Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Relating , you form a , a bond basically between you and the customer , that 's why you sell well , cos you gel well with your customers , there 's empathy there , you 've got to come across as caring and sharing , but you 've got ta ask questions and you listen to the answers , right , you 've got to basically treat their problems as if they were your own , do you know what I 'm saying to you ? |
| 2 | Functionalists imply that roles are provided by the social system and individuals enact their roles as if they were reading off a script which contains explicit directions for their behaviour . |
| 3 | And Maisie would stand like some artist 's model , exhibiting her diseases as if they were her only claim on him . |
| 4 | The man licked his lips as if they were dry . |
| 5 | The khthons were in control and waved their guns as if they had captured the travellers . |
| 6 | Immediately the two brutes knelt , licking his fingers as if they were pet dogs . |
| 7 | They snarled at them as if they were criminals and took their papers as if they 'd like to tear them to shreds . |
| 8 | Obediently , they bowed their heads and he dusted his hands as if they had been contaminated . |
| 9 | She let go his wrists as if they were scalding hot , stepping smartly away . |
| 10 | She was a little woman , not much taller than Carrie , but she seemed strong as a railway porter , carrying their cases as if they weighed nothing . |
| 11 | So we just ask that these come forward so that the Council can fully discuss this and make our replies to before they 're formally adopted ? |