Example sentences of "they [vb past] i [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Martin Martin notes that on a small rocky island to the south of Skye there is ‘ a great quantity of scurvey-grass , of an extraordinary size , and very thick ; the natives eat it frequently , as well boiled as raw : two of them told me that they happened to be confined there for the space of thirty hours , by a contrary wind ; and being without victuals , fell to eating this scurvey-grass , and finding it of a sweet taste , far different from the land scurvey-grass , they ate a large basketful of it , which did abundantly satisfy their appetites until their return home ’ . |
| 2 | Mr Davidson , who runs a pizza takeaway on High Northgate , Darlington , said : ‘ They stopped me because they thought the engine numbers were filed away and the car was stolen . |
| 3 | When the greetings and exclamations were over , they told me that they had been staying on Mull for a few days , and had just arrived on Moila , and were putting up at the post office with Mrs McDougall . |
| 4 | They told me that they came from the country near Lagrimone and that they had obtained permission to come to pray in the Santuario for their cousin who was fighting in Russia . |
| 5 | I rang Transend to ask about a registered copy , but they informed me that they did n't register that game , but that I should just write out cheque for the amount a cross out the £ and pout $ . |
| 6 | ‘ I thought my family and colleagues would faint when they saw me but they loved the new me instantly , ’ she said . |