Example sentences of "[to-vb] [coord] [verb] [pron] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even when they were famous names like those , Madame used to recite or whisper them like they were the names of lovers or at least the dear departed , girlfriends , people she had actually met . |
| 2 | The shark then chases all the children and has to try and touch them before they reach the safety of the side of the pool . |
| 3 | He has an open-door policy , which means that staff are encouraged to come and see him if they have problems . |
| 4 | The bishop signified to chancery the names of such offenders and chancery issued a writ de excommunicato capiendo ordering the sheriff to arrest and detain them until they had submitted to , and were absolved by , the church . |
| 5 | Well it 's an awkward time to ask people to go and fetch them when they 're if they 're preparing dinner is n't it ? |
| 6 | The extra vehicles in the street with their flashing blue lights , had brought some of the neighbours to their doors or bedroom windows and one of the uniforms was designated to go and ask them if they 'd seen anything . |
| 7 | A regulation on the control of mergers and competition entered into force on Sept. 21 , giving the Commission authority to vet all large-scale mergers within the EC and to block or reverse them if they presented a threat to competition . |
| 8 | The police have the power to stop and search anyone if they have reasonable grounds to suspect that person is in possession of a controlled drug . |
| 9 | Dad tucked a twin under each arm and took them home , where we helped to wash and clean them before they went to bed . |