15ft River Ouse in Selby , Yorks , when they spotted police chasing them . |
| 30 | The whole family liked to be heard , as if they wanted people to know they were alive in a world where young and old alike were here one day and gone the next . |