Example sentences of "[vb -s] and they [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this case he has and they 've an and conveniently of course for this example it 's all been put into , into a statement . |
| 2 | If anyone rings and they do n't find me in , it 's not because I am at a wild party or something , it 's probably because I 'm shopping or walking my dog . ’ |
| 3 | There 's also this thing which is called agricultural fundamentalism right and the most developing c , most developed countries , most of the population live in urban areas and the they see erm er rural areas as being sort of the backbone of society , sort of the salt of the earth type of element in society that although they do n't participate in themselves would like to maintain right and so even consumers may well be would not want see erm agriculture obliterated from er , from their country right because they like the products that erm that agriculture produces and they think that you can of erm destroying of the agricultural industry would , would pose an unacceptable burden on the fabric of rural society and as a result are quite happy to see protectionism er fo , for that industry . |
| 4 | All this activity suddenly ceases and they scuttle back into their burrows before the tide washes in . |
| 5 | Limitations are imposed by the fact that you have to wait two months for the educational psychologist , you have to close the biology lab when it rains because it leaks and they have n't sent anyone to repair it yet , you have to apply for a short in-service course rather than the full-time MA that you really wanted to do because there are n't any secondments any more . |
| 6 | ‘ Each one blossoms and they return home to be far more independent and mature in their own little way , because they have done and seen things in a way they 've never been able to do before . |
| 7 | Huge thicknesses of limestone in many parts of the world consist almost entirely of coral remains and they provide a detailed chronicle of the development of the group . |
| 8 | Stab the heel and they drip the blood out onto a piece of blotting paper and it dries and they send it to the laboratory and they punch it out and they examine it and they test it . |
| 9 | Another pheromone is secreted by guard bees to alert other guards when danger threatens and they distribute a unique ‘ colony odour ’ to help guide returning foragers . |
| 10 | If someone comes and they 've actually run out of food , and they 've you know , for some reason or other their giro is either held up or you know , they 've had a big expense er which they 've had to pay , then we would provide them with something . |
| 11 | Then Souness comes and they drop like flies for two seasons running ! |
| 12 | Women hurry by and then night comes and they vanish : no final blazing sunset of the feminine , just a slow fade into the masculine night . |
| 13 | The hospital staff have the skills to care for these patients such that after a month or two their behaviour improves and they become suitable for private care . |
| 14 | All bream , mature bream that is , will devour a small fish as and when the opportunity arises and they have the inclination to do so . |