Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] they " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 They nosed at their deep straw , sampled the hay , straddled out their legs and peed , then settled their noses into the food buckets , which Mr Bean and Nutty between them had prepared .
2 No , I thought she were giving them a pound and then taking change off them , she were getting change off them or summat were n't she .
3 No , I thought she were giving them a pound and then taking change off them , she were getting change off them or summat were n't she .
4 To ensure that individual students were not losers under the system , access funds were distributed to higher education institutions for them to use at their discretion to help students in particular need .
5 Now I 'd like you to have a think about them as fractions .
6 ‘ They worked hard to get us into Europe and now there 's no perk for them .
7 They did the cooking between them , but the food was meagre and monotonous .
8 She designed a T-shirt for them and has written their anthem Children of the 90s .
9 But the practice of creating these uses and trusts was popular and was growing , and the absence of all legal protection for them was a great hardship .
10 A bond began to be formed when they asked Martin to place protection for them on an icy pitch just below the summit .
11 On Jan. 4 the UN Security Council passed a non-binding resolution deploring Israel 's treatment of the Palestinians in the occupied territories and calling for greater international protection for them .
12 Like the others Brian remembers minimal preparation and no protection for them during the tests .
13 Siward 's shoulders were massive , and his beard sat like a cushion between them .
14 Although the tyranny of ‘ promotion examinations ’ has mercifully decreased in the past decade , in many countries yearly and termly examinations and preparation for them account for a quite disproportionate amount of school time and teachers are virtually ignorant of how and why and when to test .
15 While there are certain examples of examination paranoia in final classes which are unproductive and unnecessary such as the ‘ mock ’ examinations and endless preparation for them , it is idle to deny the influence of the examination or to discourage classes from working towards it .
16 Nevertheless , the literature on the professions per se provides a useful entrée into this type of education , because it identifies some of the main themes which characterize not only those professions but preparation for them : the existence of a body of specialized knowledge and expertise ; the influence of professional norms and ethics ; the autonomy and responsibility of the professional ; the relationships with colleagues , clients and the state .
17 Jean Cocteau recognized it , although there was no personal sympathy between them and Jean Cocteau was deeply involved in the avant-garde .
18 Let us look , first of all , at the zones , and the reasons for them .
19 The Panel 's decisions are creating a kind of accounting case law , and the reasons for them should be given formally and more fully .
20 Do n't be tempted to justify these requests or to give reasons for them .
21 Ambivalent feelings , mixtures of resentment , disbelief , hope , disappointment with remedies that ‘ did n't work ’ , and demands for answers counter-productive to the task at hand have to be understood and dealt with constructively , and reasons for them appreciated .
22 Physical preparations required and reasons for them , e.g. shaving , bathing .
23 1 Explain simply and briefly the procedures necessary to prepare the patient for his Operation , giving details of the patient 's role in these and the reasons for them .
24 2 Explain the procedures in the postoperative period and reasons for them .
25 The process of counselling will consist largely in helping the client to see how and where they exist , the reasons for them — external and in the mind — and the results which they are having .
26 His decision and judgment , with his reasons for them , will be reported and will establish a precedent for future judgments in which similar circumstances arise .
27 It is very tempting , as has been pointed out in the discussion on choosing an agency , to go for the ideas and ignore the reasons for them .
28 My Lords , I have had the advantage of reading in draft the speech prepared by my noble and learned friend , Lord Bridge of Harwich , and agree with his conclusions and his reasons for them .
29 I agree with his conclusions and his reasons for them .
30 I agree with his conclusions and his reasons for them .
  Next page