Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [prep] [conj] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is always the most convenient for my guests in that they do not have to drive in the dark , and they can have a much more leisurely lunch , without worrying about the time , as they would in the evening over dinner . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Davide threw himself on it to stop her pulling it off altogether with the bowl of fruit and the jug of water and glasses with it ; so they grappled , and in the contact something gave way , melted within them both and they clung together , aching in their heads and their bones as if they 'd been caught out on the mountains in the winter and been chilled to the marrow . |
| 4 | The khthons were in control and waved their guns as if they had captured the travellers . |
| 5 | MPs will start debating these issues on the 17 of this month , two weeks before members of the old party have to make up their minds about whether they want to join the new ship . |
| 6 | Waitresses do a scuttling trot around , with smiles on their faces as if they have a bent coat-hanger wedged into their mouths to hold the shape . |
| 7 | Obediently , they bowed their heads and he dusted his hands as if they had been contaminated . |