Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [det] [noun pl] [verb] they " in BNC.
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1 | The losses of many players drove them to suicide , not insolvency . |
2 | The differing styles of these articles mean they are not all suited to publication in similar outlets , but it is hoped that unlike past years ' winners we shall see all of them published in some form or other in the coming year . |
3 | The life-cycles of many animals require them to find their way back to a particular place . |
4 | Bare heads with few feathers enable them to reach into carcases of dead animals without becoming matted with blood . |
5 | The duchy of Lancaster affiliations of such families brought them within Gloucester 's orbit and gave him a point of contact with other duchy of York families , such as the Savilles and Wentworths . |
6 | The duchy of Lancaster affiliations of such families brought them within Gloucester 's orbit and gave him a point of contact with other duchy of York families , such as the Savilles and Wentworths . |
7 | ANCIENT festival rituals , such as Shrove Tuesday football , horn dancing , bull-running , pace-egging and pancake racing , have persisted in England despite attempts by Puritans of all periods to suppress them . |
8 | When the recipients of these cheques pay them into their banks , the banks will present the cheques to the Bank of England , and their own balances at the Bank of England will rise by £1 billion . |
9 | When Ultimate Concern expresses itself in particular religions , and adherents of those religions regard them as embodiments of the Ultimate then , in Tillich 's view , the particular has been elevated to the status of ultimacy . |
10 | For a transitional period , industrial policy should include the option of erecting external barriers in some sectors to allow them to restructure and modernise . |
11 | In addition they try to contact homeworkers and provide Factpacks in several languages to inform them about local authority facilities which already exist — like childcare and contact centres , and telling them about the health and safety risks of homework and how these can be reduced . |
12 | Moreover , the considerable incomes of many temples make them major employers , and important elements in the urban economy . |
13 | For example , the nationalization of an industry signals its public importance , and such industries are often subsidized with public money ; on the other hand , there are good economic arguments for leaving the managers of such industries to run them as they would if the industry was privately owned . |
14 | Sources from both clubs said they understood the new bid was from the same source , but an Argyll spokesman refused to confirm or deny that the company was behind the bid . |
15 | He had met commanders from both sides to tell them the shooting was being treated as murder . |
16 | He had met commanders from both sides to tell them the killing of L/ Cpl Edwards was being treated as murder . |
17 | It 's funny how er th trends change , but that was a was quite a common occurrence was that , men feeling ashamed of what they 'd got but trying er er in terms of these magazines giving them as if they were doing you a favour . |
18 | ‘ A system to convert data from internal and external sources into information and to communicate that information , in an appropriate form , to managers at all levels in all functions to enable them to make timely and effective decisions for planning , directing and controlling the activities for which they are responsible . ’ |
19 | Other voluntary hospitals with such funds lost them to the Exchequer , which pooled them in a central fund . |
20 | Spokesmen for both schools say they will obey the law if they are ordered to admit women , but they will do so grudgingly , as they did with blacks in the 1970s . |
21 | A study of the skulls of both types showed they probably possessed mammal-like muscular cheeks , and the teeth fossils show they ground grain-like food . |
22 | Laws in most countries protect them against cruelty and other forms of abuse . |