Example sentences of "[verb] they [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or if liver and limb bud cells are mixed they too sort out into large clumps ; but they make neither a proper liver nor limbs . |
| 2 | They otherwise suggest they otherwise suggest er |
| 3 | I could n't see the clock — I did n't know they even had a clock . |
| 4 | D' you know they actually fly a Jolly Roger ? |
| 5 | Did you know they always head for the warmest , softest parts of a person , parts like a boy 's teddy-tail , for instance . |
| 6 | A new approach must also recognise they also derive from wider non-location-specific political-economic relations , and also in other places that may be far from the affected area . |
| 7 | The rangers ' knowledge of the areas is extensive and they can identify most of the wildlife in the area — indeed if they see a new plant or insect which they do not recognise they normally check through their reference library when they get back to base to find out what it is . |
| 8 | Even if they pass that test they still have to pass the second hurdle of being " in consumer use " when the defect arises . |
| 9 | Describing London as ‘ a city of illusions , subject every now and then to a series of harsh awakenings ’ , The Echo ( 11 August 1898 ) believed that while some of the stones were undoubtedly exaggerated they nevertheless served a purpose : ‘ We steadily shut our eyes to the submerged lawlessness of less fortunate districts until a series of Whitechapel outrages , or Hooligan exploits , make us not only aware of what is going on , but actually afraid of our lives . ’ |
| 10 | I expect they just put two and two together and went on from there . ’ |
| 11 | I expect they still do so . |
| 12 | And once caught they usually remain customers for life . |
| 13 | Says another curator , ‘ Rusty may not have the vision to say , ‘ We need a Guido Reni at the National Gallery ’ he 's not the sort of person who could walk through the baroque galleries and realise they even need one , though if a curator went to him wanting to buy one , I think Rusty would certainly be supportive of the move , whereas Carter would basically have turned up his nose and said ‘ no ’ ’ . |
| 14 | I got the impression that there 's one bit they particularly object to . |
| 15 | Clearly , for those who found they actually did suffer from smelly clothes — evidently a lot of people — the ads struck an immediate and powerful chord . |
| 16 | I was lucky , bought the books , took the treasure home and found they only covered A to M. Nevertheless I found them interesting and still thought they were a bargain . |
| 17 | The controls apply only to new oil-burners and the environmental pressure group say they simply bring Europe into line with standards set in the US 13 years ago . |
| 18 | They say they simply want clubs to be subject to the same planning restrictions they face . |
| 19 | The man ran off towards Banbury railway station , where police say they later found a weapon hidden in the men 's toilet . |
| 20 | The Met Office say they already get their predections 80 — 85% correct and they 're still trying to improve . |
| 21 | British sources say they already have the potential power-unit and are half-convinced that the French may already be quite advanced in the aero-dynamics of the bodyshell . |
| 22 | The eastern states say they badly need an extra 4,500 judges , 1,000 state prosecutors and 1,300 lawyers — not least to deal with the hundreds of thousands of property claims flooding in from the west . |
| 23 | People living near the former English Martyrs School in Poplars Avenue , Orford , Warrington , say they desperately need a centre for the young , elderly and disabled of the area . |
| 24 | More than 3,000 turned out for a rally organised by 2 hoteliers who say they just had to do something . |
| 25 | But the Gypsies say they just want to get on with the local people . |
| 26 | But the Gypsies say they just want to get on with the local people . |
| 27 | They say they just want someone to be accountable for the death of their daughter . |
| 28 | ‘ I say they just did n't notice me , ’ Darius says . |
| 29 | Say they just going for a walk , yeah , and you come across this , say this young kid has been climbing up the trees and hurt his leg , you 're the only person around , so you , you 've got to get help yeah , cos he 's losing a lot of blood , but you 've got to stop his blood same time as you 've got to get help , yeah , so what 's the priority , you just stay |
| 30 | Some of those present say they too have heard this story and speak of what they know . |