Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [verb] [noun] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or they may take advantage of visits to dischargers for other purposes to fill a sample bucket at the same time . |
| 2 | They may include destruction of parents ' belongings , stealing money to buy friendship , truanting to avoid failure at school , ‘ heart-broken ’ sobbing to ward off punishment , snatching toys from other children , telling lies to avoid punishment . |
| 3 | Christ attacked the hypocrites in two long and rhetorically structured sequences ( as recorded by Matthew ) , first in the Sermon on the Mount , denouncing their ostentatious alms-giving , praying , fasting , all actions done in public so ‘ that they may have glory of men ’ . |
| 4 | As many parasites occupy more than one environment during their life-cycles , they must possess suites of characteristics that can be expressed at the proper time . |
| 5 | Co-opted members of council committees continued to be entitled to a financial loss allowance if they could show loss of earnings resulting from council work . |
| 6 | The challenge for many agencies is how they can make use of children 's knowledge and needs when they plan community resources such as play areas and walkways . |
| 7 | People ask if they can buy bags of flies , or if the plants eat mother-in-laws . |