Example sentences of "they start [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After several years , when they have grown to full size , they start to swim back to the rivers in order to spawn . |
| 2 | ‘ And that 's when they start to panic , ’ Billy interrupted , ‘ then they start flapping around on the surface and we start sticking 'em ; dead easy . ’ |
| 3 | Pilots should be encouraged to make an assessment during the final turn of how much airbrake they will need as they start to straighten up for the final approach , instead of waiting until the turn is completed at which point it is already too late . |
| 4 | Just as the marine terrace represents the abandoned sea floor , so do river terraces represent valley floors abandoned by the rivers as they start to cut down to the new and lower base level . |
| 5 | They chuck all these people out of mental hospitals on the excuse that everyone in the community is spontaneously going to start looking after them — and surprise , surprise , they start turning up on the night shelter circuit . |
| 6 | One week before an election , they start cuddling up to the Liberals for support . |
| 7 | ‘ One week before a general election , they start cuddling up to the Liberals for support . |