Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [adv] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The second event featured two local sheep shearers , and , and a New Zealand expert , showing just how fast they could part a sheep with its woolly coat .
2 Walter Smith told his players before they left the dressing room at Celtic Park that he appreciated they had given him all they could since the start of that run in August .
3 A few were deliberately encouraged , but only where they could further the Institution 's watchdog' function .
4 Many parents , increasingly pressed to meet school fees , say they would rather the trips were not on offer than have to explain yet again to their children that they ca n't join their friends on this once-in-a-lifetime trip .
5 Back on the banks of the Thames , the parent birds become distressed at the point where they lose sight of their young — which the volunteers rush into the dinghy as soon as they can so the familiy is reunited .
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