Example sentences of "[adv prt] [pron] [noun] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if a few romantics mutter against the ‘ satanic mills ’ , despoliation of the countryside and pollution of the skies from the factory chimneys , the machine shunts them aside as surely as it repulses those Luddites who would shut down its engines if they only knew how . |
| 2 | If you can find one good man , then I wo n't burn down your city and they ca n't get anybody , so whoosh the whole lot goes up , O K. So Gomorrah |
| 3 | Those poor men had a lot of problems driving in the poles to carry the lines and were obliged to use explosives on the last stretch over my land because they came across solid rock . |
| 4 | ‘ I ca n't wait to get into those waves , ’ she shouted over her shoulder as they made their way carefully down . |
| 5 | The queen spreads them over her body and they are licked off by the workers , who pass them to the rest of the colony by trophallaxis . |
| 6 | ‘ There do your kind fly , Slorne , soaring on the winds that rise up from the hot land , circling over their sites as they seek their prey of mammal and carrion , or chase a black-winged kite from off their food … ’ |
| 7 | An attitude of respect , even fear came over their escort as they were taken into the church . |
| 8 | They stand over their riders while they sleep and watch for any danger . |
| 9 | ‘ This year they 've got Postlethwaite looking over their shoulder so they 're making damned sure they 're being strictly kosher . ’ |
| 10 | The women not only carried all the possessions they did n't want to risk losing in large baskets on their heads but also had to control their children and often had to sling them over their backs as they were too weak to walk themselves . |
| 11 | Who will take over their classes when they retire ! ! |
| 12 | Allen picked up the sack and slung it over his shoulder and they all three went out into the open air . |
| 13 | The dry look he threw her over his shoulder as they followed the waiter to a small table in the corner stung her cheeks with colour . |
| 14 | He glanced over his shoulder when they were twenty yards along the carpet and was surprised to see her still leaning thoughtfully against the door . |
| 15 | To see her at work during the day , with her hair pulled straight back and no makeup on , and to hear her ticking off her girls if they were slacking , you would n't dream it was the same girl who was out dancing with a different partner every night . |
| 16 | This they achieved by switching off their tachographs as they were loading , making it look as if they were at rest . |
| 17 | Some crabs are capable of throwing off their arms if they are grabbed by a predator This common shore crab is in the process of regenerating a sacrificed right claw . |
| 18 | Make it easier for individuals and companies to pay off their debts and they will gradually be able to start spending again . |
| 19 | It 's alleged he fondled the women and suggested they take off their clothes while they were taking their driving tests . |
| 20 | This they achieved by switching off their tacographs as they were loading making it look as if they were at rest . |
| 21 | The military skills and superior armaments of the two knights allow them to fight off their attackers and they gain admittance to the castle . |
| 22 | Many lizards , such as the green lizard ( above ) and the blue-tailed skink ( below ) , are capable of breaking off their tails when they are molested . |
| 23 | You could brush it off your hands and they were n't even dirty . |
| 24 | I 'd pretty much made up my mind that they had to be forced into action , but it was such a difficult decision . |
| 25 | Anna threw up her arms and they vanished into the house . |
| 26 | Prospective buyers had been shown around , but the house had quickly made up her mind that they were not suitable for such as she . |
| 27 | Travel — Ferries : Ferry firms keep their heads above water With the Chunnel coming , ferry companies know they must smarten up their act if they are to keep custom . |
| 28 | Johnson and Boswell made up their quarrel when they rose , with Johnson saying he would not have turned back , as he had threatened , and headed for Edinburgh . |
| 29 | They went to Italy to take up their work and they have remained there ever since . |
| 30 | No one is allowed to pick up their eggs until they do this . |