Example sentences of "they [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually , one of them attacked it with a large branch , striking it a damaging blow . |
| 2 | What 's probably happening is that you are trying to tell them you are annoyed but also saying you still want them to like you at the same time . |
| 3 | A similar reason was given for refusing the remedy to a convicted prisoner who brought an action against the Home Secretary and the prison governor requiring them to provide him with the necessary medical treatment in accordance with the Prison Rules . |
| 4 | It had taken two of them to free me from the current and I was so relieved . |
| 5 | They go in for the emotional point of view , and I thought it would help them see me in a fatherly light , giving him my own name . |
| 6 | Having made a sequence of images , ask them to put them into a different running order . |
| 7 | What gives you this impression ? 6 The teacher set them to do something in a short time . |
| 8 | The three bassets were already in residence , draped snoring on the fireside rug , but they seemed to be used to Debbie because two of them sniffed her in a bored manner and the third merely cocked a sleepy eye at her before flopping back on the rich pile . |
| 9 | He did n't know what they had been doing to him , but whatever it was he did n't like it , and he was going to let them know it in the only way he knew — by making as loud a noise as he could ! |
| 10 | ‘ In European countries , it took the working class years and years before they fully realized the fact that they formed a distinct and , under existing conditions , a permanent class of modern society ; and it took years again until this class-consciousness led them to form themselves into a distinct political party , independent of , and opposed to , all the old political parties formed by the various sections of the ruling classes . |
| 11 | The orchestra was not playing it in time , so I made them rehearse it at a slower tempo . |
| 12 | It would be professionally improper for them to interest themselves in the social or leisure activities of their pupils ; and it would be unsuitable to their professionalism if they were involved in purely supervisory or ancillary duties , which are carried out , where necessary , by unqualified assistants . |
| 13 | If he is in a bargaining mood , he might like to ask them to furnish him with a new typewriter . |
| 14 | This necessitates them saying something about the rival philosophy of the includers in addition to conveying the appearance of expertise . |
| 15 | A series which is broadcast each week has a number of features designed into it to help viewers recognise " their " programme and encourage them to watch it at the same time every week . |
| 16 | Each one of them tells us about a different aspect of the creature . |
| 17 | A fortnight later they announced themselves as the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and a few days after that , on 2 September , as the climax to weeks of stupendous political demonstrations , Vietnam declared its independence . |
| 18 | Below , they revealed nothing but a thin haze . |
| 19 | Then he slipped into a deep sleep , and all at once the warm feeling of happiness deserted him and his stomach heaved as he recognised the same old nightmare returning : the walk along the jetty , the cruel hands dragging him to the edge , the utter helplessness as they lowered him into the icy water , the wave that broke over his head — and at last , that terrible choking sensation . |
| 20 | Above all , she recalled the pride and happiness in Ludovico 's eyes as they met hers in the swirling crowd . |
| 21 | There was a ditch the other side of it , which should present no problems provided they met it on the right stride . |
| 22 | They got one off the Welsh side in October in a 1-1 draw . |
| 23 | tt They 'd got two handles which was b made it mobile , two wheels , and used it Have four sacks at the end of this threshing engine , hanging on little hooks , and and a bloke there seeing that it got filled alright and it when it was full , they used to run this thing underneath a sack , crank it up by hand , like that , till they got it to the required height , then nestle it on their shoulders , you see there was a There 's a there 's an art in carrying c In carrying coal and there 's an art in carrying corn and there 's an art in carrying beef . |
| 24 | When Mrs Gray had produced two very passable cups of coffee , they seated themselves at the long deal kitchen table . |
| 25 | They had bought flowers in the village and they laid them on the new grave . |
| 26 | They laid him on the cool grass and bathed his forehead . |
| 27 | He lived down Gypsy Lane with his two sisters , he was a single man you see and my father and mother lived here and my , they not only mended shoes but they made them and er course naturally , you know , well of course Needham was n't as big as it is now but they made them for the best people , if that , if that 's the right , not the right expression say , but er but you know what I mean er and er and he , you know , all his life you see he did that and then one day he had a shock because his er , what would you call him colleague , he , he died suddenly in the night . |
| 28 | They made it to the winning post fairly creditably . |
| 29 | The South Koreans are rated because they made it to the last World Cup finals , but personally I will always think of the North Koreans in ‘ 66 . |
| 30 | Frankie 's fall reflected the way they made it in the first place , through marketing rather than live performance . |