Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They do n't speak English , ’ he informed her , ‘ and despite my attempts to persuade them differently they just all trooped in and sat down . |
| 2 | Letters inviting parents to join the parent — teacher association , visit the ‘ Spring Fayre ’ , to volunteer for ‘ parent-governor elections ’ , or attend a ‘ Maths Workshop ’ were put in the bin after my attempts to explain them . |
| 3 | He broke two of my teeth extracting them but he says they 're out clean , when I told him to take another X-ray of it . |
| 4 | I thought the newt or the Knifefish might be eating the fish , but one of my books says they are community fish , and another says they are not . |
| 5 | The smoke blows in my eyes making them water and sting , so I get up , move and freeze my ass off sitting beyond the smoke in the wind up the valley . |
| 6 | I was being crushed at the sides but my feet felt they were being pulled . ’ |
| 7 | I put my bags between my feet to feel them with my legs , and took out my flight ticket . |
| 8 | I stamp my feet to warm them up . |
| 9 | My feet decided they needed a day off . |
| 10 | Says David Stokes : ‘ My parents said they would by them for me when the time was right but I would be too embarrassed to ask . |
| 11 | Neither of my parents wore them . |
| 12 | Neither of my parents wore them . |
| 13 | ‘ My parents managed them — they were a very successful partnership for many years . |
| 14 | I used to wear jeans and jackets and shirts but my parents burned them on the same day my dad beat me up , and after that I had to wear saris . |
| 15 | ‘ Now my parents realise they may have to go to help with identification . |
| 16 | My grandparents said they could n't afford it . |
| 17 | It goes to my muscles to make them strong . |
| 18 | All my passengers say they hope Labour do n't get in . |
| 19 | ‘ I know people might say ‘ Well she would say that , would n't she ? ’ but you have to know my girls to know they just would n't do such a thing . |
| 20 | Despite their double handicap , Everton pulled themselves back to 3-2 with two Stuart Barlow goals before Sinton completed his treble two minutes from time , and Francis added : ‘ At 3-0 my players thought they 'd won it . |
| 21 | My friends loaned them to me , my friend Tom erm I 've got |
| 22 | If my friends knew they 'd shun me and my boy-friend would leave me . |
| 23 | This particular girl , a model , is putting Patrick in his place by going on about cars : ‘ Most of my friends have them on the firm , ’ she said , with the sort of lift of the old proud head that he could hardly believe had not accompanied a limiting judgment on Villiers de l'Isle Adam . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ My creatures stoke them and work the treadmills , and so the Silver Looms are never allowed to still . ’ |
| 25 | I called my men to drive them back . |
| 26 | It could equally be that they had spotted my men following them and were attempting to shake them off . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm keeping my wages to buy them some myself . ’ |
| 28 | I shall be flying round there with my boxes to collect them . |
| 29 | My colleagues have them — four men , day and night . |
| 30 | The next paragraph states ‘ The scissor-like cutting action of their teeth enables them to reduce a full-sized human being to a mere skeleton in about four minutes ! ’ |