Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [conj] they [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They do have considerable advantages though , and it 's worth giving them a try to see if they suit you . |
| 2 | pollution , drug abuse , theft , murder erm the way you 're treated by adults , the way we treat one another , equality , no racism , violence , riots , everybody should have a right to an education , everybody should have the right to have their , their teeth filled when they need it , and teachers deserve more pay and more , it 's only for instance |
| 3 | That still meant she had fifty-six metric minutes to wait until they scrutinized her ticket-chip . |
| 4 | Who checks up on employers to see that they keep their side of the bargain ? |
| 5 | He was still laughing as two policemen came into the bar , but , despite himself , and despite his certain knowledge of his complete innocence , Herr Nordern 's heart sank as they made their way towards his table . |
| 6 | Widows slip if they let their hair go . |
| 7 | Yet in his interview with the editors of the magazine Movie Hitchcock agreed when they suggested it was a zoom-out while the camera tracked in , the precise opposite . |
| 8 | This ghost , in the absence of a head , carries a huge flaming pumpkin to light his way as he tears after late-night travellers at break-neck speed to see whether they have his head secreted in their luggage . |
| 9 | Topaz 's eyes smouldered as they met her aunt 's . |
| 10 | That er Tess bought and they did it all up . |
| 11 | I see a boy 's shoulders sag as they lose their strength . |
| 12 | Stress affects posture : often people look slumped , their shoulders sag and they hunch their back ; alternatively they hold themselves very rigid so that the muscles of the shoulders and neck especially are set ; their face takes on a fixed expression with perhaps staring eyes or clenched jaw ; muscular tics and involuntary twitches can arise ; for some people cramp is stress-related . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , I 'm relieved to see that you have n't changed after all , ’ Ellen remarked as they lit their cigarettes . |
| 14 | When the illicit treat was over Richard insisted that they find their benefactor , now at work in the hot , wasp-infested interior of the raspberry cage , and thank him . |
| 15 | The animals flinched as they felt it , but Isay held them firmly , talking to them in a quiet voice . |
| 16 | The last two boxes were lifted on to the small boat , the men who strained under their weight cursing as they completed their task . |
| 17 | Archibald Campbell of Port Ellen tells that they built their own houses on their holdings and " nearly all the householders in the village have one cow . " |
| 18 | Archibald Campbell of Port Ellen tells that they built their own houses on their holdings and " nearly all the householders in the village have one cow . " |
| 19 | What will the Scottish electorate think when they discover what the millionaire Secretary of State for the Environment , who is sitting on the right hon. Gentleman 's left , has to pay ? |
| 20 | The girl described how the men would wear Freddy Kruger masks when they touched her . |
| 21 | The C.C. said that they called him in to look at the body . |
| 22 | Many pupils who had left a schoolbook behind would rather risk punishment than walk through the dark room with the animals smiling as they watched you hunt for your things . |
| 23 | Clients compare progress and self-esteem improves as they realise they are not alone with their problem . |
| 24 | So devastated were they when she announced that the term was due to end last week for a long Easter break that they begged her to let them continue . |
| 25 | Many residents visit the Home to see if they like it before they are finally admitted . |
| 26 | ‘ Suffer little children ’ and God bless them , there are some do suffer , and their parents suffer because they love them , and all their family and friends who love them — ‘ |
| 27 | Depth of sleep Many parents say that they think their child wets the bed because of being in such deep sleep . |
| 28 | Workers at Dowty aerospace can at least take comfort in one thing — the firms management say that they hope their streamlining programme is now at an end and that no further major redundancies will be announced . |
| 29 | They are given a company car to get from A to B , and their main work starts when they get there is n't it ? |
| 30 | But what should parents do if they believe their children 's friends are having a bad influence on them ? |