Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [noun sg] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | A much more specific fear was that young people would be provoked into imitative crime by the daring exploits witnessed on the screen , and the National Council of Public Morals addressed itself with particular vigour to the belief ‘ that the picture house is responsible for the increase in juvenile crime , and that boys are often led to imitate crimes ( larceny or burglary ) which they have seen in the pictures , or to steal money that they may pay for admission , . |
| 2 | Do n't be tempted to use a straightener or perm relaxer as they wo n't help the condition of your hair . |
| 3 | Neither the Conservatives nor Labour , therefore , had a chance of retaining or obtaining office unless they abandoned for the time being the principal position which they fought the election to obtain . |
| 4 | All these behavioural skills fall into the easier said than done category but they are all learnable techniques that can be mastered with practice . |
| 5 | Archives and museums keep objects that hold information and they store information about the entities ( i.e. objects ) they hold , but whether they can be said to hold knowledge in the same way libraries do is debatable . |
| 6 | In other words , I wanted to study the members ( and their parents and other persons ) as individuals ; I wanted to study the kinds of interactions that took place when they took account of each other ( Weber , 1947 , p. 88 ) ; and , at a more abstract level than most of the participants would be aware of , I wanted to note sociological phenomena such as power structures , communication networks and the unintended consequences of the beliefs and practices of the movement . |
| 7 | In theory , everyone listens carefully to the evidence , but some of us know that the reality has much more to do with the political persuasion of hon. Members appointed to the Committee and to discussions that take place when they are debating . |
| 8 | Most of the scholarly literature on the subject suggests that hooligans are as much motivated by the desire for fun , excitement , and peer status as they are by ethnic , regional , or other animosities . |
| 9 | However , if the sands are mixed with silt , porosity may be low because the fine silt particles tend to clog the void dense igneous rocks can hold and transmit water if they are fractured , although the pore space is negligible . |
| 10 | ‘ If the groups do n't have the training facilities and infrastructure to enable them to tender for contracts , then local authorities have a clear responsibility to give information and provide training so they can ’ . |
| 11 | Optimistic that they were on the right track , but aware that much still had to be done , first thing on the morning of Monday , 13 March Fleischmann sent a fax to Harwell and then talked on the phone the next day remarking that their information was incomplete , that they had much more to do before they would be confident enough and expressing irritation that they were being ‘ rushed into premature publication ’ . |
| 12 | The following exhibitions have been mentioned in this column in previous months and deserve attention before they close : Karsten Schubert 's changing selection of works by gallery artists , marking his Fifth Anniversary in business in Charlotte Street ( to 25 April ) ; a survey of paintings by Andrzej Jackowski , including his three versions of ‘ The Beekeeper 's Son ’ , at Marlborough ( to 21 April ) ; new paintings by Luciano Castelli at Raab ( to 25 April ) ; and Craig Wood 's dot paintings at Laure Genillard ( to 25 April ) . |
| 13 | The following exhibitions were reported in last month 's issue and deserve note before they close : Hamish Fulton 's elegant installation of wall texts and photographs of his walks , the most handsome exhibition to have been held at Annely Juda ( to 6 March ) , two large sculptures by Mario Merz and new paintings and charcoal drawings , the best of his career , by Leon Kossoff at Anthony d'Offay ( to 6 March ) , Michael Young 's new sand paintings at Turske-Hue-Williams ( to 15 March ) , ‘ Out of Sight Out of Mind ’ , Nicholas Logsdail 's survey of international painting and sculpture 1965–1975 at Lisson ( to 20 March ) , Michael Landy 's ‘ Warning Signs ’ at Karsten Schubert ( to 6 March ) , new paintings by Arturo di Stefano , coinciding with his retrospective survey at Liverpool 's Walker Art Gallery , at Purdy Hicks ( to 6 March ) , new works by Riccardo Cinalli , featuring in a touring exhibition organised by the Accademia Italiana , at Long and Ryle ( to 19 March ) , and print exhibitions of Jim Dine at Waddington Graphics ( to 14 March ) and Robert Ryman at Victoria Miro ( to 29 March ) . |
| 14 | The following exhibitions were listed in last month 's column and deserve recognition before they close : the large exhibition of sculpture , paintings and miniatures by Francesco Clemente at Anthony d'Offay ( to 30 April ) , Catherine Lee 's beautifully patinated wall reliefs at Annely Juda |
| 15 | They would know that they are free to evaluate the religious teachings of past generations and choose their own allegiance , and seek truth where they wish . |
| 16 | They have to fight for their theories , and face failure when they fall — for no science is written on tablets of stone . |
| 17 | England until almost the 1850s , when sometimes labouring men , particularly in country districts , might never have a fire in their hearths or taste meat all week , and faced death if they trapped a rabbit on the local lord-of-the-manor 's land . |
| 18 | Although frequently the butt of the jokes of modern comedians , his works are as powerful today to move and command respect as they were then . |
| 19 | ‘ I know we have to beat them but I hope we win and get promotion and they still stay up . ’ |
| 20 | Without a convincing explanation and an insistence that the checks must be done properly , many students will become careless and slap dash when they are on their own and away from close supervision . |
| 21 | And what if the request for attention conflicts with our own similar need , as in the incident we described in Chapter I under ‘ Babies and Bathwater ’ , where both partners were tired and needed recognition before they could meet the similar need in the other . |
| 22 | For example , if investment exceeded saving , the demand for loanable funds would exceed their supply and this would push interest rates upwards , bringing forth more saving and curbing investment until they were equal again . |
| 23 | Generations of British people have been happily walking into pubs for years and drinking alcohol that they could buy for a fraction of the price in a supermarket or off-licence . |
| 24 | I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live . ’ |
| 25 | Town Halls need to develop electronic gateways through which all sections of the community can pass , and in which they may stand and talk to their neighbours and do business if they so wish . |
| 26 | Its maxim is , ‘ Learn from the people and start education where they are . ’ |
| 27 | But I looked today in erm cash and carry sport and they were the same price . |
| 28 | This explanation of urban poverty in terms of ‘ perverse incentives ’ is being picked up by the right wing in Britain and used as the basis for proposals for new policies and regulations regarding unemployment benefit , income support , and housing entitlement as they apply to lone mothers . |
| 29 | Members held raffles and donated cash until they had enough for the Olympic bar . |
| 30 | Some of the young were moved by Nicholson ; he was human and had pathos and they needed dogma . |