Example sentences of "they [vb base] [prep] this [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They compensate for this by gaining water from their food both through the workings of their powerful kidneys , which extract much of the water from the urine , and by the condensation of water during breathing . |
| 2 | Martin Sinnatt , Club Secretary of the Kennel Club , explained that they object to this on the grounds of potential cruelty — not because indelibly marking a dog would hurt , but because they fear unscrupulous owners would try to remove the mark before dumping an unwanted pet . |
| 3 | At the simplest level , these may include the need for food and security ; but they range beyond this to the need felt by self-actualisation man to realise his own full potential . |
| 4 | They look at this in customs , they 're going to see a death 's head , and they 'll know . ’ |
| 5 | they bolt like this in pairs |
| 6 | They go beyond this by demonstrating that the ‘ objects ’ concerned are figures derived by segregation processes operating normally in both visual fields . |
| 7 | They go about this by jumping up and down a lot and cranking the drum machine up to unfeasible volumes . |
| 8 | Most commentators , whatever they think about this as a philosophy , agree it is the ‘ clients ’ or ‘ users ’ who lost out . |