Example sentences of "they [vb base] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And upon the way they round a leper , struggling in a quagmire , who cried out to them with a loud voice to help him for the love of God ; and when Rodrigo heard this , he alighted from his beast and helped him , and placed him upon the beast before him , and carried him with him in this manner to the inn where he took up his lodging that night . |
| 2 | If they fear a fall in prices , selling a future or acquiring a put option are alternatives to selling the underlying securities . |
| 3 | They fear a backlash from the war . |
| 4 | They also like things which are quite so if the activity involving chairing a meeting , doing a role play , doing a presentation although they may be nervous they actually enjoy that , they find they gain a lot from that and they also like activities where to an extent there 's a freedom from constraints , policy structures , they do n't like to feel bound because if you think about it a lot of are actually exploring deep end situations trying new things out , they do n't like to feel that constrained . |
| 5 | With the catapults they use to keep birds from the crops , they launch a couple of parting stones far over my head . |
| 6 | Many of the UK 's rarest birds of prey are under continuing threat of persecution , claim the RSPB as they launch a campaign to raise £400,000 to help eradicate the problem . |
| 7 | They taste a bit different actually to the ones we had . |
| 8 | They taste a lot better when you are hungry . |
| 9 | Even if they scratch a lot , it is more likely that their gills are being irritated by particulate matter in the water ( coral sand is a common culprit ) or incorrect water chemistry/quality . |
| 10 | Though they lack a shell , they are not entirely defenceless , for some have acquired secondhand weapons . |
| 11 | In some cases the hotels are party to the commission arrangements : the Savoy , for instance , pays its own concierges commission every time they book a car through its own limousine company . |
| 12 | The Caribbean population has been " ghettoised " ( though not on the American model , since they remain a minority even in the " ghetto " areas ) for a variety of reasons , among them discrimination in housing by Local Authorities , estate agents and private landlords : economic factors ; and the desire to live with other black people for the sake of community , solidarity and protection against racist attacks . |
| 13 | This was granted subject to the firm understanding that ‘ they remain a sub-unit and are not absorbed into L Detachment and lose their identity ’ . |
| 14 | Their terms of trade are unusual because they have , thus far , little control of income ( mostly fees ) or expenditure ( mostly salaries ) , but they sell a service to the public . |
| 15 | Book publishers , many of whose products are topical , have a solution to this problem : first they sell a hardback edition and then , when the cream of the market has been satisfied , they sell a paperback at a fraction of the cost . |
| 16 | They sell a variety of goods on a self-service basis . |
| 17 | They sell a range of related products ( eg Comet stores sell electrical appliances ) . |
| 18 | before they actually suggest to somebody that they sell a house , that they sell a house and moved to a smaller one , they have to be unemployed for quite some time . |
| 19 | before they actually suggest to somebody that they sell a house , that they sell a house and moved to a smaller one , they have to be unemployed for quite some time . |
| 20 | It 's interesting because I was in Nottingham a few weeks ago and actually on Nottingham market they sell a lot of goat meat |
| 21 | Book publishers , many of whose products are topical , have a solution to this problem : first they sell a hardback edition and then , when the cream of the market has been satisfied , they sell a paperback at a fraction of the cost . |
| 22 | More positively , the Labour Party 's spokesman has suggested , among other things , that auditors should inform the Department of Trade and Industry whenever they qualify a set of accounts . |
| 23 | And if they hide a lot . |
| 24 | They hide a lot . |
| 25 | ‘ They hide a number of stone leprechauns on the mountain , ’ she continued , ‘ and a reward is paid for those found . |
| 26 | They display a variety of structures , powers , modes of finance , methods of selection , degrees of discretion and types of staff . |
| 27 | Some people literally develop another life in which they display a side of themselves that would shock their pupils as much as their colleagues if they were to find out . |
| 28 | Maybe they lose a sense of balance . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ It is so sad they lose a daughter . |
| 30 | They lose a night 's sleep slugging it out . |