Example sentences of "they [adv] [verb] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this sense , they arguably form collectively a sampling of the crucial foundation , at grass-roots level , of Britain 's political system . |
| 2 | She was late , as she always was , and they only had about an hour and a half to talk before she had to go , and he was nervous and she looked tired though still beautiful in bright red cords , Arran jumper and tattily magnificent fur coat . |
| 3 | To see whether individual subjects performed differently on those junctions which they personally knew well a recognition measure for each subject on each junction was calculated . |
| 4 | My aunt has told me they still admitted quite a number of patients in that condition in her day , but I thought things had changed . ’ |
| 5 | They usually struck once a month , around the time of her period , making it almost certain they were hormone linked . |
| 6 | erm and of course , er , normal years they also earn quite a lot from exporting their cat |
| 7 | Another couple at Acomb for twenty pounds and then they also give just a cost for Ripon and Scarborough . |
| 8 | Not surprisingly , therefore , whereas in 1949–50 means-tested benefits accounted for only 12.7 per cent of the social security budget , they now command over a quarter of all social security expenditure ( Reform of Social Security : Background Papers , Cmnd. 9519 , pp. 28–9 ) . |
| 9 | Many villages , especially in Persia , which have long been associated with highly sophisticated work , have either ceased weaving altogether or produce so few examples that they now have only an historic relevance to the contemporary scene . |
| 10 | Initially , they simply put together a series of guidelines , concerned with scale , height and the street network between the buildings , which amounted to two sheets of paper that they sent to the developer . |
| 11 | They therefore put forward a wide spectrum of policies to cover all politically significant aspects of national life , as well as foreign affairs . |