Example sentences of "they [vb past] to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yorkshire , in common with East Anglia , has an ever-growing number of memorials , many of them dedicated to Canadian squadrons of Bomber Command . |
| 2 | Many of them fled to neighbouring parishes where the manorial structure was far weaker and poor immigrants were not prevented from setting up home . |
| 3 | ‘ They persuade the poor and the low paid to play this game — leaving them exposed to massive fines and levies , ’ Mr Davies said . |
| 4 | Clinically , an acute self limiting obstructive condition was evident in 13 cases with AA , and 12 of them returned to normal bowel function after receiving total parenteral nutrition . |
| 5 | She felt completely comfortable in her presence , and the two of them talked to each other more or less as equals . |
| 6 | So , when they had finished their ward round , the two of them went to each patient in turn and inquired tactfully whether they ate earth . |
| 7 | About half of them went to British colonies , mainly to the sugar islands , and the rest were sold in other colonies in the Americas . |
| 8 | They whispered to each other . |
| 9 | They whispered to each other that Tess was sure to marry that handsome gentleman . |
| 10 | Silver-blond and red-head , they clung to each other occasionally as long-time friends , and spoke to Nolan , cousin of one , ex-fiancé of the other , with an odd mixture of dread , exasperation and compassion . |
| 11 | They clung to each other , speaking in desperate whispers , sharing the shock and terror of a recently confirmed test result . |
| 12 | When he came to bed , they clung to each other , cold and clean and silent , feeling that even these small movements were overheard . |
| 13 | They clung to each other for support . |
| 14 | They clung to each other almost fearfully as though they believed that , in the whole of this alien and bewildering world , only the two of them had any real substance ; as if all else was an illusion . |
| 15 | At the same time , they clung to residual institutions , such as the parlements in France . |
| 16 | ( Gene Hackman was to feature in the plays when they got to New York . ) |
| 17 | Lets face it they get reasonable crowds every year , and last year they got to both cup finals … hence the money for Walker . |
| 18 | But now they 've got got the additional worry of discovering that the applications they made to various universities and polytechnics back in October may never have been sent . |
| 19 | Why then be surprised that they led to incompatible consequences , even if that included different effects upon the distant system B ? |
| 20 | ‘ They sold to ignorant millionaires like hot cakes . |
| 21 | Two years on , they sold to British Steel for £330 million . |
| 22 | Because they were specialists , the welfare rights officers rapidly became skilled and knowledgeable in interpreting regulations as they applied to mental handicap and established valuable ‘ precedents ’ as time passed , but obtaining adequate benefit support nonetheless became more difficult in the closing phase of our research due to changes in the social security system . |
| 23 | Treaty in so far as they applied to all owners , charterers , managers and operators of British fishing vessels and to 75 per cent . |
| 24 | The published departmental ratings arising out of this Review , insofar as they applied to Scottish geology , are discussed in Chapter 2 . |
| 25 | They plunged to new depths at fellow strugglers Hull City , conceding four goals in a nightmare second half after leading 2–1 at the interval . |
| 26 | Several prime ministers made it clear that they would want to see a radical extension of the Community powers and resources to help poorer regions and social groups as they moved to monetary union . |
| 27 | After some initial trouble with flooding from the Rother they moved to higher ground , building a large abbey which has now almost entirely vanished , and running an extensive sheep farming practice around it . |
| 28 | They moved to cheaper hotels where they were not supposed to have food in their rooms but took it in turns to get breakfast and hide tiny stoves in the wardrobes while waving the cooking fumes out of the window . |
| 29 | They moved to relative privacy . |
| 30 | They moved to scenic Greencastle on the southern tip of Co Down in recent years but now the ‘ adopted ’ locals are dreading the possibility of the ferry which will operate from Greencastle to Greenore on the other side of Carlingford Lough . |