Example sentences of "they [vb past] [verb] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They tried to explain that it was only sand and it was all a stunt , but it was lit up with radioactivity signs and we take our environmental responsibilities very seriously . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ The police were searching the whole area but then they seemed to realise that it must be the van . ’ |
| 3 | And they 'd reported that it was clear and satisfactory . |
| 4 | They went begging and it needed an excellent save from goalkeeper Roberts to deny Saunders again in the 76th minute . |
| 5 | Never went out till Friday because it was , they went walking but it was so windy cos they 're here and the garden 's sort of down to a field and then it 's all fields and fields and fields and the wind just comes across like gales all the time . |
| 6 | They had proven that it could be done . |
| 7 | Although they had decided that it was a drill motor , Bernice 's imagination turned it into all sorts of monsters . |
| 8 | They had learned that it was easier to survive on the croft than in the bread line . |
| 9 | He says that the police were not chasing the car , but they had spotted that it was stolen . |
| 10 | They had agreed that it would be unrealistic to attempt to form a union of the two republics . |
| 11 | They did n't tell her that they wanted to see whether it was still empty , just in case they could have it for Brownie Pack Meetings . |