Example sentences of "a pity they " in BNC.
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| 1 | A pity they did not have TV to show us Christmas cattle grazing the Alpine pastures . |
| 2 | A pleasant little place ; a pity they did so little trade . |
| 3 | People were using the bottle and litter banks and it was a pity they were often left in need of emptying . |
| 4 | What a pity they are not all like him . |
| 5 | Other people say things of this kind enviously , and even unkindly — novelists seem to attract the envy and unkindness of other people ( though so little enviable ) ; it is a pity they are not nicer to one another . |
| 6 | Right now the best are Arsenal and it 's just a pity they 're not in one of the European competitions , because my money will have been on them to win it . |
| 7 | It 's a pity they are n't also rich . |
| 8 | The nearest neighbours of Ben Nevis , Carn Mor Dearg and Aonach Beag , both have summits above the 4000 mark ; to another of the group , Aonach Mor , the Ordnance Survey rather churlishly ascribes a height of 3999 only , a tribute to their meticulous accuracy but a pity they could not have permitted themselves a slight error of twelve inches . |
| 9 | It is a pity they did not emerge from their hiding place in time for the 40-year anniversary reunions of the 49/50/51 groups , but they are partially relevant to the ‘ 52s next year . |
| 10 | It 's a pity they ca n't make a living at it then they 'd all be millionaires and prices 'd be better . " |
| 11 | " It 's a pity they seem to have forgotten you , my dear fellow . |
| 12 | It 's such a pity they 're so far away . |
| 13 | He had been a violent man and her father had been a man even more violent , it was a pity they had ever met . |
| 14 | It was a pity they would have to cross the car off . |
| 15 | ‘ What a pity they 've set up here . |
| 16 | It 's a pity they wo n't be at Wembley . |
| 17 | Ah well we will wait and see erm , they 're trying to solve everybody 's problems but ours , er with all this talk about spending money on education , sorting out the traffic problems erm , it 's a pity they do n't spend a bit more time in their budget calculations in dealing with the problems of this council and not those of the county council . |
| 18 | It 's a pity they 've got nothing else better to do . |