Example sentences of "[noun sg] they [verb] [pers pn] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They then wrapped it in linen and concealed it about their person : to jade a horse they touched him in the pit of the shoulder with the frog 's bone : to release the horse they touched him on the rump . |
| 2 | it 's not a reflex action that the Labour Party somehow engages in , but there are things that we need to rave raise revenue for , such as investment in the economy , like our social policies , and that the way that we will raise revenue is that we we will have a fair taxation system , that is very straightforward , and agreed by the Party , unlike the Conservatives who firstly do n't recognize there is any purpose in investment in the economy , public investment , or investment in social policies they do n't agree with , and secondly , when they do have to raise money they do it in the unfairest possible way , penalizing most those who can least |
| 3 | far beyond their income and when they get the money they spend it in the wrong direction |
| 4 | ‘ That 's one thing they taught you in the army , ’ said the Colonel , with more than a touch of complacency . |
| 5 | The way they treated me in the mother and baby unit , it did n't seem as though it was my baby . |
| 6 | The girl comes round here doing a survey , she came round one day and we were civil to her , and just answered questions , you know the way they stop you in the street . |
| 7 | Frankie 's fall reflected the way they made it in the first place , through marketing rather than live performance . |