Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some players find Goblins hard to use because they imagine they are fighters and commit them to combat as if they were Orcs . |
| 2 | They were drinking bottles of Coke and trying not to appear as if they were watching the hotel . |
| 3 | The Member of Parliament shall be eligible for nomination for selection as the prospective parliamentary candidate and , whether nominated or not , he or she shall be entitled to appear as if they had been nominated before the special meeting of the General Committee convened in accordance with section ( 3 ) of this clause and to be considered for selection as the prospective parliamentary candidate . |
| 4 | And how many hours would six men have to work for before they worked thirty six man hours ? |
| 5 | Strombolian activity , then , is a bit noisier than Hawaiian , but it 's still not particularly dangerous — there are two villages on Stromboli only a couple of kilometres from the ever-active vent , and the inhabitants rarely have cause to worry about whether they will live to see the sun rise on another day , or on another boatload of visitors coming across to look at the volcano . |
| 6 | This generally results in large radiation shields , which are unpractical to work with as they reduce the operator 's movements . |
| 7 | Erm er in my opinion they are a very good tenant and a very good person to work with and they certainly are very cooperative with the cinema . |
| 8 | Well all the way from , they used to come from and they used to have some sunbonnets on , I always remember they used to have the , I 'm not a dressmaker but you know a la they do n't like frills down the back that used to hang down the back and the I remember them coming round selling blocks of salt . |
| 9 | Scotland Yard refused to comment on whether they believed the IRA were responsible . |
| 10 | Many of our partners work in industries where finance and resources are as hard to come by as they are in education . |
| 11 | His intention is to experience an ‘ as if ’ context — in a game two friends may agree to behave as if they are opponents ; in drama two friends may make exactly the same agreement . |
| 12 | We have already referred to those who find it difficult to give up ‘ playing the field ’ and continue to behave as if they are still single . |
| 13 | They expect you to take 'em seriously , no matter how pitiful they are — in fact , the more pitiful they are , the more their wives at home probably laugh at 'em , the more they expect you to behave as if they was some Eastern potentate or something . |
| 14 | Then a great many of the bar 's occupants began to behave as if they had just remembered urgent appointments . |
| 15 | Consumers are induced to behave as if they took account of the externality , though in fact they take account only of the after-tax price . |
| 16 | In this research , the investigator plans to study the possibility that adults on occasion expect young children to behave as if they already have an accurate conception of the process of communication , and that as a result of being expected to behave in this more mature way they come to realise why that behaviour is appropriate . |
| 17 | She then asks what kind of day each has had , telling them to answer as if they were the other . |
| 18 | Er that can be bad because if , if only from the point of view that when you get back you 've got nothing to talk about because they were there and saw and did it all you see . |
| 19 | None of the organisations we contacted had large ranges to choose from but they might be able to help you out with information charts and publicity posters for a small or no charge . |
| 20 | They have a much wider range of cards to choose from and they can also compose their own personalised message . |
| 21 | ‘ To ensure that artists are fully aware of all conditions and clauses we will offer a list of music industry lawyers for them to choose from if they need help with the contract . |
| 22 | When looking for property , expatriates will find more accommodation to choose from if they are to rent under a company let rather than in their own names . |
| 23 | ‘ Pammy Jane is very easy to talk to and they relax in each other 's company . ’ |
| 24 | The Government should invest in housing to encourage labour mobility , and in training and education , which the Chancellor sought to ridicule as if they were unimportant . |
| 25 | I 'll go to look for where they were born and bred . |
| 26 | But Patsy and Tim wanted a few simple cupboards painted white , made to look as if they 'd always been there . |
| 27 | It was about how to deal with a road accident and I arranged for a smashed-up car to be towed into the studio , and for actors to sprawl around , made-up to look as if they had appalling injuries . |
| 28 | In contrast to the outside , the area was softly carpeted , softly lit , as if illness and death had to be cushioned away , made to look as if they did n't exist . |
| 29 | At last , a jazz influenced band who do n't try to look as if they 've just stepped out of the pages of Kerouac . |
| 30 | Howard and Felicity move slowly about with their champagne , like everybody else , trying to look as if they are heading somewhere purposeful , and quietly making little humorous comments on the proceedings to each other as they go . |