Example sentences of "they [vb base] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Throughout the show they squeal painfully for Ga-ry ’ and his co-host , Jakki ’ — Jakki Brambles , who despite her blonde bimbo looks is one of the new breed of thoughtful DJs . |
2 | They attenuate rapidly with distance from the interface . |
3 | They trot lightly down the path on the other side of the dip . |
4 | I just mentioned it er we have we have had a suggestion from B class judges that er that the B class judges can show at er an , an open show providing , providing they declare beforehand |
5 | And they declare anew their continuous loyalty to the United Free Church in the present crisis . " |
6 | They fear either that we are committed to move to stage three or that , irrespective of the provision in the treaty allowing us a free choice , we would none the less be obliged to move . |
7 | Sadly for them , their response to it works against them and encourages the very behaviour they fear most . |
8 | So efficient is the American-trained force that when asked whom they fear more , the drugs police or the thugs from the cartels , farmers say UMOPAR , without hesitation . |
9 | How to say that they felt better , Andrew felt better , in those close twin beds where they lay near , interested strangers , meeting , or perhaps not meeting , in the night … |
10 | Noises of chopping reached them as they lay there in the morning , feeling stiff and foul . |
11 | For a while they lay there , recouping their dailiness , setting up this soft laughter against the horror of the night , close and easy together . |
12 | They lay there together for several minutes gasping and perspiring . |
13 | They lay there covered in soil and broken branches , their breath aching in repressed pants , the post-climax moment unhurried by blind fumbling for a towel . |
14 | They lay there , smashed and filthy . |
15 | They lay there , their bodies not quite touching , Kate fighting hard to contain the feelings that seemed to be once more racing out of control . |
16 | In sudden anger Ramlal pressed the other coin onto the step with a harsh click and they lay there glinting like the harsh eyes of the temple God . |
17 | They lay there gasping , murmuring , Rosie with a piece of his lip still trapped , more gently now , between her teeth . |
18 | They lay together , their bodies bathed in sweat , their hearts beating a tattoo on each other 's chests . |
19 | They lay together on the bare , splintered boards . |
20 | They lay together in the same blue-white room , though this time their lovemaking had been gentler and more familiar , as warmth and exploration of each other 's bodies and hearts had succeeded the glorious frenzy of their first coupling . |
21 | For a long time afterwards , they lay together , entwined on the soft covers of the bed , waiting for their breathing to return to normal . |
22 | Afterwards they lay together and Kate was amazed at the expression of tenderness on his face as he looked at her . |
23 | Afterwards she clung to him , the tears wet on her cheeks , and for a long time they lay together in silence as the light of the October evening faded around them . |
24 | They lay together in the gathering darkness , holding each other , neither making any attempt to speak their hurt and their loss but both knowing it was there , buried deep within them . |
25 | As darkness fell again they took turns to wash in the tent , and then they lay together under the night sky and reached again for the stars . |
26 | They lay quite still in the darkness , listening to the roar of Mr Evans 's voice and the thin squeak of his sister 's . |
27 | It is a battle to press your opponents until they concede mentally . |
28 | But they 're canned , they taste exactly the same , says Sly . |
29 | Full of fruit with no artificial preservatives or colourings , they taste just like home-made jam . |
30 | They taste so different to the figs we get . |