Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [coord] [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 | That 's what they were saying and I fought them . ’ |
| 3 | You say if , if all your loans to B Sky B were performing and you consolidated them erm , what your income would be ? |
| 4 | They were losing and she knew they were going to lose and their last bloke was coming in and she was cheering them on . |
| 5 | Tickets were printed and he sold them to friends for 1&shilling. each … |
| 6 | Benny 's hands were smarting and he rubbed them gently on his shirt . |
| 7 | And the chairs were sprayed and which made them which made things a lot cheaper . |
| 8 | I mean they , they were exploiting or they had they had the potential exploit more countries than Russia did . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I went out where the rest of the staff were working and I told them ‘ I am leaving . |
| 11 | Coffee was made and she called them , setting down the pot to complete her shadow picture . |
| 12 | ‘ I thought they were going to throw me out while the car was moving and I asked them to stop . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | BRC was contacted and we found them somewhere to live and someone from their own country to look after them . |
| 15 | Well a , i that design was submitted and they passed them ! |
| 16 | Mullingar was passed and they felt they had hardly said a word to one another . |
| 17 | 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 . |