Example sentences of "they [adj] [vb past] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They each came and went as they pleased . |
| 2 | So now Marie 's got to go into hospital and have this done , do n't know if she 'll be out on time and er anyway and so they , you know , she said we 've only got to face it mum , so she said well we ca n't come cos Marie ca n't face it I said they all went and got |
| 3 | They all went and had to go to service ? |
| 4 | And there were those funny pouches in my swimsuit which flapped over my chest — " Until I grow busts " I told people , and they all laughed that laugh again . |
| 5 | They all laughed and laughed . |
| 6 | They all laughed and joked until they got to Holborn . |
| 7 | They all looked and saw that Mildred 's feet , still recovering from the invisibility potion , had not yet reappeared , even though she had changed back to her usual self . |
| 8 | The second man did likewise , the third man completing the journey to Roade Station , where they all met and caught the 5.30 am workmen 's train to Wolverton . |
| 9 | They all ate and drank , and celebrated the end of the sheep-shearing by singing their favourite songs . |
| 10 | They all ate and drank . |
| 11 | Rachel found herself watching her sister closely as they all sat and talked . |
| 12 | They all turned and stared at him . |
| 13 | Then they all turned and went in a group to the Welfare Offices . |
| 14 | They all turned and looked at me again . |
| 15 | And they all turned and looked at me compassionately . |
| 16 | They all turned and looked at me in disgust when I was the first to be called by Estella . |
| 17 | When the crowd came near to Alice , they all stopped and looked at her , and the Queen said , ‘ Who are you ? ’ |
| 18 | They all watched and smiled , and after a while Tom broke the silence with an impatience which told happy Belinda that he simply could n't wait to break the other important news of the evening . |
| 19 | They all reared and exploded inside her — touch , smell , taste . |
| 20 | They both waited but said nothing until the circular glow had disappeared behind another cloud , when finally the captain came scurrying towards them . |
| 21 | They both laughed and did n't care . |
| 22 | They both chuckled and passed on down the road . |
| 23 | Thus in the past women had a particular interest in maintaining a pattern of exchanges with female kin , in which they both gave and received day-to-day support . |
| 24 | They both turned and looked out across the fresh greenery sparkling in the April sunlight towards the solitary plume of blue smoke . |
| 25 | May was at the table piling sandwiches on an already full plate , Frank was cutting into a large fruit loaf , and they both turned and hailed her brightly , saying , ‘ Hello , there ! ’ |