Example sentences of "a [noun] [conj] they " in BNC.

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1 In Thurcroft , South Yorkshire , the same issues arose ; women had found their feet but needed to identify a route that they could now follow ( People of Thurcroft , 1986 ) .
2 ‘ One year , ’ he said , when he was sure of my attention , ‘ the shepherds found a tār when they were crossing the high ridge on their way back from Aula in the spring .
3 I emphasized to the volunteers that this was a trial and they were now a member of my trial ‘ team ’ .
4 However , there are a number of these bureau who insist on advertising the fact that they have a typesetter when they do n't .
5 how many clients we 've got , you know for updating , what the capacities are and plus er we do n't know erm what sort of cable we 've got in so they might have only a ten P a cable when they already have nine pairs in use
6 They have a function when they focus attention on the object of the verb .
7 Prosecutors will not usually open a case unless they see a medical report exempting the alleged victim from work for at least five days .
8 ‘ They do n't mind so much now I 've got a few trophies in a case that they can show their friends and boast about it , ’ Carlos Francis recollected his parents ' change of posture after it became evident that he could make a career out of soccer .
9 Yes , I feel that it 's very much a case that they have things done to them all the time and our pupils , a lot of them , are quite sort of apathetic in decision-making and are quite happy to accept , or appear to be happy to accept , whatever anybody decides should be done for them , to them .
10 The only type of legal research that most practising lawyers want to do is research into the law relating to a case that they have on hand .
11 Both sides could make out a case that they deserved to win and should have been awarded penalties .
12 There are only two requirements when taking a case and they are interdependent : Observation with all the senses and objectivity or freedom from interpretation of what is observed .
13 They like to do it a bit but they really ca n't sustain it because ultimately there 's a , there 's a call for action , a demand for action .
14 Which means this wind will have to die down a bit before they can return to the mainland . ’
15 ‘ Although if there are two people at odds you may lose a bit because they are not going to get their ideas together .
16 This troubled them a bit because they were impatient to learn .
17 We w we was partnerships you see well when our place collapsed they carried on just carried on a bit because they were connected with Japan .
18 Mind you , this fellow jibbed a bit when they offered him two hundred to knock off a bloke who would n't play along with them , but not for long .
19 As always , Ideal Constitutions for Ireland must wobble a bit when they come to Ulster .
20 But we could n't add to our early goal and just lost our shape a bit when they came back at us .
21 It makes me seethe a bit when they say ‘ You do n't work here , do you ? ’
22 They perked up a bit when they finally reached the car park before the North Ameshet Holiday Inn though .
23 They 're worth a bit when they 're like that are n't they ?
24 But Geoff , he do n't shout out or anything — he just waits for a bit till they finish their tea and then he shouts out ‘ Enjoy your tea then ’ , and as they look up he pisses a bit more and they go barmy . ’
25 Which could be quite a bit as they all still lived at home with their mums and dads .
26 For some reason they had not much liked the look of this pub , called the Fir Tree , and though he had slowed a bit as they came to it , they had not stopped .
27 EVEN the sophisticated Hollywood audience at the American Cinematheque tribute to Sean Connery , held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel last weekend , were blushing a bit as they watched the raunchy video offerings from Dame Edna and Richard Harris .
28 It was Willey , supported by Emburey , who kept it at bay , the final score being 391 for 7 ; admittedly , Roberts had hardly been able to bowl on the last day , but the home team had shown themselves that they could bat a bit if they tried .
29 I mean , they can er be lost a bit if they 're a bit small .
30 Now I do n't know what they were worth and she was saying they must have been worth quite a bit cos they 're big detached solid houses are n't they ?
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