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 ? |