Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun] [verb] they " in BNC.
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1 | The four partners — all Irish — had planned to be open for St Patrick 's Day but , as the photo shows , that did n't stop them unfurling their banner to indicate they were already prepared for next year . |
2 | In other words , just who do these jokers and the jerks pulling their purse-strings think they are ? |
3 | In other words , just who do these jokers and the jerks pulling their purse-strings think they are ? |
4 | Officers investigating her death say they 're keeping their options open … and they say crime has n't yet been ruled out . |
5 | Only when they saw the hooded men with blood-covered knives approaching their cars did they realise what lay in store for them . |
6 | Many of these people lived largely without the agent of money , and survived by bartering what excess produce they had . |
7 | The high cost of winning their franchises means they can not afford to screen any flops . |