Example sentences of "[verb] they [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both Japan and South Korea had expressed reservations about Dunkel 's draft accord on the grounds that it would oblige them to open their rice markets by imposing " tariffication " under which import quotas would be converted into tariffs [ see p. 38602 ] . |
| 2 | but used to say I hate them , I hate them coming you know ? |
| 3 | He had not heard them pass him ; he had been too intent on watching the singer . |
| 4 | Oh yes , I 've never ever heard them speak you know , to him as though he 's a baby . |
| 5 | ‘ I have n't heard them mention it , ’ said Dagmar in a level voice . |
| 6 | It was threatening to resume bombing on the mainland and it is suspected that the closures were linked with indirect negotiations to induce them to change their intention . |
| 7 | A couple of months later he did come to the Hammersmith Odeon with Bernie and me to see them play I could seethe relief on his face when he realised they really were a band . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'd like to see them try it ! ’ |
| 9 | It was the same when The Who smashed their gear at the end : everyone would turn up just to see them smash their gear and it was n't cool , because everybody knew they were going to do it . |
| 10 | ‘ This one wanted to do my work , but when he started telling me that personally he was against all pet shops and would like to see them closed we did n't exactly see eye to eye . |
| 11 | And it 's , and we also need to see them mend it properly . |
| 12 | But whatever their position is by Wednesday , supporters hope to see them put their disappointments behind them for the Aldershot Senior Cup final . |
| 13 | it encourages it encourages them to increase their business as well you see . |
| 14 | Many Fine Art graduates take up professional practice as artists , and this course encourages them to consider their role as artists in the community by providing opportunities for short-term placements outside the Faculty . |
| 15 | In all its areas of involvement , LAMP helps to make oppressed and exploited communities aware of their rights , and encourages them to organise themselves to set up comprehensive development programmes . |
| 16 | The prospect of seeing them made him full of joy . |
| 17 | This aspect of his practice is only just beginning to change , but he intends to persevere with it , spurred on by the personal satisfaction he has derived from ‘ seeing them do their maths ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ I ca n't bear seeing them throwing it away , that 's all . |
| 19 | Things were cheaper there than outside — butter , sugar , candles , tea , fruit — and he felt grown-up , puffed with self-importance , at being allowed with all those policemen , seeing them taking their ease , sitting at table , drinking , smoking , laughing , playing cards , some with their coats off and braces showing . |
| 20 | Seeing them live it 's hard to understand why this situation has come about because , while they fail to break new ground , their quasi-psychedelic pop is pleasantly uplifting and danceable . |
| 21 | They say its legally theirs , but the woman who tried to kill them claims she 's the owner . |
| 22 | She glared round the room , daring them to contradict her and when they did n't went on : ‘ Take that slavery away . |
| 23 | He rarely went for a tightframed shot , but instead honed in on whatever it was the subject had and made them give him more . |
| 24 | The clear autumn day drew to a close and Corbett made them rest their horses for a while . |
| 25 | Our traditional British reserve made them think we were very hostile and resented them being here , and their extrovert camaraderie we regarded as showing off . |
| 26 | Clare Short , Labour MP for Ladywood , who raised the issue in the Commons in January , said : ‘ I think the West Midlands Police were trying to brush the matter under the carpet and it was only pressure from MPs and the media that made them do anything . ’ |
| 27 | They say that the flabby reaction to the Gulf War ( and the lack of reaction to their vague anti-Gulf War B-side ‘ Riding On Through ’ ) made them realise they needed to be more specific . |
| 28 | Our negativity may have sent the fire brigade on strike , or even made them uncouple their hoses from that hydrant that gave all that lovely , cool life-giving water that would have quenched the fire and instead couple them to the nearest petrol tank . |
| 29 | The thought that they might already be pursued made them hasten their pace . |
| 30 | I 'm wondering what made them change their mind over the er knock through into the garage . |