Example sentences of "and they [verb] [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ The situation was explained to them and they agreed to take part . |
| 2 | ( Described by her adoring husband early in their marriage ) ‘ Her eyes seemed bigger to him , especially when she was just waking up and fluttered her lids several times in succession ; they were black when she was in shadow and dark blue in full daylight ; and they seemed to contain layer upon layer of colours , which were thicker in hue deep down , and became lighter towards the enamel-like surface . ’ |
| 3 | Interestingly , when Honda 's pre-eminence was threatened by other Japanese companies and they began to lose market share , their instant reaction was to increase the rate of innovation . |
| 4 | At what point McAllister 's fears finally disappeared beneath his loving patience , and they began to make love in earnest , neither of them could have said . |
| 5 | And they come to buy mining equipment , pumps and pies and engines to extract gold bearing gravel form the rivers and streams . |
| 6 | The strong cross-wind was now more in Town 's favour and they managed to keep play in Cranleigh 's half for long periods . |
| 7 | They have envied the power which violence has seemed to confer on the republican community , and they hope to draw attention to their alienation , too . |
| 8 | ‘ Girls come up against an obstacle or two , maybe on tour , and they tend to give way instead of trying to overcome them . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Girls come up against an obstacle or two , maybe on tour , and they tend to give way instead of trying to overcome them . ’ |
| 10 | Last night I sat up last night to watch that George Foreman fight and they had to put football on before it and I fell asleep and I missed the bloody fight ! |
| 11 | And they had to import hay and straw and goodness knows what . |
| 12 | When they eventually became man and wife , it was the ‘ quietest of quiet weddings ’ and they had to pay half-a-crown for two passers-by to act as witnesses . |
| 13 | They failed to invest and invest efficiently on a large enough scale ; they failed to develop sufficient numbers of new products and they failed to raise productivity rapidly enough . |
| 14 | They have directors , sales directors and shareholders , and they broadcast to make money . |
| 15 | The warm familiarity was back , and they appeared to find pleasure and amusement in each other 's company . |
| 16 | And they need to do traffic . |
| 17 | There 's this lot of weird aliens called the Sproati and they decide to invade Earth " |
| 18 | In this sense entrepreneurs inside a corporation are just like entrepreneurs outside : They have to find bankers , people who will provide the funds ; they have to find information sources ; and they have to find legitimacy and support , people who will champion the project to other powerholders . |
| 19 | He was interrupted by a polite cough that came from the doorway , and they turned to see Ling , who had arrived in time to hear Silas 's last words . |
| 20 | Fraud squad officers have been called in , and they want to examine bank records . |
| 21 | Most of the children want the railway and are prepared to help with the survey , but a few want things to remain as they are , and they want to organise resistance to the coming of the railway . |
| 22 | Ninth-century users had their own criteria of utility , and they preferred to use oral alongside written communications in most contexts . |