Example sentences of "they [vb base] [adv prt] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She fixed a baleful eye on Angelica , and said , ‘ If ever they bring back hanging , I would n't advise you to apply for the job . ’ |
| 2 | I think there are like pictures they sell on does n't |
| 3 | They sit around waiting for Daryl . |
| 4 | WALES chiefs Alan Davies and Robert Norster face a rare new headache tonight as they sit down to pick the first squad of an exciting new season . |
| 5 | They came home from the sortie on Sunday knowing that the next time they sit down to pick an Under-25 international side they will be looking for three new skips . |
| 6 | How do they feel , those Acas teams , as they sit down to sort out yet another union/management dispute ? |
| 7 | They want to make screwball romantic comedies but they wind up producing sitcoms that look lost without a laugh track . |
| 8 | The rivers ' safety record is reckoned to be quite good and the authority wants tyo ensure that this wweeekend people don'ty do over the top in case they wind up going under . |
| 9 | They grow up to respect both sets of kinfolk . |
| 10 | Lukoff and Whiteman ( 1960 ) found that blind pupils make blind friends when they have the opportunity to do so , and it may be that they need as they grow up to have some shared experience with children and young people who face similar challenges . |
| 11 | Because I mean they do n't sort of grow out , they grow up do n't they ? |
| 12 | There are many different types of crystal — often they build up to form bladder stones which can be the size of a tennis ball ! |
| 13 | The easiest time to see the bats ' creches is at night , for the females do not carry the unnecessary load of a baby when they fly out to hunt . |
| 14 | These tiny , black , dried leaves are also known as cloud ears ; when soaked , they puff up to look like clouds . |
| 15 | I 've heard of owls drowning in cattle troughs because they dive in to bathe , not realising how deep the water is , and become too wet and heavy to get out . |
| 16 | These are the new risers from Cellblock — they spread out making a wider area against the deck , which means more shock absorption and also reduces pressure on the deck making it less likely to snap your plank near the trucks . |
| 17 | Subconsciously they 're frightened , so they put off seeing a doctor . ’ |
| 18 | In the presence of high ultraviolet light , they break down to release radicals which destroy photosynthetic pigments and may form TCA ( trichloroacetic acid ) , itself used as a herbicide . |
| 19 | Most have replied and I have been able to draft a progress report which enables you to see what stage your councils have reached and how they match up to progress in other councils . |
| 20 | These days many people know that they should bend their knees when they bend down to pick up an object , but this is only half the story . |
| 21 | The more light that falls on the eyes , the more the pupils contract to vertical slits ; the less light there is , the more they open up to round , black pools . |
| 22 | So if ever you read work apiece , and re-submit it , you must change the title because if if you send it in , they look up to see if they 've seen that title before , if it was rejected before it will be rejected automatically . |
| 23 | They run off laughing like parrots as my companion shouts after them in disgust . |
| 24 | So when they run out to kick off their tour against Cardiff at the Arms Park this afternoon , around three million souls ( a population not much bigger than that of the Principality ) will be with them in spirit . |
| 25 | Many surgeons offer patients an operation only on condition that they give up smoking — and often find that the ensuing improvement makes surgery unnecessary . |
| 26 | They barge around upsetting other , nervous horses and young riders . |
| 27 | . By the time they pack up work they 'll be so decrepit they wo n't be able to do anything . |
| 28 | Wrestling may have lost its Saturday tea time slot on the telly , but the fans still love it and they pack in to watch when there 's a show in town ; and some show it was too this week . |
| 29 | So , they set up Phonelink to provide the ‘ Datacare ’ bureau service . |
| 30 | Their real force can be discerned from the extent to which the problematics they set up have continued to exercise subsequent writers . |