Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] they [vb mod] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pot plants and flowers that need regular watering will be watched carefully by the children if they are helped to do the watering , and they will be quick to tell us that the guinea pig 's water pot is empty if they can refill it themselves . |
| 2 | Or if we tell them about anything dangerous so they can get it before it gets their precious settlements . |
| 3 | Would you give them a hundred thousand pounds worth of life cover for a shorter period , looking at them making up the difference perhaps later when they could afford it , or would you give them initially a reduced amount of life cover , say eighty thousand , for the eighteen years ? |
| 4 | so they could n't get along the roads and I think the cof the probably the funeral was put off as long as they could put it off . |
| 5 | When tough new laws are announced , it is usually with the refrain ‘ The innocent have nothing to fear , as long as they can prove it ’ . |
| 6 | They get weaker and weaker before they 'll do it , weaken the |
| 7 | They let it be known around school that they were collecting waste paper and asked the others to do the same so they could weigh it all in . |
| 8 | The great majority of solicitors continue in their traditional ways , making their staple living from conveyancing , probate , advising middle-class clients in minor disputes and business affairs , and litigation — though some firms prefer not to do the last if they can help it . |