Example sentences of "of a [noun] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know , so that , that 's a bit of a nightmare and they erm , sort of never tell their children off , so you know , you 're s some ghastly little child can be floating your CDs in the bath |
| 2 | The claim may be made that a State is entitled to the benefits of a treaty because they were incurred on its behalf by another State . |
| 3 | A few corpses swayed in the breeze at the end of a rope but they had built a wall so when the bodies decayed and fell , their sight , if not their stink , was hidden from passersby . |
| 4 | Music is more complicated because electronic sound travels faster than natural sound , so people hear the ‘ real ’ band a fraction of a second after they 've heard its electronic reproduction . |
| 5 | Specially fifth , a fifth of a second and they start to feel uncomfortable . |
| 6 | They are intended for those who like to probe into the whys and wherefores of things or who like to assess fully the credentials of a subject before they give it serious consideration . |
| 7 | The implications of the Government staying out of a union when they had decided , on the basis of convergence , to form one , are serious and potentially disastrous . |
| 8 | Money is made available to training and enterprise councils in return for their performance in pursuance of a contract that they make with me . |
| 9 | Swindon 's 75th minute effort came at the end of a spell when they were getting on top of a hard-working Rovers side in a lack-lustre derby . |
| 10 | ‘ As a starting point we would like to see some sort of voluntary test similar to the German system which would then give anglers a discount on the cost of a licence if they passed , ’ added Robin . |
| 11 | As solid insertions into the very hot gas , probes can significantly alter the local properties of a plasma that they are supposed to be measuring . |
| 12 | Biological filters operate outside the pool , usually at the summit of a waterfall where they can be suitably hidden — water from the pool being pumped through the filter and allowed to discharge into the waterfall . |
| 13 | The verdicts are implicitly defining what is appropriate behaviour for women and suggesting that they do not have much of a safeguard if they stray into areas regarded as ‘ male territory ’ whether it be a barracks room or a street late at night . |
| 14 | Things seemed to have more of a sense that they were leading somewhere . |
| 15 | There were sometimes they , they came , if they 'd been in action and er , the people had actually found blood and parts of the uniforms in the air gunner 's compartment at the back , and the , the fella , the navigator u and bomb aimer used to be in the nose , they had n't got much of a chance if they came down in there because they were right cut off from the rest of the aircraft so , but it was virtually a suicide position in the nose of the Bostons . |
| 16 | In some cases , pupils are given the beginning or ending of a story and they have to complete the rest of the story in their own words . |
| 17 | Windows spreadsheets look good but there are those who claim that they go so far beyond the basic requirements of a spreadsheet that they are a different kettle of fish . |
| 18 | They took too much for granted , and they made mistakes of a kind that they ought not to have made . ’ |
| 19 | You ca n't actually order somebody out of a churchyard unless they are drinking . |
| 20 | I 'd have liked the choice of a nursery when they , were little , but you know , in a way now I have got the choice . |
| 21 | So I think her mother 's gon na be in for a bit of a shock because they all think that they 're gon na get married so quick , I think she just wanted to get that ring on her finger so she can reap the ackers and I think she 's gon na do a runner . |
| 22 | Me , a stump of a man and they wanted to make me Cesar Romero . |
| 23 | It 's been three days now I 'm not sure though I could be wrong because I have n't slept very well I have nightmares of a man and they think it 's me but it is n't , is it ? |
| 24 | It was to be the holiday of a life-time and they hoped to be gone for two or three months . |
| 25 | ‘ In 10 years ’ time Cammell Laird could be closed and yards in France and Spain could be on the crest of a wave because they retained their shipbuilding capacity . ’ |
| 26 | The Platoon Sergeant loads the necessary extinguishers and fire-fighting equipment into the back of a vehicle and they speed off The accident has occurred a few hundred metres from the Turkish depot in which ammunition is stored for the Force . |
| 27 | Discussions have taken place with the Shropshire County Council Leisure Services Department with regard to the setting up of a Museum and they have given much helpful advice including a visit to the proposed building . |
| 28 | But while South Africa cruised home with a day to spare to go 1-0 up in the four-match series , it was more of a struggle than they expected after India began the fourth day at 71-6 , just eight runs ahead . |
| 29 | The latter are legislative committees set up to take the committee stage of a bill and they have to reflect the division of party strength that exists on the floor of the House . |
| 30 | Several would-be sailors scoffed at the idea of a race until they actually set sail . |