Example sentences of "they [be] [verb] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | These can be round , or five-sided , up to a centimetre or so across , and have a small hole in their centre ; the stems can look like corals to the casual observer , but where they are broken they show the typical echinoderm reflective surfaces . |
| 2 | From the time they are born they have the behavioural repertoire to ‘ shape ’ their parents ' behaviours ; and their powers are important for their survival . |
| 3 | They 're teaching them to pull the trigger at the Academy of Marksmanship . |
| 4 | To me they were ordering her to have the baby , which was n't fair . |
| 5 | And the studio floor was covered with meat , and they had this dog they 'd starved for three days with contact mics all over its stomach … and they were recording him eating the meat ! |
| 6 | Whether they remain in Edinburgh or betake themselves to other lands and whatever be the walk of life in which they were bred I believe the students of this seminary will be found everywhere and at all times promoting civilisation in the world . ’ |
| 7 | I mean , I suppose what the others were doing was illegal , but it 's not as if they were forcing anyone to take the stuff . |