Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] they [adv] [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whenever I talk about these things anywhere in the country , I find that people who have been burgled or mugged , or have had items stolen from their vehicles would much prefer the young man or woman who committed the crime to do something to compensate or repay them instead of spending a brief time in prison , with all the disadvantages that that involves . |
| 2 | The hope is to give students an insight into them reading process and involve them more in thinking about their learning . |
| 3 | Yeah but its , you got ta try and give them instead of putting the law first , not |
| 4 | They 're not supposed to bite you see , they 're supposed to chase and bark at someone and hold them there by barking and hope right that the police will turn up . |
| 5 | As the water began to boil he tipped the dumplings into the bowl and stirred them gently before leaving them to cook . |
| 6 | Rounding the bend from the top path down towards the stable she was brandishing a stick , beating the cows ' dripping rumps and cursing them aloud for refusing to hurry . |
| 7 | A similar effect can be obtained for the walls by taking wads of newspaper and wetting them thoroughly before packing them against the walls in papier mache style . |
| 8 | She was sure that at some point she 'd given someone the cold shoulder and hurt them badly without noticing . |