Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [subord] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outdoor lighting should not cause any glare and even low-power lights should be fitted with diffusers or placed so they bounce their light off trees , shrubs or walls . |
| 2 | ( The previous method was to leave the pieces slightly large , and then to ease them by plane or chisel until they fitted into the mortises , etc . ) |
| 3 | Some were imprisoned or banished when they refused to be silenced . |
| 4 | The old rules have to be revised or discarded because they applied to the circumstances that existed when they were formulated , a hundred years ago . |
| 5 | Areas are subtracted or added as they leave or come into view . |
| 6 | In dealing with the breach , or threatened breach of the peace , it is the duty of the police to investigate and to take such steps to stop or prevent as they think necessary . |
| 7 | Parents often complain that they can only get help or support when they have identified themselves as having a specific problem , and it is not unusual for some families to have several different workers trying to offer support and advice on specific problems which , in reality , are part of a whole situation . |
| 8 | The crux of the matter today is that those children were not listened to or believed when they complained to the very people in whose care we had put them for protection . |
| 9 | Negative statements such as ‘ I do n't know how you can work with them ’ or ‘ they do n't belong here — this is a college ’ , which were once like a red rag to a bull to me , no longer insult or injure as they did . |
| 10 | Men can ring the changes by wearing a different shirt or tie if they do n't want to invest in more than one suit . |
| 11 | But the position did become clearer in various respects ; and the problems and disputes which arose were seldom so acute or threatening as they had sometimes been in the past . |
| 12 | They can not be shot or netted since they refuse to budge and will be sitting tight underground . |
| 13 | Thin or topped chip A lot of golfers will thin or top when they have to play a delicate shot over a hazard . |
| 14 | Food is also sometimes a problem and it may be necessary to feed them with live food , coral or coralline until they have acclimatized to tank life . |
| 15 | They never kill except for protection of their young , they do n't eat or drink unless they need to : that 's living in harmony . |
| 16 | Events seen on the television the might before , or read about in the day 's newspaper , or relayed as they happen to police stations throughout the province over the MSX machine , naturally facilitate talk on sensitive topics or cam be used as contextually related props to achieve the same end . |
| 17 | Since this condemnation of research opportunity , few studies have penetrated deeply beneath the sensitive skin of ‘ police culture ’ , and even though Chatterton in his notes to my thesis argued there has been a considerable amount of ‘ participant police research ’ , I would question whether many of these inquiries achieved the finer grain and detail' of the insider 's account , for they can never really know or tell if they have been excluded from the inner workings of police practice or prevented from gaining access to the hidden realities ‘ contained inside the heads of the constables ’ . |
| 18 | I take my hon. Friend 's question as an expression of support for our policy of increasing the amount of profit that is left with companies for them to retain or distribute as they think proper . |
| 19 | The school year runs from September to August and whether sixteen-year-olds can continue at school or leave if they wish depends when their birthday falls . |
| 20 | No longer did MPs defer to the Speaker , grant courtesy titles or bow when they left ; these days it was the loudest voice that got a hearing . |
| 21 | Thus , if he refuses to accept the goods or to pay because they have deteriorated , he is in breach of contract . |
| 22 | Controls were given similar advice at routine consultations , but this was generally less systematic , sustained , or reinforced unless they had respiratory symptoms . |
| 23 | And as part of the deal , I had some petty cash with which to buy them all sandwiches and coffee so they could get changed or dressed while they ate and I took them to the next job if they had one , or wherever they wanted to go . |
| 24 | Several times he witnessed strokes which would have killed or maimed if they had been allowed to connect with flesh and bone . |
| 25 | " There is no mention of sanctions against companies , or fines if they do not fulfil the objectives , or of incentives … for them to make adjustments " he said . |
| 26 | It says that in every case authoritative directives can be overridden or disregarded if they deviate much from the reasons which they are meant to reflect . |
| 27 | I like the way the T-shirt falls from their shoulder blades making patterns of straight , hard lines that change when they walk . |
| 28 | It would be better if you contacted the police rather than wait until they arrive to question you . ’ |
| 29 | This is usually easier said than done as they rust and are difficult to find . |
| 30 | Maybe they even try to swim against it which might account for the length of time that passes before they reach European waters . |