Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] they [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | trying to establish whether the young person is ‘ really gay ’ , or asking them to prove it ; |
| 2 | If you ask people to describe the times in their lives when they learned something about themselves it is often when someone else told them about the impact or bearing they observed they had in a situation . |
| 3 | And helping them to do it , ’ said Breeze zealously ; but Gay shook her head . |
| 4 | Then , as the heel touches the ground , lock your ankle and shift your weight forward with the knee bent , rocking forward onto the toes and using them to push you off to the next step . |
| 5 | The cleverness was in using the wealth of old prints lying around ignored and simplifying them to make them fresher and give them a contemporary feel . |
| 6 | Let , I said well the best thing ju to do erm er Pam I said is just to ignore them I said and ignoring them makes it you know ? |
| 7 | The mother who lives only through her children will face an empty future , for she is losing touch with the source of her own life , identifying with her creations and expecting them to sustain her . |
| 8 | We 've had a few people coming on and saying they want it to stay there or they want to leave it there but it 's the trees that 's really annoying people . |
| 9 | He gave the impression of telling the detectives what had happened and asking them to believe it on the authority of his charm and personality . |
| 10 | Not surprising , if you 're in the habit of picking up strange young men on canal boats and letting them cuddle you ! ’ |
| 11 | For manufactured goods , Malaysia has relied heavily on attracting foreigners to its Export processing Zones ( see below ) and letting them fight it out in the exports markets with the minimum of intervention . |
| 12 | They gave it shouting and yelling they meant it |
| 13 | We have written to all our customers outlining the situation and telling them to contact us if they are unsure of the situation . |
| 14 | She began to be what is termed ‘ a public nuisance ’ going up to strangers , not begging under the terms of the act but importuning them to help her get her daughter back . |