Example sentences of "[noun pl] they [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the roar of the jungle storm filling their ears they abandoned their bodies to the hunger of many lonely years , driving in blind , frantic rhythms towards one furious ecstasy after another . |
| 2 | Over five centuries they developed their own art and architecture , which were derived from Greek and oriental sources , but adapted to their needs in Italy . |
| 3 | Solemn and with sullen eyes they kept their regard apart , but for a short while , perhaps inadvertently their gaze crossed over and fixed on the other mounting the hill . |
| 4 | Every time she closed her eyes they prodded her awake with their cold-smelling hands or their metal-tasting equipment . |
| 5 | Below : When shooting cichlids they show their colours best when not stressed so try to shoot them at home in their shelters . |
| 6 | So this poor woman is er anaesthetized , intubated , which is when they put the tube down the throat and connect you up to the life-support machine , and then she 's supposed to be being maintained in her unconscious state with inhalation anaesthesia , in other words they give her er gas and air to breathe to keep her unconscious . |
| 7 | In these sessions they practised their kicking and wheeling ; John brought in a sergeant-major to train them in military marching . |
| 8 | To meet the growing demand for bigger and better bangs they import their fireworks from all over the world . |
| 9 | I 've got all different things I do n't like these earphones they hurt my ears . |
| 10 | Like protecting people do n't just save bottles they save their glass jars |
| 11 | He said : ‘ With these articles they forced their way into the house by knocking on the door and when Mr Hawthorne answered they entered . |
| 12 | In the first few weeks they treated his wife nicely . |
| 13 | It is always a good idea to make friends with your florist , as not only will they then know your requirements , but you will also discover on which days they attend their local flower market , or receive wholesale deliveries , and therefore when their flowers are at their freshest . |
| 14 | On such frail straws they floated their hope for their own survival . |
| 15 | Like guinea fowl from Africa , apart from one or two colour varieties they resemble their wild ancestors . |
| 16 | And some places that erm I know that in some places they have their own local way of speaking and then they speak a different way to other folk . |
| 17 | Once every 100 years they resume their human shapes and renew their embraces ; anyone who sees them then is turned to stone . |
| 18 | For two and a half years they watched their comrades in Spain slowly strangled , and never aided them by even a single strike . |
| 19 | Apart from the ‘ Hands off Russia ’ campaign of 1920 he feels that the British working class had never thought or acted internationally and , ‘ For two and a half years they watched their comrades in Spain slowly strangled , and never aided even with a single strike . ’ |
| 20 | And there 's wi wide er , spread unemployment and there 's the stress of being as that lady said , a single parent , erm , for women who work and have families they have their old conflict between what they 're doing , doing at home and what they 're doing at their work and who should have a priority . |
| 21 | And then when they get bigger you give them more and more freedom to do just what they want to do and all you do is watch carefully and make sure they 're not doing anything obviously , outrageously daft but you let them find themselves and if there are problems they bring their problems to you and you sit down and you quietly talk about it , there 's not shouting , no I say you 've got to do this because I am your parent ! |
| 22 | So for all their efforts they got their just reward . |
| 23 | Anyway when they had done the rounds of your local relatives they contacted your father . |
| 24 | Gold and silver owe their nobility to the fact that unlike the base metals they retain their brightness and lustre for an indefinite period in a pure atmosphere . |
| 25 | They can not become emotionally involved , and if faced with difficulties they withdraw their interest because their motivation and commitment are often very superficial . |
| 26 | Though successful in most things they Turn their minds to , the heavy hitters of Japanese industry have not yet cracked making airliners . |
| 27 | In 1910 , when the Golden Jubilee of Thomas Street was being celebrated , the Quarterly Board looked at all the work of God on the Circuit and among other things they recorded their feeling that ‘ in Edenderry there is set before us an open door and we are determined to enter in . ’ |
| 28 | Tatung figures they complement its Sparc boxes and can piggyback certain markets . |
| 29 | Jotan met Alexei 's eyes in a moment of mutual sympathy and understanding , and then ignoring the obvious disapproval of their respective partners they buried their faces in their hands and wept in helpless mirth . |
| 30 | But , like everyone else , once they enter into discussions on policy with Ministers and civil servants they compromise their vaunted independence . |