Example sentences of "[noun] they [verb] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While TNCs are certainly to be found in a wide variety of economic sectors they share the same basic function of capital accumulation on a global scale , and the same consistent character of having to work out global strategies to ensure their continued growth . |
| 2 | In the litter tray they do the same thing , but if it has been used several times without being properly cleaned out this becomes impossible and the cat will then prefer to defecate elsewhere , even if it has to go through the motions of covering its dung with imaginary earth after it has deposited it on a wooden floor or a carpet . |
| 3 | When headmen were put in the position of choosing between protecting relations and carrying out their duties they chose the former . |
| 4 | The two brothers were at times united in their hostility to Chilperic 's son Chlothar II , and at one moment they reduced the latter 's kingdom to territory between the Seine , the Oise and the sea . |
| 5 | When the subjects heard the bleep in the centre of each junction they performed the same two verbal rating tasks that were used in Study 1 , first a risk rating , then an estimate for the actual accident statistics for the junction . |
| 6 | To the extent that a partial offer and a tender offer relate to less than 30 per cent of a company 's voting rights they cover the same ground . |
| 7 | Writing from two very different political positions they draw the same conclusion : the Congo experience had a traumatic effect upon Nkrumah 's view of Ghana 's relations with Britain , the United States and the Commonwealth . |
| 8 | Next day they said no more about it , and I did not ask . |
| 9 | Of course , at the end of the day they pay the same for them whether directly or through taxation , but if they pay for them directly , in return for service or as private insurance , then their incentives to work for them are greater and the economy benefits . |
| 10 | Properties they say a few years ago are down by 25 to 30% , that with lower mortgage rates gives them a tremendous boost . |
| 11 | He was astute enough to see that in some ways they shared the same experiences . |
| 12 | Those who changed back to shorter repayment periods , because in this example they carry the same total credit cost as longer ones , show what must be the widely-held feeling that , regardless of loan period , the lower the total cost of credit the better . |
| 13 | Dot avoided the danger of the swivelling eyes in case they had the same compelling powers . |
| 14 | I find that some of the ‘ B ’ band kids are doing the same syllabus , and in some cases they get the same marks or better marks than us , yet they ca n't do ‘ O ’ level and they 're in the ‘ B ’ band . |
| 15 | They are men who rationally weigh up the advantage of conformity to criminal demands or staying on the path of righteousness ; for the most part they choose the former simply because it does not weigh on their conscience and because it seems more likely to secure economic and career advancement within the corporation . |
| 16 | Freames and Pitts Mills were in close proximity to one another and this , coupled with the fact that at various times they shared the same tenants and were put to similar uses , has caused a certain amount of confusion . |
| 17 | When that did n't halt the disintegration they got a few able-bodied men from the village to help , but after a while it was obvious that much more radical repair was needed . |
| 18 | However , utterances of ( 38 ) -(40) and the like can in fact convey a great deal : ( 38 ) War is war ( 39 ) Either John will come or he wo n't ( 40 ) If he does it , he does it Note that these , by virtue of their logical forms ( respectively : x ( W(x) — W(x) ) ; p V p ; p — p ) are necessarily true ; ergo they share the same truth conditions , and the differences we feel to lie between them , as well as their communicative import , must be almost entirely due to their pragmatic implications . |
| 19 | My Search reveals that the property is within a conservation area and this means that if there are any trees growing on the property they have the same protection as trees the subject of a Tree Preservation Order . |
| 20 | Like most butterflies they share the same basic life cycle . |
| 21 | If a husband and wife are the adopters they have the same rights as against one another , and as against the adopted child , as if they were the child 's natural father and mother . |
| 22 | In many great collections , you can tell that all the items are related , by the way they share the same style of presentation . |
| 23 | From year to year they used the same handrails to go down into the past : lifting the cartwheel at the crossroads , the drilling sessions by the river , the first ambush , marching at night between the safe houses , the different characters in the houses , the food , the girls … |
| 24 | Through chauvinism or lack of thoroughness they omitted the many Scottish versions of the rhyme , even though some are known to be very old . |
| 25 | It is a tale full of interest , and it reveals an attitude to work and to the Service that makes pleasant reading ( unhappily some authors give the impression they had a less than fulfilling time while in the RAF ) . |
| 26 | I had the impression they did no more than glance in as they passed , as Filmer was saying ‘ … when we get to Winnipeg . ’ |