Example sentences of "they [vb past] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Last week , they reneged on that agreement and settled on an allocation of no more than 1,000 tickets . |
| 2 | Last week they reneged on that agreement and settled on an allocation of no more than 1,000 ’ Rangers ' statement |
| 3 | But whatever they assimilated from other cultures and traditions , they applied in a specifically Judaic context . |
| 4 | They whispered to each other . |
| 5 | They whispered to each other that Tess was sure to marry that handsome gentleman . |
| 6 | They were often designed by engineers , but what they lacked in architectural distinction , they gained in homely practicality and in the opportunities they afforded to local carpenters to display their skills in beautifully carved barge boarding and valances . |
| 7 | The response of the Governors was swift : they announced on 14th March 1975 that the School would go " Independent " and they launched The Stopfordian Trust to provide the sort of bursaries which would be required . |
| 8 | They failed on both counts . |
| 9 | Silver-blond and red-head , they clung to each other occasionally as long-time friends , and spoke to Nolan , cousin of one , ex-fiancé of the other , with an odd mixture of dread , exasperation and compassion . |
| 10 | They clung to each other , speaking in desperate whispers , sharing the shock and terror of a recently confirmed test result . |
| 11 | When he came to bed , they clung to each other , cold and clean and silent , feeling that even these small movements were overheard . |
| 12 | They clung to each other for support . |
| 13 | They clung to each other almost fearfully as though they believed that , in the whole of this alien and bewildering world , only the two of them had any real substance ; as if all else was an illusion . |
| 14 | At the same time , they clung to residual institutions , such as the parlements in France . |
| 15 | Bilek , Moravcik and Skuhravy look like giving their attack a cutting edge , they qualified without much difficulty and if the team takes its cue from the state of the country anything might happen . |
| 16 | They hopped from one foot to another to keep warm in their baggy knickers . |
| 17 | It is known that the Lombard King Alboin brought his army and then his people on to the plain in 568 , and that they met with little resistance as the Goths had almost vacated the area by that time . |
| 18 | She was n't in the mood to cope with Kegan 's heavy playfulness , the sort of labored gallantry he produced whenever they met at official hospital functions . |
| 19 | When William Burnes died at Lochlea in 1784 , John Tennant lent a horse to help to convey his body to Alloway for burial in the grounds of Kirk Alloway and memories of Alloway and the ruined kirk must have been recalled by both families when they met on that day . |
| 20 | cars ) in London Road , Mitcham , when they met on temporary track where relaying was in progress . |
| 21 | Lionel Luyt told me that John quickly tagged on to him when they met during those Johannesburg seasons , and was eager for discussions which went on , after performances , into the small hours . |
| 22 | When they met under similar circumstances five years ago , to debate the same contentious issue , of whether or not to maintain playing links with South Africa , there was overwhelming support for the Springboks . |
| 23 | Some still retained private property as is evidenced by the fact that they met in private houses and that they would sell their assets if people were seen to be in need . |
| 24 | This sort of evidence leads me to the conclusion that the continents , rather than sailing about the earth until they met in catastrophic collisions , separated and came together again repeatedly along the same general lines . |
| 25 | Having suffered a rare whitewash when they met in last season 's Asian Open qualifiers , the world champion was relieved to clinch a 1-0 lead in their Humo European Open quarter-final . |
| 26 | Since they met behind closed doors and no provision was made for legal representation , decisions were heavily dependent on the sensitivity of individual chairmen . |
| 27 | They gazed at each other like a pair of fools . |
| 28 | They gazed at each other in silence , then Penry touched a finger to her lower lip . |
| 29 | They gazed in bovine surprise at the scarlet-faced visitor , and for one frightful moment Breeze felt that she must flee . |
| 30 | But even if political authorities were clear about what they expected from public enterprises , political control would remain problematic . |