Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [verb] and they " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I need a really simple room to sleep in , 'cos if I sleep with things overhanging or weird , too complicated visual stuff , my eyes open and they make things out of it . |
| 2 | I 'm trying to explain to you that there was a different atmosphere about it , the whole situation , I know they were hard times , I know that some people had some really rough times but it did n't show very much , and when I come to think of all my parents ' friends I do n't remember anybody having a wife bashing episode or they all seemed to be very contented with their lot somehow except one , and that was a little bit dicey when I was a little kid , but the man died and the Observer the next week the er obituary notice was put in the paper and underneath they 'd got , with Christ which is far better and my father said and they she could n't have said anything better words |
| 3 | I accept , however , that trade unions see their function to negotiate and they ( although I suspect not their members ) would fight to prevent this function being supplanted and the strike weapon abolished . |
| 4 | She was a wild , tempestuous gypsy as their legs entwined and they rolled across the bed , first one on top , then the other , their open mouths meeting rapaciously . |
| 5 | Their eyes met and they looked away from one another . |
| 6 | Stress affects posture : often people look slumped , their shoulders sag and they hunch their back ; alternatively they hold themselves very rigid so that the muscles of the shoulders and neck especially are set ; their face takes on a fixed expression with perhaps staring eyes or clenched jaw ; muscular tics and involuntary twitches can arise ; for some people cramp is stress-related . |
| 7 | Someone wanted to strike her and then their mood turned and they shouted , ‘ Get rid of the dog ’ and kicked out . |
| 8 | Eventually they reach the shallow stretches where their parents spawned and they lie there resting , their heads pointing upstream , flank to flank and so thick that the pale sand of the river bed is hidden by the black of their backs . |
| 9 | Their attention wandered and they lacked any discipline to learn . ’ |
| 10 | Contributions to their efforts snowballed and they were handsomely supported by donations of superb prizes for fund-raising events , including a holiday for four in Tenerife , a cricket bat autographed by the England team and a 1-iron from top professional golfer David Gilford which he used in winning the Dunhill World Cup . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Her father died and they had to come back from their , this particular and come back . |
| 13 | When siskins had their breast feathers temporarily covered , the speed of their flight increased and they did not glide at all . |
| 14 | Their skin burned , their features dissolved and they were left faceless . |
| 15 | His kiss was whole and complete and her world was whole and complete as their passion erupted and they clung together as the liquid fire inside them flowed furiously in its blazing release . |
| 16 | I believe they have proved to be responsible bodies , who have worked well with their Chief Constables and the local authorities their members represent and they are proud of the forces they are providing . |
| 17 | Their horses blown and they themselves suffering some injury . |
| 18 | His body was tense , as was hers , yet they did n't move , only their mouths touched and they exchanged soft , drugging kisses that to Hilary generated the most exciting sensations she had ever experienced . |
| 19 | Further along Manchester Road , their paths divided and they said goodbye to one another . |
| 20 | In practice the polytechnics were initially mainly second-choice institutions for students unable to obtain entrance to universities , but as their reputations grew and they launched courses different from or not available at universities , they attracted more able students . |
| 21 | She phoned me a couple of days ago and said , you know , that life was really quite on top of them her mother-in-law died and they 've had all the problems of putting the old man into a home the main problem |
| 22 | But the mass media select which events to cover and they take decisions about how those events will be presented ; they therefore not only inform us about ( a small selection of ) events but their presentation of those events will also consist of their explanations and interpretations of those events . |
| 23 | I mean the mixer 's just as bad but really we 've got on to them Brian did and they made a good job , they squared it up . |
| 24 | When he was quite young he emigrated to Australia ; his girlfriend followed and they eventually married . |
| 25 | Finally Kaas ordered his torturers to stop and they dragged Adam down to the wooden chalet and threw him in with Billie . |
| 26 | And , it 's not a text but perhaps a verse that we could use as a , as a springboard is verse twenty seven , and it says at this point his disciples came and they marvelled that he had been speaking with a woman ! |
| 27 | ‘ So do I. We 've had the spy-glass trained on his approach bearing and they 'd have picked up an explosion for sure . ’ |
| 28 | They worked the bank where his goats grazed and they would always stop and have a chat . |
| 29 | That is inevitable because you are trying to do what God wants and they may not be . |
| 30 | That 's what Oxford thought and they were very nearly punished , as the Geordies hit back with 2 goals in 4 minutes . |