Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [conj] [pron] [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | In short , it was claimed that meditators ' moral senses were enlivened and it helped them ‘ become better Christians ’ . |
| 2 | But his hands were trembling as he put them back in his pockets , and a thick feeling rose up in his throat whenever he thought of Helen , which seemed to be nearly all the time . |
| 3 | Several of the care assistants working at the homes were angered because they claimed they were not told what was happening . |
| 4 | That 's what they were saying and I fought them . ’ |
| 5 | You say if , if all your loans to B Sky B were performing and you consolidated them erm , what your income would be ? |
| 6 | They were losing and she knew they were going to lose and their last bloke was coming in and she was cheering them on . |
| 7 | Hundred I says d I says do you know how mu what speed I were running when I did them ? |
| 8 | Tickets were printed and he sold them to friends for 1&shilling. each … |
| 9 | Benny 's hands were smarting and he rubbed them gently on his shirt . |
| 10 | Other bands just would n't give a toss , they 'd pose like they were asked if they thought they were going to get a front cover . ’ |
| 11 | Subjects were asked if they considered they were ever constipated . |
| 12 | And the chairs were sprayed and which made them which made things a lot cheaper . |
| 13 | Someone brought her a coffee and she smiled vague thanks , noting with the same odd detachment that her hands were shaking as she clasped them around the mug . |
| 14 | I mean they , they were exploiting or they had they had the potential exploit more countries than Russia did . |
| 15 | It 's a bonus to have your papers delivered , but my newspaper boy , like all others , had perfected the art of cramming them in the letter box so that they were shredded as you pulled them inside . |
| 16 | And Mum , if Dave and Anna call round for me tomorrow morning can you tell them we 've gone to the Prince Charles baths and to come there , and Mum , I went to the shoemender 's to collect my sandals , but they were shut and I need them for tomorrow evening because — Oh , thanks Mum . |
| 17 | I went out where the rest of the staff were working and I told them ‘ I am leaving . |
| 18 | Scums strength in depth was exposed when you see they had Ferguson and Dublin on the bench . |
| 19 | Wickham had been proud of her , and was devastated when she said they should separate . |
| 20 | Coffee was made and she called them , setting down the pot to complete her shadow picture . |
| 21 | ‘ I thought they were going to throw me out while the car was moving and I asked them to stop . |
| 22 | She has got in ( and out of ) problems with drugs , alcohol and a quasi-religious cult : ’ I was brainwashed and I gave them an enormous amount of money , ’ she says with a shrug . |
| 23 | BRC was contacted and we found them somewhere to live and someone from their own country to look after them . |
| 24 | we used to go every year be go round to erm for a bonfire but the old boy was saying that he said they ca n't afford it next year . |
| 25 | No confusion was found when they tested them against 200 different isolates of the same , but genetically unmodified , bacterium taken from lake water . |
| 26 | Well a , i that design was submitted and they passed them ! |
| 27 | Mullingar was passed and they felt they had hardly said a word to one another . |
| 28 | Neither of her back legs was functioning and she dragged them painstakingly behind her , taking all the weight on her front legs , her head hung low . |