Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [conj] they [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The police service themselves recognize that there has to be a a need for change that they have to be brought up to date er and er I think you 'll see when I a announce my decisions on the Sheahy report er that er I am taking the need to er reform the police service , very seriously indeed . |
| 2 | It should not be forgotten that , in addition to those being regulated , there are those who have the power to influence the composition of the accounts , thereby manipulating the directions for change that they consider desirable . |
| 3 | A GROUP of charity cyclists are appealing for support as they prepare to cover the 950 miles from Lands End to John O'Groats . |
| 4 | But the couple , now both retired , have learned to lean on each other for support as they continue to grieve for their youngest child . |
| 5 | No vines may be brought into production for Champagne until they have attained their ‘ third leaf ’ , that is to say , when they are three years old . |
| 6 | Barristers may not be sued for negligence if they botch a case in court ; nor as a general rule is their incompetence a ground of appeal against conviction . |
| 7 | A registered elector over the age of twenty-one may be a candidate if not disqualified , but in addition people may stand for election if they have occupied property , been resident or had their main place of work in the area for at least twelve months . |
| 8 | ‘ So if somebody starts talking about racism when they see our work , that 's very good . |
| 9 | Well cos I think Phil and Lesley are going to grandma 's for Easter and they live in , and therefore it depe it depends what Aunty Dulcy 's doing . |
| 10 | People say things about God that make the task of understanding what they mean very difficult — for instance when they describe God as indefinable . |
| 11 | ‘ Normally clients wo n't get the feeling they have had value for money unless they have had a disaster and the lawyer has got them out of it , ’ said , one of the senior partners in Biggart Baillie Gifford 's company and commercial department . |
| 12 | We ca n't ask those people for money if they 've already joined once . |
| 13 | But even where a case is tried summarily , magistrates still have the power to commit a convicted defendant to the Crown Court for sentence where they feel that their own powers are inadequate . |
| 14 | money for light and they 've been having to keep her pension and like giving her so much at a time because it 's been going missing with all the money ! |
| 15 | Motorists should ask about hygiene if they have any worries . ’ |
| 16 | Because social workers face considerable stress and often feel depressed and beleaguered , such suggestions for research as they make often reflect current problems rather than long-term issues . |
| 17 | But it 's not for football that they fear — it is for the danger of crowd violence . |
| 18 | These particular claws are often removed soon after birth as they serve no useful purpose . |
| 19 | Many children and even some adults believe that they will suffer ghastly torments after death if they do not obey the priestly rules . |
| 20 | So all , as I say erm , never used to be able to die with asthma there was but very few , but now it seems to be more common because people are not going for help when they need it . |
| 21 | By their combination they prevent the master employing any journeymen they do not approve of , who as they say is not a fair man ; and all journeymen must ask the constable of the shop , for the time being , ( an officer appointed by the combination ) for work before they ask the master . |
| 22 | THE SIX residents of Thornybauk hostel for those with alcohol-related problems are all unemployed and will begin looking for work once they have dealt with their difficulties . |
| 23 | Menzieshill still enjoy a three-point advantage with two games to play , but there is now no margin for error as they meet their main contenders , Kelburne , in a final game tomorrow night at the McTaggart Centre . |
| 24 | There can be reasons why people make a claim for asylum after they have been here for some time and we consider all cases properly . |
| 25 | Yet the evidence from their earliest word uses , their requests for the names of things , and their repairs to their own utterances , all indicate that they opt for Conventionality as they begin to use their first language . |
| 26 | People who are liable to pay the community charge may qualify for benefit if they have a low income and no more than £16,000 in savings . |
| 27 | Their bodies were covered in a mist of moisture as they lay side by side . |
| 28 | In winter the ground becomes cold and the trees are unable to take in the same amount of moisture as they do in summer . |
| 29 | Do you feel that you 're giving the parents the kind of support that they require ? |
| 30 | In any long-standing power relationship the person or group losing each conflict must have interests which are suppressed , and either do not appear in the public realm or quickly founder for lack of support when they do materialize . |