Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within the British political culture it is rare for workers ( even manual industrial ‘ proletarians ’ ) to consider the wholesale expropriation of the property of another class as a reasonable political option , but if the financial institutions insist they are only guardians of the people 's savings then why should the ‘ people ’ not call them to account ? |
| 2 | WADE DOOLEY has written to Stoke demanding they retract comments made by spokesman Tom Maskery amid accusations of violent play made against him . |
| 3 | The tenant should consider deleting both clauses 11.1 and 11.2 though for the reasons given they could perhaps be tolerated if necessary . |
| 4 | The Russians agreed they were legally at fault . |
| 5 | Results will be given as quickly as possible , but some experts fear they could take up to a month if demand is high . |
| 6 | And experts fear they may never be seen by the public . |
| 7 | And experts fear they may never be seen by the public . |
| 8 | THE Algarve is a mixture of the most expensive and exclusive holiday homes in Europe and monstrous concrete high-rise blocks built before the authorities realised they were killing the golden goose of tourism . |
| 9 | At the end of the Gulf War , British Army authorities announced they would have to destroy all dogs which had been picked up and kept by British units in the war zone , but Dave and his colleagues decided they were n't going to let this cruel fate befall Des . |
| 10 | Home-made wills do not always mean what the writer thinks they do . |
| 11 | Today Cradley announced they were reporting the matter to the Speedway Promoters ' Association . |
| 12 | THE small clubs fear they will ultimately be cut off and thrown on the scrap heap if the FA ploughs its own furrow . |
| 13 | Sitting behind Eva and Dad in the car , watching their hands constantly fluttering towards each other , you did n't have to be a genius to see they were a couple . |
| 14 | You might be in here , harmless , visiting somebody , and before you could say Werewolves Unite they 'd have you on the operating table , jacking both legs off . |
| 15 | But , under the system now envisaged by Mr MacGregor 's officials , higher education students would get a certificate proving they were on a recognised course and apply by post to the Glasgow-based Student Loans Company for a loan . |
| 16 | As the riders passed they called out : high-pitched cries which startled the birds that nested in the tree-tops . |
| 17 | Checks revealed they were from the infected zone . |
| 18 | Checks revealed they were from the infected zone . |
| 19 | These included raising the age of consent to eighteen , abolishing the notorious ‘ escape clause ’ ( allowing male defendants in assault cases to claim they believed the girl to be over sixteen ) , extending the time limit for prosecutions and criminalizing incest and male importuning . |
| 20 | But last night police and safety experts admitted they were worried . |
| 21 | But those who accepted Koresh 's teaching deny they were being brainwashed . |
| 22 | If , if your , if your total turnover was sixteen thousand , then the inspector of taxes would want from you an account which shows how your fifteen thou sixteen thousand has been arrived at , who 's paid you this money because he looks at those and he checks their accounts to see they 've received it obviously , that 's what it is , and wh how is your five thousand pounds made up . |
| 23 | We might not even get as much coverage as Sunderland if they manage to get into the play-offs ( and with the way their luck goes they 'll get a play-off place by finishing tenth ) . |
| 24 | ‘ But today 's more liberal attitudes mean they have the freedom to do that . |
| 25 | If partnerships find the case proven they should consider how the tensions towards fragmentation might be reduced and how they might come to be a better understanding of the responsibilities and common commitments which are essential in any decentralised organisation . |
| 26 | About this time , JWT announced they wanted four more ads , and another three more after that . |
| 27 | Home owners and charities say the rules could lead to administrative chaos , and local authorities fear they will have to pick up most of the tab . |
| 28 | Bus company operators insist they will lose custom if the plan to move bus stops from the High Row to Crown Street goes ahead . |
| 29 | Her family say riding hats must be improved , but riding experts insist they 're safe enough . |
| 30 | Those who work with Herefords say they 're a delight to handle . |