Example sentences of "they [vb past] [pron] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Mrs Gray had produced two very passable cups of coffee , they seated themselves at the long deal kitchen table . |
| 2 | Yeah well they , they sold it at the wrong ti I mean they built it the wrong time did n't they ? |
| 3 | They approached him at a steady pace as though unconcerned by his presence , but they went in single file , Allen with his hand lying lightly on the knife at his belt and Marian carrying her bow , strung , and with an arrow ready notched , lightly and inconspicuously in her left hand . |
| 4 | O'Toole and Finch even attended his funeral but — probably having drunk a little more than they 'd meant to , to ease their grief — they found themselves at the wrong funeral and mourning over the wrong body being buried . |
| 5 | They joined us at the far end of the church , Benjamin shouting at the Santerres to stand back . |
| 6 | They saw him at the same time as he realised he had n't understood what the man had said . |
| 7 | After that they kept themselves at a safe distance . |
| 8 | They bought them at a substantial discount . |