Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Results will be given as quickly as possible , but some experts fear they could take up to a month if demand is high . |
| 2 | Some experts suggested they were due to other industries nearby — like chemical factories and oil refineries . |
| 3 | From the sketchy results available , some experts think they see flaws in the study , in the sampling and testing procedures especially . |
| 4 | In South Africa , ants visiting Ficus sur to tend homopterans deter parasitoids of the figs , thus enhancing pollination success , but some ants feed on arriving pollinators , while some birds eat them as they emerge . |
| 5 | Some Florentines liked them because they were picturesque . |
| 6 | By the same token , the dodos of Mauritius were giant pigeons ( though some biologists believe they were closer to rails ) . |
| 7 | Corbett looked into her harassed face and fearful eyes and , digging into his purse , drew out some coins handed them to her . |
| 8 | Clubs had agreed a deal with Central for the first two months of the season , but it was thrown into doubt after some clubs said they were n't getting paid enough . |
| 9 | The projects focus on maintaining and protecting the species ' habitats , and in some cases establishing them in new habitats . |
| 10 | The word ‘ mothering ’ is sexist in many contexts because it reinforces the ‘ natural ’ connection of women with children and childcare — a connection that feminists have criticised , since under our present social arrangements it has the entirely sexist consequences of defining non-mothers as non-women , restricting women 's opportunities to do other things if they wish , exploiting their unpaid labour and in some cases causing them to be seen as less important than the children they give birth to . |
| 11 | Staff in local authority children 's homes are being given new powers to restrain young people in their care physically , and in some cases to lock them up overnight . |
| 12 | Pupils have many different views as to the nature of learning and the role of teachers , and part of the work with a new class is in some cases to get them to modify their perspective . |
| 13 | However , when used in poorer conditions , particularly thawing ice , some climbers feel they tend to cut down through the ice and give poor support . |
| 14 | There are times when we all want to get inside the other person 's head and switch a few knobs to re-programme them completely . |
| 15 | Some authorities subdivide them into three types — the down-awn hairs , the awn hairs and the guard-awn hairs — but these subtle distinctions are of little value . |
| 16 | We have seen the problems facing these mutations in the natural habitat , but in captivity their chances are far higher , because some fishkeepers find them interesting and attractive , and attempt to propagate them . |
| 17 | Some schools say they have an emergency fund they can dip into if family finances are really tight . |
| 18 | Some survivors complained they were being herded towards the site of the second bomb and were only 50ft away when it exploded . |
| 19 | ‘ Some referees think they know best and wo n't let the physio on the pitch . |
| 20 | Some tenants to whom this happens every few months said they 'd been told that next time they 'd have to sort it out themselves . |
| 21 | This method ensures that the file designer is not forced to provide very large embedded overflow areas on every cylinder , when only a few cylinders require them . |
| 22 | But some traders believe they 've been let down . |
| 23 | For a transitional period , industrial policy should include the option of erecting external barriers in some sectors to allow them to restructure and modernise . |
| 24 | She says some shoppers think they 've seen people acting , or even dressed , suspiciously . |
| 25 | Till the old governor comes and some , some trainers saddle them , but some leave it to travel head lad . |
| 26 | For instance , it would be wrong to reconsider the Taylor Report because some fans say they prefer to stand at football matches and there is a likelihood that less wealthy clubs will be forced out of business . |
| 27 | Maybe it was something she found in one of her bins It was just six dots , anyway , and some lines joining them up Five of the dots had names , Sometimes she said they were stars , sometimes they were the names of cities . |
| 28 | ‘ We need to get player representation involved when such changes are in the air because , frankly , I saw nothing wrong with the old laws — just the way some countries played them . ’ |
| 29 | Going back to those first commands and prohibitions on which ( among other things ) conscience is founded , it is apparent that some babies heed them more readily and consistently than others , and that some parents convey them more effectively than others . |
| 30 | Some parents say they can barely afford children : living costs rocketed in the late 1980s , and Taipei is now reckoned to be one of the world 's most expensive cities in which to live . |