Example sentences of "their [noun] and they [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those close to death were no longer anointed with holy oil , but a special service was held in their homes and they could make a private confession and receive absolution and communion . |
| 2 | Winkles down at Finn Mill there used to be sm well thousands , millions of them , winkles and the ships used to come round from the Blackwater from Colchester area , come round , stay round the Finn Mill about a fortnight and they used to have what they call a well in their boat and they used to have fill up little sacks like a sand bag of winkles and take them round there and cultivate them . |
| 3 | ‘ People get to the end of their lives and they must realise they have n't seen or experienced anything real . |
| 4 | ‘ People get to the end of their lives and they must realise they have n't seen or experienced anything real . |
| 5 | This was their home and they could stay here always . |
| 6 | A field of cattle are normally quiet docile creatures and most of the time it 's fairly safe to walk through their midst and they will observe your passing with that quiet curiosity . |
| 7 | a box on their back and they 'd open |
| 8 | I asked people if th if they would like a complimentary copy of the Saga magazine and all their brochures and they can do so by er , members like myself we 're asked from time to time , do we know any friends who would like a copy ? |
| 9 | See any crack in the drain or anything like that , all of their burrowing and they 'll get through it ! |
| 10 | I mean I they 've got a , a stall on the market , I 've seen something on the market on that stall , but they 've not got it in their size and they 'll say to you , ooh , go over to the shop , you know , and you go over |
| 11 | Once there was a couple of girls who had had their babies and they 'd say to you , " Change the baby for us while I run upstairs and get so-and-so " or " Will you feed the baby for me a minute ? " or " Can you make up some feeds ? " |
| 12 | ‘ I will now beg leave to make some observations on the distance of the Veterinary College from the Town — first — because the Society has no rival to dread in an establishment of this nature — secondly — whether the Infirmary is situated a Mile further or nearer it will not prevent people of sense from sending their Horses there — thirdly — the resident pupils being distant from places of dissipation , it will protect their morals and they will employ their time in study . |
| 13 | It is their property and they can do with it as they please . |
| 14 | Grange possess the greater depth in their squad and they should emulate Touche Ross , Kelburne and Edinburgh Civil Service , who entertain Stirling , in securing maximum points . |
| 15 | I think really this comes from the problem of those pupils in the streamed situation , in the bottom streams in particular , who found that they wanted alternatives to school when they were in an inferior position in the school , they were devalued if you like by finding themselves in the bottom streams and so they tended to look for out of school things , alternatives to school , from which to gain their satisfaction and they would look to the pop media , to fashion , to football , to these kinds of things . |
| 16 | It will eventually dawn on them that they have killed their son and they will suffer for that reason . ’ |