Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] they [conj] they [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WHEN law-abiding citizens are driven to desperation by criminals who apparently flout the law with impunity , it is hard to blame them when they take things into their own hands . |
| 2 | It 's real great to watch them cos they blink on and off all the time . |
| 3 | Many people stare good opportunities in the face but are unable to recognise them because they do not know enough about the field . |
| 4 | Are there other questions of queries on flag days or are you happy to approve them as they stand . |
| 5 | If you start with small frogs , make sure the fish are too small to eat them if they fall into the water . |
| 6 | That would be selfish and thus it is necessary to encourage them as they wheel their trolleys round the glittering supermarkets , by the playing of Christmas carols . |
| 7 | They are too scared to hug them in case that innocent action is misinterpreted , and too scared to smack them when they do wrong in case they are accused of assault . |
| 8 | Accepting money or negotiable instruments in good faith does not render the acceptor liable to return them if they turn out to have been obtained illegally . |