Example sentences of "[conj] they [verb] [pron] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So they got him a tent , and they put it at the top of my mum 's garden . |
| 2 | One of the conspirators would ring the foreman to tip him off that the shop steward could be caught red-handed stealing company property if they searched him at the gate . |
| 3 | Vince has has raised a point about er erm , informing er and consulting local people and to let local people know erm when the meetings are then local ca n't go , I 'm sure that if they really wanted people to come they 'd make it much more er , in erm with the advertising so clear that er people would be able to and also if they had it at the times when a their meeting at the times when it was mostly convenient to er , the general public . |
| 4 | Wounded men and prisoners could still have much to fear if they found themselves at the mercy of their opponents . |
| 5 | Does that mean they would have if they have it at the ? |
| 6 | But especially when they put them at the end of a sentence where they should be putting a full stop . |
| 7 | The best kept secret of this election may be that poll tax collectors plan a massive drive to catch those who have failed to register for poll tax , or those who have registered but failed to pay it , when they present themselves at the polling booths tomorrow . |
| 8 | His find was still there when they stripped him at the mortuary . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ But even though they had nothing at the ports , if you offered one of them a bar of chocolate or a pack of cigarettes they would turn it down and tell you to send it to the Front . ’ |
| 10 | The challenge which Gandhi posed to the British , as they perceived it at the time , was not to their consciences but to their authority . |
| 11 | ‘ There are a hundred ways a firm can get rid of pollution into the river , ’ said an experienced officer , ‘ so long as they do it at the right time . ’ |