Example sentences of "they [verb] [pers pn] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lionan , the dandy , was talking behind his hand to the brutal Mullach , who was gulping his beer moodily and staring at the serving maids as they passed him in a bustling procession . |
| 2 | Even Daley Thompson , who insisted he had very little interference from teachers , said they helped him in a non-involved way : ‘ They were all right ; they left me alone and let me get on with what suited me . |
| 3 | Or they place it in a busy part of the house , near the back door , where people are always walking past . |
| 4 | No , they send it in a bloody big one . |
| 5 | These become almost like rituals as the cat grows older — little routines that reward the animal because they involve it in a social interaction with its owners or their guests . |
| 6 | they put her in a bloody trolley and oh course she said , this woman said erm |
| 7 | as most Easter eggs go to kids , they put them in a breakable cup , while they do n't put them in a plastic one or a melamine one |
| 8 | In reception they put you in a little cubicle like a wardrobe and you have to sit there for hours . |
| 9 | In sufficient numbers innovation-weary teachers can make any change a change for the worse if they implement it in a resentful , half-hearted or half-baked fashion , and under these conditions even the brightest and the best schemes are going to flop . |
| 10 | So really you 're you ca n't lose they come they give you the best advice , they give it in a written form . |
| 11 | Instead they park them in a special nursery area , packed tightly together so that the loss of heat from their bare bodies is minimised . |
| 12 | Even if they locked him in a dark cell and pulled out all his teeth with rusty pliers , he must keep his promise to Sweetheart and tell them nothing . |
| 13 | The same social worker eventually , quite inappropriately , arranged Part 3 accommodation for Mrs X and they placed her in a residential old people 's home . |
| 14 | ’ So they kept us in a few days . |
| 15 | The Olympic athletes , the cricketers and the tennis seeds are just playing games , although one can hope that they do it in a sporting fashion . |
| 16 | ‘ They leave you in a certain mood , which you might not be able to explain at the time , but it gets under your skin . ’ |
| 17 | They beat us in a pre-season friendly at Ibrox but we are not even thinking about that game . |