Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [conj] they " in BNC.

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1 You could use some of the dry transfer lettering that is available from most art shops , or ask your local framer or photographer if they could recommend a calligrapher to you .
2 A recent survey by law firm Eversheds shows that a quarter of senior executives of medium and large-sized companies are considering changing their accountants , bankers or solicitors because they do n't get value for money .
3 Forest landowners could not even erect fences or hedges unless they were low enough to allow the deer to enter and leave , consequently crops were often destroyed by them .
4 N.B. It should be noted that in Austria twin beds often consist of two separate mattresses attached to a single frame or headboard and they can not be separated .
5 They need a home where they will be safe from hunting animals such as bears or lynx and they also need a place to store food for the winter when the land is snow-bound .
6 In particular if notice of an application for such an order has been given he may : ( a ) strike out the claim or defence if they show no reasonable cause of action or defence and enter judgment ( Ord 13 , r 5 ) ; ( b ) where £1,000 or more is claimed , upon submission of affidavit evidence proving the facts ( and proof of service of the application , copy affidavit and exhibits seven days before ) , enter summary judgment in a default action where there is no real defence .
7 The WBC have already said they will strip Bowe or Holyfield if they pulled out of the deal with Lewis , who knocked out Donovan ‘ Razor ’ Ruddock 10 days ago .
8 Section 28(6) of the 1988 Education Act makes it clear that governors will not be personally liable in cases of injury or damage if they have acted in good faith .
9 Essential oils , or essences as they are often called , are the odoriferous , volatile ( they readily evaporate ) liquid components of aromatic plants .
10 climbing the white horses takes anything from three to five hours … routes up cliffs or pitches as they 're called are well mapped out in the mountain guides … and our team have made made it to the top in good time …
11 The history of the divisions of the kingdom , or Teilungen as they are often known to modern scholars , is a complex one , and it is one that has to be reconstructed from narrative sources which are not concerned to describe those kingdoms , but which provide the relevant information only in passing .
12 Shut up said Catherine shortly , we know it was n't Daryl or Alicia because they say so .
13 They are not known to the rest of the program and they can only be changed from within the procedure or function where they are defined .
14 Macmillan likened the privatization programme to the reaction of individuals or estates when they run into difficulties .
15 It would surely be tempting providence to suggest a prominent showing in the Benson & Hedges because they will require , to use gardening vernacular , ‘ a little time to bed down . ’
16 For example , a famous debate , which started with an exchange in the pages of the scholarly journal World Politics in 1966 , was ostensibly an across-the-board one between Behaviouralists and Realists ( or Traditionalists as they were there called ) .
17 Given their reputation in the 1970s , who would have thought that British car workers would match their counterparts in Japan or Germany as they do now , not only for productivity , but for quality as well ?
18 Their own experience leads them on , for example , to rejecting a full box or bucket that they think is too heavy for them to carry .
19 It is the same story with company shares ( or equities as they are called ) .
20 The Low Countries , or Flanders as they were termed in the Middle Ages , were subject to varied artistic influences from different sources .
21 NEVER work with children or animals because they are notorious scene-stealers is an old acting adage .
22 Speaking only to confirm their ages and identities , they showed no sign of nervousness or distress as they were accused of the abduction and murder of James , from Northwood , Kirkby .
23 Many of our industrial problems have their roots in loner , career-motivated managers designing jobs for people motivated by relationships goals ; the managers isolate people from each other in factories or offices because they ( the managers ) want to be isolated .
24 [ the commission ] did not … attempt to demarcate a boundary but indicated a border strip some twenty to forty miles [ 30–60 km ] in width , somewhere inside which the frontier line was understood to lie , the two governments being left to settle the question by agreement or force as they pleased .
25 You will need a centre string or carriage if they are cut out , but not for the housed string , unless the stairs are more than 900mm ( 36″ ) wide .
26 That way the donor 's cards are not muddled in the confusion of the day , and presents are kept safely and not left in hotels or halls where they might go astray .
27 fix it up then , cos it , or Andy cos they did a
28 The computer fiasco quoted at the start of this chapter underlines the importance of distrusting figures or data when they become over detailed .
29 Often , the initial rapid rate of flow decreases , and then the level of the lava in the canal drops , leaving the banks , or levees as they are called , standing up high and dry like walls .
30 Teaching excellence should be rewarded , and there should be real penalties for individuals or units if they fail to fulfil their teaching obligations .
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