Example sentences of "they [vb past] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Six of them lent her £3,700 , secured by the Trust with interest , to pay ‘ all incumbrances absolutely necessary to be immediately discharged ’ . |
| 2 | Some of them became my friends and have remained so until the present day , but the sheer earthy mass of them made me realize how my few months of married life had changed me . |
| 3 | All of them met their husbands here at the lodge . ’ |
| 4 | The touch of them made her heart turn over . |
| 5 | The two of them made their way together towards the road with Caspar . |
| 6 | After the performance of Jimmy Shine , the two of them made their way from the theatre to the hotel where Dustin was staying . |
| 7 | Then , for the second time that evening , all three of them made their way to Puddephat 's window and let themselves into his rooms . |
| 8 | From the very beginning , therefore , witnesses to the operations and players within them suspended their disbelief . |
| 9 | At the end of that time , each one of them had experienced unpleasant symptoms ; some became hostile and argumentative ; some had panic attacks and nightmares ; all of them found their attention span had grown shorter and they were finding it more difficult to remember things . |
| 10 | ‘ I went to several used car dealers and found that the way most of them described their cars was a far cry from the actual condition they were in , ’ he recalls . |
| 11 | Many of them used their homes as collateral for their loans and stand to lose more than just their jobs if Monktonhall fails . |
| 12 | The Amiga 's technical superiority counted for little when there were hardly any games for it , and hardly any of them used its facilities . |
| 13 | One of them approached my master and tapped him gently on the chest , speaking in a high sing-song fashion . |
| 14 | Thirdly , although some data is collected in relation to gender , it would be helpful to see some interpretation of statements like these : Although ‘ women were more likely to be living alone than men , there were a number of very elderly men living on their own and some of them caused their carers great concern ’ . |
| 15 | With heads bent and shaking shoulders the three of them buried their laughter in their hands . |
| 16 | Nor had Polish nobles suffered unduly from the disappearance of Polish schools , for most of them received their education at home . |
| 17 | Two of them shook their heads and consulted with each other in low voices . |
| 18 | It could almost be considered as an extreme act of defiance , and many of them showed their disapproval by refusing to have any more contact with me . |
| 19 | None of them allowed their eyes to turn towards the pine wood . |
| 20 | O'Rourke looked at Bartlemas and both of them opened their eyes wide and put their hands over their mouths in mock horror . |
| 21 | The elder among them opened his sack and spilled berries of many different kinds on to the ground . |
| 22 | They exchanged code words with Harvey , then each of them opened his shirt and fished out a small key on a neck-chain . |
| 23 | All three of them turned their heads . |
| 24 | Both of them enjoyed her lessons . |
| 25 | Many of them enjoyed their work experience in Picardy so much they are going back for more in their summer holidays . |
| 26 | None of them betrayed their feelings , however , as they paid obeisance to the Prince , who gravely offered his hand in turn to Mr Scrooge , Dr Marigold , Mr Weller and Miss Nell . |
| 27 | None of them returned her smile . |
| 28 | ‘ And one of them stuck its arm — ‘ |
| 29 | A couple of them raised their spears , uncertainly . |
| 30 | Seeing the tall figure of T'ai Cho , the first of them raised his gun and fired . |