Example sentences of "[noun pl] they [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some sufferers have been known to jog themselves literally to death , despite being told by doctors of the specific risks they would incur by taking further exercise . |
| 2 | They were both part of Bob Dylan 's backing band in the disastrous film Hearts Of Fire : Fred had to teach the songs they would mime to that day to Dylan each morning . |
| 3 | Ultimately , it does n't matter how well a band 's guitarist plays , if an act does n't have good songs they will go nowhere . |
| 4 | The importance of the morality organisations lay not so much in their mass membership as in the specific influence they could demonstrate in moments of crises , the forces they could mobilise , the pressures they could bring to bear , the ears they could bend , the opportunities they could seize , and here conjunctural political factors played an important part . |
| 5 | If they were after foxes they would have either had several nets to cover all the holes or a dog such as a lurcher to chase after and catch the fox . |
| 6 | Young girls would come to her to have their fortunes read , to see what sort of husbands they would get , the number of children they would have and so forth , all of which circumstance she would signify by movements of her hands and fingers . |
| 7 | A few pupils in some classes were interviewed about the methods they used to answer the questions and most used doubling and halving as expected . |
| 8 | There is no natural flint in Islay so from where did the inhabitants obtain the great quantity of nodules they would require from which to make their tools ? |
| 9 | Whilst treating anyone with remedies they should avoid anything with a strong smell , scent , aroma or perfume . |
| 10 | If it is necessary for the expatriate couple to learn a new language , the course should provide them with details on where they might go or the steps they should take to achieve this . |
| 11 | Perhaps its greatest advantage is its ability to point social workers to the simple , practical steps they can take to improve the quality of life for children whose other difficulties may prove impossible to remedy . |
| 12 | If you had asked cosmetic companies ten years ago to stop experimenting on animals they would have replied , ‘ No alternative . ’ |
| 13 | Because the payments are made on a headage basis it would be unnatural for farmers not to attempt to increase the numbers of animals they can support on their farms . |
| 14 | If they strained their eyes they could make out the clusters of houses and farmyards that were Suardal to the north , the pencil-thin bars of smoke already rising from them and the meagre herds moving across the open country like ants . |
| 15 | Their working contexts impose certain limits on what they are able to do ; for example , on how many journalists they can employ and on how much news space they have on the paper . |
| 16 | The great companies and other organisations which make up modern economies have considerable discretion in choosing the goals they will seek to fulfil , and even more discretion in deciding how they will fulfil them . |
| 17 | The former were patient , they set small goals they could meet , stuck to their personally-devised diet plans and took regular exercise . |
| 18 | He went on : ‘ I told the lads they can create something to tell their kids and grandchildren about because if we do beat Reading 's run , the record will stand for a long , long time . |
| 19 | Said Keegan : ‘ I 've told the lads they can write themselves into the record books . |
| 20 | Well , well they did try to get a song going once sponsored by the club , it was sung by St Matthews ' choir would you believe , but it , it did n't seem to take off , the football supporters seemed to take very much to their own sort of songs , and they , they 'd pick up songs and chants from other grounds now like the Liverpool song You 'll Never Walk Alone , and they used to sing Away the Lads they used to pick that up from the Newcastle supporters and and |
| 21 | and I think the lads they used to get them some chocolates or something , she says oh more chocolates I 've got loads of them |
| 22 | The diesel units they 'll replace are now 30 years old . |
| 23 | The employer must devise a suitable system , instruct his employees what to do and supply any implements they may require . |
| 24 | The trio were modifying the trolley with implements they must have brought in the pockets of the golf-bags . |
| 25 | With a few deft eye-blinks they can clear their field of vision and watch the world about them for clues of special danger . |
| 26 | Be wary also of shops flogging any old trainers they can get their hands on . |
| 27 | ‘ I feel like one of those canaries they used to send into mines . ’ |
| 28 | Mayer Amschel Rothschild built Mentmore , Alfred Rothschild built Halton House , Lionel Rothschild rebuilt Tring , and Ferdinand built Waddesdon , all on the most spectacular scale and in the wildest styles they could muster . |
| 29 | Moreover , if they were to break through within the established system then they just might be a little less enthusiastic about introducing proportional representation as " a first priority " since it could let one of the parties they would have displaced back into the game . |
| 30 | The second and very obvious point that needs to be stated is that if the justices , having fulfilled their duty to make independent investigation of the terms proposed by consent , reach the initial conclusion that those terms are in some respect deficient then before imposing other terms on the parties they must indicate the nature of their departure and give all the parties a fair opportunity to make submissions on their tentative conclusion . |