Example sentences of "[vb past] they [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Herein lay a paradox : the PSBC was ‘ patronage [ good ] , that is , supporting projects of merit and quality ’ , whereas ‘ paternalism ’ [ bad ] referred to institutions , such as the BBC , which believed they knew what the public needed . |
| 2 | When I arrived they showed me the letter they had received from the Chief Education Officer that morning which explained the proposed Statementing procedure : |
| 3 | ‘ And did they show you the animal cemetery when you were a child ? ’ |
| 4 | Did they tell you the truth ? |
| 5 | Did they give you the results ? |
| 6 | Did they send you the Walkman as well ? |
| 7 | Did they send you the microphone as well ? |
| 8 | Nor did they see him the day after that . |