Example sentences of "they [vb past] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he took two boards and fitted them to the body , one to the breast and the other to the shoulders ; these were so hollowed out and fitted that they met at the sides and under the arms , and the hind one came up to the pole , and the other up to the beard ; and these boards were fastened into the saddle , so that the body could not move . |
| 2 | Isabelle says part of the reason for her previous reluctance to speak of their personal life is the rough handling they experienced at the hands of the French press , with their sarcastic digs at Eric 's love of painting and poetry . |
| 3 | There are many cases recorded in which Christian subjects petitioned the sultan to redress grievances which they suffered at the hands of overbearing church leaders , and where the sultan acted in the interests of the petitioners . |
| 4 | The issues raised by this and subsequent questions go to the heart of the debate on the Compensation Fund , and it is apparent that many of those who answered negatively felt to varying degrees that in the present commercial climate the public could no longer expect the entire profession to compensate them for any losses they suffered at the hands of a tiny minority of errant solicitors — particularly as no comparable compensation was available from the providers of other professional services . |
| 5 | They arrived at the police station , and for Polly the next half-hour was a blur . |
| 6 | From trees and undergrowth they fired at the victors again and again , as they swarmed over the wall in twos and threes , then in dozens and scores , and finally in hundreds . |
| 7 | The other gunners ignored him ; instead they slashed at the traces with swords or knives , eventually freeing the four live horses which galloped wild-eyed towards Gemioncourt . |
| 8 | In their sermons — and particularly the ones they delivered at the Assizes — Anglican clergymen continually stressed the need for judges , magistrates and juries to enforce the laws against the Nonconformists . |
| 9 | On windy nights they tapped at the windows with woody fingers . |
| 10 | Wrapped in lace and linen , they stared at the women and girls forbidden to enter the sanctuary . |
| 11 | Lesley rummaged in the depths of her calf handbag for a matching key-case as they crossed at the lights , and flicked out the smallest of the keys on the bunch it contained ‘ You wo n't mind waiting a minute for me ? |
| 12 | But in moving to a second order analysis they looked at the relations between groups of signs in discursive systems . |
| 13 | They looked at the passports and then started to walk down the aisle , pointing their guns at the passengers . |
| 14 | Could n't take the tight lips and the heavy sighs whenever they looked at the twins . ’ |
| 15 | They said at the Cricketers this year . |
| 16 | They shot at the inhabitants with their steel-tipped feathers and befouled the fields with their noxious droppings . |
| 17 | Yeah they they groaned at the ones we 'd come up with but when it came to making their own up |
| 18 | In the film they stood at the gates of a temple . |