Example sentences of "[verb] in [noun] [subord] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clumps of colour grow in size until they become visible and are held together whilst the water evaporates . |
| 2 | The right code can only be issued to them if the tax inspector knows about their National Insurance pension ; so it is very important for your parents to let the Tax Office know in advance if they are going to receive a National Insurance retirement pension . |
| 3 | Samuel Hitching stated that he examined the Coffin carefully and that it had two canvas patches on where there were decayed places in the Wood — he also measured the thickness of the Board and they were only 5/8 of an inch at top and ½ an inch thick at the bottom — the lid was also warped that they could not screw it down properly-One of the bearers also stated that he was afraid it would fall in pieces before they got to the Church with it . |
| 4 | Kenneth Markham , who works for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research , funded by the New Zealand government , analysed flavonoids , photo-protective pigments which are synthesised in plants when they are exposed to harmful UV-B radiation , the wavelength most affected by the depletion of stratospheric ozone . |
| 5 | He began anagramming , twisting letters round , keeping in mind where they had been going , where Mary was still going … |
| 6 | The Christian neglect of the gods , indeed the propensity of the more militant to hiss in disapproval as they walked by a temple , offended polytheists , who feared that heaven would not be propitious : floods , plagues , famines , earthquakes were sent by angry spirit-powers who had not been placated with the customary offerings . |
| 7 | Erm that in fact er whether it 's been on board accurately by the report er or not is , is a matter for er question , but it was something that they bore in mind when they where reaching their conclusion , so they believe that they have taken it into account . |
| 8 | These will be taking place throughout the city and should be booked in advance as they will be very popular . |
| 9 | I 've found that when the water is heavily coloured after a rain storm this is often the case and fish will be caught in bursts as they pass up and down the swim . |
| 10 | Chris Morris told me that the other group had got caught in Basra because they had lost touch with reality briefly and got careless . ’ |
| 11 | Brazil , marking tightly and tackling hard , looked as well organised in defence as they had done against Italy in Bologna two months earlier . |
| 12 | George was frowning in thought as they clattered up the prison-like stone steps to his set . |
| 13 | The question that the Government must answer is whether , if they were to maintain their stand-back attitude and what they call their options , British investors — not simply inward investors — who want to sell their produce throughout the Community and the rest of Europe would give priority to investing and developing in Britain when they had every reason to believe that the Government were ever ready to withdraw from the European process . |
| 14 | These readings have been selected in part because they illustrate well the convergence of research evidence and policy-making . |
| 15 | Pausing for a moment to admire the trim lines of the expensive vehicle , she dug in her bag for her keys , then muttered in annoyance as they slid from her fingers . |
| 16 | Another little book , Krek Waiter 's speak Bristle , is written in sounds as they are heard — not as they are spelt ( easily understood when said aloud using your aural memory combined with the sensation and the appearance of speech ) . |
| 17 | ‘ Sixty-four thousand people applied to get on the last series and most of the letters were written in crayon because they 're not allowed to use sharp instruments . |
| 18 | By the middle years of the fifteenth century litigants in civil suits before the Parlement of Paris could send word that they would not appear in person because they were engaged in war for the public good ( ‘ in expedicione causa rei publice ’ ) or were being detained as prisoners by the enemy . |
| 19 | ( 2 ) The dodecahedron and icosahedron alternate , one encasing the other , but the spheres must grow in size if they are to close pack . |
| 20 | Similarly , the muscles will not grow in length unless they are attached to tendons and bones so that as the bones lengthen , they are stretched . |
| 21 | So we speak English mostly and everybody call me Freddie — or something vorse in Spanish when they do n't think I understand . ’ |
| 22 | Letters of recommendation were often requested by those about to sail for India or another overseas possession , and such letters were even sought by those already serving in India when they appreciated that the interest of a man of influence would accelerate their own advancement . |
| 23 | Three-year and two-year diploma students should bear these figure in mind so they have some idea of what is going to be involved when they make an application for a further education grant to their local authority . |
| 24 | However , it is essential for private sector as well as official transactions to be denominated in SDRs if they are to become the principal reserve asset . |
| 25 | But the cable operators told the government that they would not invest in cable unless they could have pay-TV as a sweetener . |
| 26 | But it says that the surviving mudflats may be needed in future because they are near deep water and could make good sites for factories that are served by ships . |
| 27 | Some people do not believe in Jesus because they do not believe in the miracles . |
| 28 | Then you must believe in djinn for they are written in the Qur'an . ’ |
| 29 | The possibility of Wimbledon playing Cambridge United in a near-empty stadium is hardly what the Premier League creators would have had in mind when they were formulating their ideas . |
| 30 | That is why Labour and the Tories stand in areas where they know they will lose their deposits . |