Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [prep] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | The manner in which this has been done is most inept and we now have the situation where some sections of the 1988 Act are different depending on whether they are being applied to semiconductors or other designs . |
| 2 | The nervous tension of dodging and ducking about a sky crowded with equally dodging and ducking planes , some firing , some looking as if they might fire at any instant , some sheering wildly away to avoid a collision ; and all the time trying to grab a quick shot at a mere point of light : all this brought back the strain of combat , when you were pressed on by the excitement of chasing the enemy , pulled back by the horror of shooting a friend , and periodically shaken with fright by the thought that at any second you might be cut in two . |
| 3 | This sounds as if they are joining the cartel , but it will cut world production by only 1/2% . |
| 4 | Yahweh ( Exodus 3:13–16 ) is the God actively present with his people — but the moment he chose to make this known as when they , as doomed slaves , needed to be redeemed . |
| 5 | ‘ That depends on whether they believe his story , ’ said Melissa . |
| 6 | First , there are too many complications to allow the conclusion that individuals were more or less likely to be receptive according to whether they were Protestant or Catholic . |
| 7 | Obstacles are relatively easy to cope with because they are defined and tangible . |
| 8 | ‘ Pammy Jane is very easy to talk to and they relax in each other 's company . ’ |
| 9 | There was so much to sniff at and they had already found two rabbits and had aroused a flock of partridges . |
| 10 | Once hatched , the young maleos are easy to look after since they are fully active and able to feed themselves . |
| 11 | Many of our partners work in industries where finance and resources are as hard to come by as they are in education . |
| 12 | Media influence on perceptions is likely to depend upon whether they are at the pure perception end of the spectrum or at the margin between perceptions and attitudes . |
| 13 | She was wearing biker leathers and cowboy boots which all looked as if they 'd been applied with the aid of a shoehorn . |
| 14 | Dado and picture rails can be tricky to remove without seriously damaging the plaster — it all depends on whether they were fixed in place before the walls were plastered or afterwards . |
| 15 | Well , er , it 's all according to whether they can afford it in the first instance , secondly , is it gon na be across the board ? |
| 16 | Designs like R.J. Mitchell 's Spitfire , the Hawker Hunter , the Concorde , even ( en an angular , macho sort of way ) the SEPECAT Jaguar , all look as if they were born to fly , and fly well . |
| 17 | Everyone else , including the screws and the pigs , they all talk as if they 've just learned how . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Erm may in fact find in reading the application of formula rather difficult to cope with because they 're very special circumstances and of course the small nursery schools . |
| 20 | This generally results in large radiation shields , which are unpractical to work with as they reduce the operator 's movements . |
| 21 | In the third place peasant correspondents in particular looked as if they would be a useful source of information for the central authorities on dissatisfaction in the countryside and on the rising influence of peasant types not in favour with the party . |
| 22 | There are three types , called cationic , anionic or nonionic depending on whether they work by carrying a positive , negative or zero electric charge respectively . |
| 23 | All four blushed as if they had one heart . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Then the inner office , even more discreetly sumptuous , and two more smooth bitches , secretaries this time , both looking as if they had starch in their well-bred pants . |