Example sentences of "[verb] they [adv] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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1 | It would suit them better to use their surplus cash to aid starving children in other countries . |
2 | The reason why our homes were so cold was that the people who designed them never took our severe winter climate into consideration . |
3 | The Met Office say they already get their predections 80 — 85% correct and they 're still trying to improve . |
4 | The charts entitled ‘ One-way channels ’ and ‘ Two-way channels show where people say they currently get their information ; the ‘ Supervisors and Grapevines ’ chart compares your department results regarding these two channels with results from a few other departments . |
5 | Right , they 're accusing him to be claiming to be God and they actually say they actually say their decision is that he 's guilty and should be put to death , they 've condemned him to death . |
6 | The Hospital wo n't speak about individual cases but they say they never do their own cardiac cases anyway . |
7 | They say they now want their employers to take immediate action . |
8 | Her lip trembled briefly as Tony hugged her and Maureen kissed her again before they left , but she quickly recovered and told them unsmilingly to give her love to her father and the family . |
9 | I told them always to hold their heads up high because , at the end of the day , this family is as good as any other . |
10 | that people can make their o , they have a balanced education which allows them then to make their own choices about , that things are n't over , I mean if we 've lived in a patriarchal society in which men are in power and that kin , and male sexuality maybe has come through more in sex education , those have been the issues that have been co , ha have been given more importance and female issues have maybe been neglected a little bit and now erm , with Aids as a problem we do n't want to turn out and suddenly become really homo homophobic or really , you know , right condoms , condoms , it has to be you know , you need to kind of keep the balance so that people are given the information and then have the freedom to make the choice themselves . |
11 | Our invaluable handbook , which otherwise retails at around £100 is included in membership — and members invariably find that knowledge gained via membership , be it from the Handbook , a seminar or fellow members , allows them annually to recover their membership subscription . |
12 | This prevented them fully exploiting their initial landings as they had to start their withdrawal before an assault could be mounted on the naval guns installed behind Houlgate . |
13 | If necessary , he or she will advise on the detailed layout of the cash books , and suggest that he or she reviews them occasionally to ensure their adequacy . |
14 | Now tell them firmly to leave your inner sanctuary . |
15 | As Citrine had earlier told his colleagues , a tactical retreat of accepting the Minister 's suggestion and then showing it to be ineffective would enable them better to assert their independence in future . |
16 | Some found their new hats too small , others discovered they completely covered their eyes and they were unable to watch the match ! |
17 | If he is to continue , he should now be taking different movements and linking them together to form his fighting style — a format of defence and attack that becomes second nature to him . |
18 | It did not take them long to make their minds up : mobility , Jessica said , was the nicest thing she knew about being well-off . |
19 | ‘ Lots of people say it must be easy for my family to carry on in music and that I must have taught them everything — but I feel they just inherited their love of music as it 's in our blood . ’ |
20 | I do n't think they really believe their eyes . |
21 | I mean they only had their door there and letting in draughts and them running in and out you see we put that there look . |
22 | ‘ A friend who saw them there said their behaviour was blatant . ’ |
23 | During this process younger children learn that if they cry loud enough to get the parent involved they usually get their own way . |
24 | But , oh I told you that erm and I 'm putting them faster tried his injection . |
25 | And yet , ’ Corbett laughed abruptly , ‘ did they just offer their throats to the murderer ? ’ |
26 | Only in the War of Independence did they occasionally raise their voices against ‘ the rich ’ . |
27 | Erm I think they probably thought their jobs were at threat or the continuation of employment in their quarry and the quarry would shut down which manage management had certainly hinted at , yet which I considered to be a bluff , because no one 's gon na kill the goose that lays the golden egg . |
28 | Er I think they genuinely believe their case , it 's not a case that I believe , but I I 've always genuinely respected them for the case they take . |
29 | Well is n't that normal , or where do they normally put their books ? |
30 | Do they effectively manage your empire with detailed rules on expenditure ? |