Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [conj] they [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again the movies were proving that they had their own version of what was real . |
| 2 | My boots and feet were smouldering when they found me . |
| 3 | And this did not stop with the Reformation for , ‘ by virtue of the very generous pensions they were granted when they surrendered their houses to the Crown , ex-abbots possessed ample means to found chantries … or to make bequests for soul-masses after death ’ . |
| 4 | and what they took all the treasures down into the cellars so they were saved and they rebuilt it . |
| 5 | That is the information on which the police were acting when they decided it was reasonable to take this action . |
| 6 | The children were listening though they kept their eyes intently fixed on their school books . |
| 7 | Several of the care assistants working at the homes were angered because they claimed they were not told what was happening . |
| 8 | Although bureau primarily exist to simply output your files direct to bromide or film most of them will make sure that the output is what you were expecting before they send it back . |
| 9 | Only seven people had experience of paid employment other than government work schemes , and four of these were employed before they acquired their impairment — they had not worked since . |
| 10 | I was surprised by the number of people who were saying that they disliked him , and by the degree of bitterness and the spiteful determination that he had to go . |
| 11 | I 'll start as soon as I can , ’ she promised suddenly , knowing as the words were spoken that they sealed her decision once and for all . |
| 12 | And the people doing it in these garages erm , you know like respraying and doing all the welding and everything , really he said some of the things they were doing if they did it legally they 'd make a good go of it |
| 13 | Rovers were bubbling and they made it two on 15 minutes . |
| 14 | Father-of-two Steve said : ‘ I thought they were joking when they said I was not sufficiently disabled . ’ |
| 15 | After this , the school itself took complete responsibility for sex education and , as was mooted in public debate in the late 1980s , they operated a system of ‘ opting in ’ rather than ‘ opting out ’ by which parents were asked whether they wished their children to participate . |
| 16 | Carers were asked whether they found it difficult to cope with any of the tasks they performed . |
| 17 | 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 . ’ |
| 18 | Subjects were asked if they considered they were ever constipated . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'd take your clothes off now and prove it to you , ’ he said thickly , and his hands were shaking as they held her by the hips . |
| 20 | I mean they , they were exploiting or they had they had the potential exploit more countries than Russia did . |
| 21 | ‘ Look , there 's the holes where it was unscrewed before they brought it here for an altar . |
| 22 | It was claimed that they poured their drinks over the counter and then smashed their beer glasses . |
| 23 | It was whispered that they wanted him to speak . |
| 24 | The organisers — Hogg Robinson Travel and Greater Manchester Radio — felt so sorry for her when the true value was revealed that they upped her winnings to £380 . |
| 25 | He told himself that he had little to fear ; but he was sweating as they made their way into the city . |
| 26 | Always a footballing footballer , even when under pressure in defence , Derek 's quality was there for all to see and the appreciation of the Palace fans was shown when they elected him as our Player of the Year in 1975 . |
| 27 | ‘ Charles was told that they owed it to their hosts to give of their professional best , ’ a royal aide said yesterday . |
| 28 | ‘ The only way to find out would be to get the police to check it against the one he was wearing when they found him . ’ |
| 29 | I 'm wearing a blue prison-issue shirt — open-neck , of course — and the jeans I was wearing when they arrested me . |
| 30 | The stolen car was damaged as they made their getaway and the three men transferred to Wishart 's own car and drove to his mother 's home where they shared out the money in the attic . |