Example sentences of "['s] [noun pl] [verb] they " in BNC.

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1 Cuomo condemned the comments as indicative of racial stereotyping , and brushed off Clinton 's attempts to explain them away as " good-natured and jocular " .
2 Johnny Rotten in particular was becoming increasingly estranged from McLaren 's view of what the group should be , and resentful of McLaren 's attempts to control them .
3 An enormous number of Polish nobles , therefore , had survived the government 's attempts to relegate them to lesser estates .
4 Once the information has been collected it should be reviewed by Newco 's solicitors to enable them to address any potential problem as quickly as possible .
5 Jamie and Becky Blandford made the announcement this morning , just two years after their wedding.The Marquis 's solicitors say they have entered what is described as a period of separation in their marriage.Their first child is due in August .
6 The mission 's opponents said they would appeal .
7 For his part , Mr Gaunt claims that 38 of the 50 members who have signed the exemption order saving them from the full rigour of the CFTC 's rules say they do not like the agreement .
8 So you could always borrow somebody else 's notes to write them up .
9 At the Police Federation 's annual conference , which opened in Blackpool yesterday , they protested strongly against Mr Clarke 's plans to subject them to new disciplinary rules .
10 I do n't understand why dog 's do that , they never go for men 's crotches do they ?
11 Melt into the Jungle and no-one sees them again until Vic 's researchers track them down a year ago .
12 His lips were parched and cracked and one of the miners who had some sandwiches rubbed the butter from the bread on to John 's lips to soothe them .
13 VIC Reeves ' parents have put their Darlington house on the market to stop the comedian 's fans hounding them .
14 people who were not regular paper readers relied more on television , while Guardian readers relied more on the press ; but a plurality of every other paper 's readers said they found press and television equally useful .
15 Elsewhere , individual protesters were being held down while Mosley 's guards beat them over the head and about the face .
16 The coal 's importers deny they 're putting miners jobs at risk .
17 Ansel Key 's subjects knew they were not going to be starved to death , being part of a controlled experiment under constant medical supervision , so in their cases the implications of hunger were not life-threatening .
18 Again , Jasper 's eyes demanded they chance it ; they walked smartly up out of the Underground on the other side , and saw two policemen — different ones — coming towards them .
19 It was odd , but Greg noticed Bill Clough 's eyes following them sharply : he was saying nothing to the purpose so there was no reason why he should n't watch them , but Greg , following his lead , did wonder whether Hilary 's mutterings were not of a rather different kind from Desmond 's .
20 The governor 's strategists say they became confident that the reform would get through when the state 's biggest business lobby , Associated Industries of Florida , agreed to support it .
21 The report 's authors say they want the best for everyone
22 Simon 's parents estimate they 've travelled around 35 000 miles from their home at Gosditch to the various hospitals where their son 's been treated .
23 But babysitters who 've completed the course can show a certificate of competence to the child 's parents to reassure them .
24 But our spy at the Barcelona Olympics tells us : ‘ Barbara was hugging Boris 's parents like they were her own .
25 Rachel 's parents say they know they ca n't stop the programme but they 'll be switching it off .
26 Craig 's parents say they had warned their landlords , Tewkesbury Borough Council that the brickwork was dangerous .
27 Crushed to death : boy 's parents say they may sue for damages .
28 Liz had felt herself to be close to Naomi , as she nursed Naomi 's children , slept with Naomi 's husband , took tea or sherry with Naomi 's parents , helped to form the childish letters which her stepchildren wrote to Naomi 's parents thanking them for presents , for outings .
29 Tony rang Kate 's parents to tell them to come round ( they were going to look after 2½-year-old William ) and , by the time they arrived , Kate had just about finished her bath .
30 A doorman at a ‘ rave ’ at Sunderland Polytechnic last year rang Lee Turner 's parents to tell them he was dying , but he refused to call an ambulance because he knew drugs were involved .
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