Example sentences of "the [noun pl] they [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The colonel knew all the right people to approach , and every time Ryan submits the plans they put a stop to them . |
| 2 | It 's okay for Australians to bang on about the risks they get a summer . |
| 3 | In the mid-1950s they had a sum of £600,000 outstanding on their sales ledger which was far in excess of any other asset . |
| 4 | Now er all the waggons they had a registration plate on . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't want to bore you , ’ Harvey said , ‘ but you should understand that these heaps of wire can practically think — linear programming — which means that instead of going through all the alternatives they have a hunch which is the right one . |
| 6 | On the way down the stairs they passed a maid and he issued very firm orders without stopping for one second . |
| 7 | I was very interested to read this quote from David Lock , erm of David Lock associates , and I just wonder how it squares from the fact that er Mr Lock associates submitted an objection to H two on the grounds they wanted a settlement of eighteen hundred dwellings to the North of York . |