Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [noun pl] [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although many commented that it was too early in the session to form definite views , nearly two-thirds of respondents said they thought the additional assessment was an appropriate assessment method . |
| 2 | In the country , the underlying tide of opinion is favourable to Labour : in six months , Gallup 's ‘ fitness to govern ’ test has turned from a negative to a positive while , remarkably , two-thirds of respondents believe they would be better off under Labour . |
| 3 | For those living in residential care , more than half did not know the difference between private and public homes ( p. 187 ) , whilst two-thirds of residents said they had had no choice as to which home they might enter . |
| 4 | Nationwide , some two-thirds of Democrats say they want another — unspecified — candidate to take on Mr Bush . |
| 5 | Our screwed up eyes imagined they say a straight line in the bottom of Central Gully . |
| 6 | Two thirds of men say they choose their ties to impress their wife or girlfriend |
| 7 | Yet if forced to make a choice , about three-quarters of teachers say they would prefer to teach boys ( Davies 1984 ) . |
| 8 | About one third of drivers said they used their cars for unnecessary journeys . |