Example sentences of "[that] they [vb base] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is the first offer that they make simply an opening shot ? |
| 2 | They are alleged to send the ball further but I 'm not sure that they put even a yard on a shot . |
| 3 | He says that they get quite a few injured badgers this time of year . |
| 4 | However , examples of this kind are so few that they indicate only a slight tendency ( possibly confined to some pre-sonorant environments ) , which is not enough for /a/ backing to be discussed as a stereotype . |
| 5 | expressing your hope that these convictions signal the determination of the Guatemalan government not to tolerate any further human rights abuses , no matter who the perpetrators , and that they represent merely a first step in a concentrated programme of government action intended to return Guatemala to the rule of law ; |
| 6 | Such charges might seem unpalatable to influential lairds , but the report suggests that they represent merely a shift of emphasis , recognising the responsibility for good stewardship long adopted by many Highland estates . |
| 7 | This is despite the fact that they carry only a minority of the 13 stigmata of weediness . |
| 8 | The overwhelming conclusion emerging from any assessment of these programmes is that they have only a marginal impact on inner-urban problems . |