Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as the continents grew they gleaned more of the carbon from the oceans and atmosphere . |
| 2 | No , it does n't say the size of the bathrooms does it ? |
| 3 | ‘ Before , in the Kirov , what happened was that there were eight or ten singers working for one new production each year , and another 50 sitting in the rehearsals criticizing them . |
| 4 | I think for er even for upgrades we er the contracts do it sometimes which to me 's wrong cos they are n't engineers |
| 5 | The Acts gives us many examples of Christian people bearing witness to Jesus , in particular his death and resurrection , to soldiers and governors , prince-lings and mediums , crowds and individuals . |
| 6 | ‘ But all the experts told us to stay at Bart 's . |
| 7 | The experts claim it 's not a vintage year , so the spotlight has shone firmly on the models . |
| 8 | The predicted expansion never came and it may be argued that Kielder , and the flooding of the valley , was a disastrous example of the worst kind of crystal-ball gazing so frequently employed to force unwelcome developments on an unwilling population ; and once again , the experts got it wrong . |
| 9 | ‘ The experts assure us that symptoms occur between one and four hours after this particular substance has been ingested . ’ |
| 10 | Steve and his wife use it to keep the weight off and ensure their 3 young daughters get the balanced diet the experts say they need . |
| 11 | Start teaching him to read so he 'll behave like the experts say he should ? |
| 12 | 2 So , we can suggest that the British constitution is what the experts say it is . |
| 13 | ‘ The experts say it dates to the first century , ’ Anna Sabatini had said when she 'd noticed Caroline admiring it . |
| 14 | From the moment Galwey won his first international cap against Namibia two years ago the experts claimed he was too short for an international lock forward , too slow to be an effective No 8 . |
| 15 | Sally Gilbert-Smith and Ruth Gilbert from Cornwall — Sally , 28 , who works in Lloyds Bank in Newquay , entered herself and her mother for the competition because it seemed like the perfect opportunity for the experts to show them off to their full potential . |
| 16 | Oxford are sticking to their old blades and the experts reckon they 'll be sharp enough to win on Saturday . |
| 17 | Why not take it down to the firm 's office and let the experts see it for themselves ? |
| 18 | The crowds made it painfully obvious who was the new star of the show the Princess of Wales . |
| 19 | The organiser of a country show which failed to pull in the crowds says he 'll be holding a full enquiry into what went wrong . |
| 20 | This was the theme tune at last month 's revolutionary rallies , where the crowds sang it with great gusto and clapped to the jaunty rhythm of its concluding lines . |
| 21 | Then if the crowds return we can go back to the salaries we deserve ’ |
| 22 | The crowds loved him and he wanted to be rewarded accordingly . |
| 23 | The crowds adore him , and he knows it . |
| 24 | ‘ One of the labourers recognised him . |
| 25 | It was always farming circulars for her father , copies of the newspaper to which he occasionally contributed articles on sheep , seldom anything for her mother beyond invitations the senders knew they were safe from her accepting , or appeals for money from charities , the Scottish Women 's Institute , funds to save a painting for the Glasgow Art Gallery . |
| 26 | This word universal is never the name of anything existent in nature , nor of any idea or phantasm found in the mind [ my italics ] , but always the name of some word or name ; so that when a living creature , a stone , a spirit , or any other thing , is said to be universal , it is not to be understood that any man , stone etc. , ever was or can be universal , but only that the words , living creature , stone , etc. , are universal names , that is , names common to many things ; and the conceptions answering them in the mind are the images and phantasms of several living creatures or other things . |
| 27 | " The splinters prick you and its hard to breathe , but the peg 's nearly through . " |
| 28 | The animal began to gnaw at the ropes binding her to the altar . |
| 29 | Then we 've got the rig , the mast comes in two parts , the boom , the sail and all the ropes to put them together . |
| 30 | Maxim did his best to shrug inside the ropes wrapping him to the chair . |