Example sentences of "they [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Eventually , one of them attacked it with a large branch , striking it a damaging blow .
2 A similar reason was given for refusing the remedy to a convicted prisoner who brought an action against the Home Secretary and the prison governor requiring them to provide him with the necessary medical treatment in accordance with the Prison Rules .
3 It had taken two of them to free me from the current and I was so relieved .
4 They go in for the emotional point of view , and I thought it would help them see me in a fatherly light , giving him my own name .
5 Having made a sequence of images , ask them to put them into a different running order .
6 What gives you this impression ? 6 The teacher set them to do something in a short time .
7 The three bassets were already in residence , draped snoring on the fireside rug , but they seemed to be used to Debbie because two of them sniffed her in a bored manner and the third merely cocked a sleepy eye at her before flopping back on the rich pile .
8 He did n't know what they had been doing to him , but whatever it was he did n't like it , and he was going to let them know it in the only way he knew — by making as loud a noise as he could !
9 ‘ In European countries , it took the working class years and years before they fully realized the fact that they formed a distinct and , under existing conditions , a permanent class of modern society ; and it took years again until this class-consciousness led them to form themselves into a distinct political party , independent of , and opposed to , all the old political parties formed by the various sections of the ruling classes .
10 It would be professionally improper for them to interest themselves in the social or leisure activities of their pupils ; and it would be unsuitable to their professionalism if they were involved in purely supervisory or ancillary duties , which are carried out , where necessary , by unqualified assistants .
11 If he is in a bargaining mood , he might like to ask them to furnish him with a new typewriter .
12 This necessitates them saying something about the rival philosophy of the includers in addition to conveying the appearance of expertise .
13 Each one of them tells us about a different aspect of the creature .
14 A fortnight later they announced themselves as the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and a few days after that , on 2 September , as the climax to weeks of stupendous political demonstrations , Vietnam declared its independence .
15 Below , they revealed nothing but a thin haze .
16 Then he slipped into a deep sleep , and all at once the warm feeling of happiness deserted him and his stomach heaved as he recognised the same old nightmare returning : the walk along the jetty , the cruel hands dragging him to the edge , the utter helplessness as they lowered him into the icy water , the wave that broke over his head — and at last , that terrible choking sensation .
17 Above all , she recalled the pride and happiness in Ludovico 's eyes as they met hers in the swirling crowd .
18 There was a ditch the other side of it , which should present no problems provided they met it on the right stride .
19 They got one off the Welsh side in October in a 1-1 draw .
20 tt They 'd got two handles which was b made it mobile , two wheels , and used it Have four sacks at the end of this threshing engine , hanging on little hooks , and and a bloke there seeing that it got filled alright and it when it was full , they used to run this thing underneath a sack , crank it up by hand , like that , till they got it to the required height , then nestle it on their shoulders , you see there was a There 's a there 's an art in carrying c In carrying coal and there 's an art in carrying corn and there 's an art in carrying beef .
21 When Mrs Gray had produced two very passable cups of coffee , they seated themselves at the long deal kitchen table .
22 They had bought flowers in the village and they laid them on the new grave .
23 They laid him on the cool grass and bathed his forehead .
24 They made it to the winning post fairly creditably .
25 Lionan , the dandy , was talking behind his hand to the brutal Mullach , who was gulping his beer moodily and staring at the serving maids as they passed him in a bustling procession .
26 I gave my orders and they led me to a private room and brought me some writing paper and a pen .
27 Many aspects of his analysis were similar to those advanced by Blauner , but they led him to an opposite conclusion .
28 They led him through the great court and round the cloister to the flank of the east end of the church , where the mitred graves of the abbots lay .
29 Yeah well they , they sold it at the wrong ti I mean they built it the wrong time did n't they ?
30 ‘ They spent a fortune developing the place , ’ the Maggot said , ‘ but the rich folks never came , so they sold it to the rich dickheads instead . ’
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