Example sentences of "they [verb] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 31 | As they they got fed up with it I suppose I du n no er . |
| 32 | whatever so there was something to keep them occupied and erm you know have a bag and as soon as they got fed up with that right you 'd get something else out to take their interest and |
| 33 | As he cleared off to lick his wounds in Canada he spoke of his displeasure — ‘ by trusting AIP ( Corman 's parent company ) to make a beautiful flick , I put my balls on the table and they got lobbed right off . ’ |
| 34 | Well we the E E C started off with the water filtrations and air products and then they got tied up with an American outfit doing fuel savers , magnets for your car . |
| 35 | Byrne reckons they 've been playing brill recently and are just waiting for a chance like this — but he was talking before they got turned over 0–3 by the makems last night . |
| 36 | He got busted and they got done as well . |
| 37 | They got called up by the Cabinet Office . |
| 38 | The stories of how they got involved are typical . |
| 39 | A spokesperson for the Halifax says they got involved because ’ … the Oxfordshire Debtline was an ideal project to help people in financial difficulties , especially when the recession was deepening . ’ |
| 40 | No I I only tried three capital murder cases and all three they got acquitted . |
| 41 | Deb , Deb rang back on reception and said there 's been a call , they got cut off , so she said oh that was Lynnette so Debbie said |
| 42 | It looked like half a letter T. The needle was so bent that I knew I knew that I would not be able to remove it in the usual way , so I took my heavy pliers ( the ones with which I behead the Passap/Pfaff needles when they got damaged ) and cut off the top of the needle , below the bend . |
| 43 | Those who were slower on the run missed the showers and were late downstairs , so they got kicked and hit by the Corporals . |
| 44 | Have you any idea what it was like round here in those days ? — women and kids out in the fields till all hours , gleaning , stone-picking , hauling the wagons when they got bogged down . |
| 45 | The boaters , 4 adults and 4 children were sailing on the River Severn , when they got swept up by the Severn bore . |
| 46 | He went on to describe the drivers swearing as they got snarled up in the midday Cairo traffic . |
| 47 | Erm , because , I used to laugh at people , but I found , you know , they got insulted , so it is much easier if I play God , and say yes , you know . |
| 48 | They got trapped in a hole , and no one could get near enough to get them out . |
| 49 | By formally merging , companies could continue their old practices within the merged company and take their chance if they got investigated by the MMC . |
| 50 | ‘ Eventually they got divorced , which was so good for the family . |
| 51 | They got divorced and he did n't get married again . ’ |
| 52 | They got bought out . ’ |
| 53 | Well , they thought they were superior because their trade was classified Grade I and Met was only Grade 2 , so they got paid more than I did and considered they were a cut above me in every way . |
| 54 | And they got paid ? |
| 55 | And was that their main wage was that how they got paid ? |
| 56 | So they got paid their own rate . |
| 57 | that may mean that we meet a demoralized norwich team away on saturday — or — that they got boosted by their fine performance — ekoku was back after a long time injury for norwich . |
| 58 | I was told I could see him for an hour but they got held up on the way and I was rushed through the visit . |
| 59 | from there and now course they got shipped out and then they used to be a ship as well , used to take it to sea called the |
| 60 | girls they go shopping like but they always got another carrier did n't they until they got sold and then when er they 're on the next road from their house like take the carrier and it 's all for her . |