Example sentences of "the [noun] they [verb] [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So surely if the government er , have , ca n't have the money they cut their own throat ? |
| 2 | This week William and his horse Chaka have been training with the rest of the British team at Badminton … back in the spring they enjoyed their finest hour here when they finished seventh in the annual championships … |
| 3 | The other girls disliked her for her outstanding looks and her haughty ways and made no attempt to be friendly on anything but the most superficial level and the pattern cutters and sewing hands hurried home to their families and boyfriends the moment they finished their long day 's work . |
| 4 | What was happening in Europe whilst this was happening cos that 's after the war they had their own development and they developed a different type of machine called a flat machine . |
| 5 | Bernard Taylor , professor of business policy at Henley Management College , believes companies may come to rue the day they swept their middle managers aside so wantonly : ‘ In many cases they 've cut out managers who made important contributions like planners , marketing people , personnel people and training people . |
| 6 | yeah , and they make their own , he 's got all the machinery and all , all the people they make their own pumps |
| 7 | Coverage of all kinds can be both favourable and unfavourable — no matter whether politicians are in government or in opposition — and politicians themselves must bear the prime responsibility for ensuring that when they do get access to the media they present their own case well . |
| 8 | The paper they give their right arm for |
| 9 | Alice thought it a wonderful gesture , and for the remainder of the journey they discussed their joint wish to make Will and Martha Pritchett financially secure for the rest of their lives . |
| 10 | Once they were on the road they had their own coach , staying a day or half a day in each town . |
| 11 | During the ensuing eight centuries they recognised , at different times , the suzerainty of the Byzantine , Habsburg and Serbian emperors , the King of Hungary , the Doge of Venice and the Sultan of Turkey , but in the main they kept their own internal self-government . |
| 12 | You bring your children up , you do your best , but in the end they go their own way . ’ |
| 13 | We tried to keep those as well , in memory of them , although we did not know which part of the year they had their twelve days . ’ |
| 14 | Seeing as the best thing about Levitation is the way they challenge his previous band 's liabilities , it 's a shame Tel 's still trying to master his own voice , but there 's still time before they release their debut single . |
| 15 | This may be the way they soothe their young . |
| 16 | On the way they passed their first wedding anniversary during this extended honeymoon and received presents of grapefruit , chocolate , duck eggs , paw-paws and a nautilus shell from people they stayed with in remote spots . |
| 17 | FOUR young pigs set sail for the Falklands last month and to make sure they did n't get hungry on the way they took their own feed with them . |
| 18 | This should take into account a wide variety of factors , their interests and aptitudes , their feelings , their relationships with others , their strengths and weaknesses , their medical condition , their past life , the effect of significant life events , and the way they view their future prospects . |
| 19 | Many step-parents feel guilty for not loving their step-children in the way they do their own . |
| 20 | But the real key to the discounters ' success is the way they manage their day-to-day business . |
| 21 | A complete parabear outfit comprising ferry , 25cm ( 10in ) Teddy and a 64cm ( 25in ) diameter parachute was soon marketed by Greens of Burnley ( should that now be Bearnley ? ) to satisfy demand from those who preferred not to make their own , and to lift the unit they suggested their 2 metre span ( 79in ) Delta and upwards . |
| 22 | Such children were excluded from the date they received their first dose of the different treatment . |
| 23 | After the painting they used their own products to furnish the house , surrounding the old ranges and fireplaces , and covering the floor of the glazed backyard with tartan ceramic tiles . |
| 24 | I have a suspicion that somehow the heating was on by the time they reached their new destination . |
| 25 | One most destructive mode by which vast numbers are destroyed is that of chasing the birds in a boat at the time they shed their primary quill-feathers , when being unable to fly they are soon rowed down and captured ; this practice , which is to be much regretted , is usually resorted to for the sake of the beautiful down with which the breasts are clothed , but not unfrequently is mere wantonness . |
| 26 | Tatarinov argued that all ministries and other governmental institutions should be obliged to produce detailed estimates for the year ahead at the time they submitted their annual accounts . |
| 27 | By the time they produce their own young they are solitaries with no older females around to teach them by example . |