Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] they [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the things is , they always laugh , they 're always laughing when they get on the train |
| 2 | The Easoe scientists said that the ozone loss was more serious than they had expected when they embarked on the £14 million experiment in late 1991 . |
| 3 | The Nones were so named because they occurred on the ‘ ninth ’ day before the Ides . |
| 4 | Owners are allowed to discriminate when they live on the premises and share facilities such as the kitchen and bathroom with the tenants . |
| 5 | At the end of our period John of Salisbury wrote his Historia pontificalis , with its centre in Rome and the curia — a chronicle of events seen as they impinged on the eternal city ; and he talks much less of pilgrims , much more of diplomatic visits and of litigants . |
| 6 | This they had done when they descended on the genteel town of Winchelsea . |
| 7 | Now we 're on the road , er , let's see what other goodies we 've got over here going on , oh , yes , we 're checking out how well people are being briefed before they came on the course . |
| 8 | The Pentland Hills are viewed increasingly as an area with high recreational potential , lying as they do on the very doorstep of Edinburgh . |
| 9 | May I thank the Prime Minister for allowing his Ministers to vote as they wish on the Wild Mammals ( Protection ) Bill on Friday 14 February , St. Valentine 's day ? |
| 10 | Yields on investment projects are notoriously difficult to estimate since they depend on the future demand for the firm 's products . |
| 11 | When they consume mushrooms Night Goblin shamans deduct -1 from their dice score when they roll on the ‘ Eadbangerz Chart . |
| 12 | English people , relying as they do on the creation of an invisible but supposedly recognizable barrier of reserve to ensure personal privacy in public places , have always been particularly appreciative of this form of tact . |
| 13 | What is less clear is the extent to which a demonstrable need must be proven before they insist on the adoption of otherwise practicable control measures . |
| 14 | And this is a Sotino which is a quality brand in those days , I , I , do n't know if it still is , I assume it is , erm , which was not advertised at all , and although the Rolex 's and so on in this world have been heavily advertised as they came on the market , Sotino 's never really was , so my father had a struggle I suspect selling . |
| 15 | Animate or inanimate , indifferent or not , there was something luminous and terrible about these clouds , raining as they did on the just and the unjust alike . |
| 16 | Dividend payments are not fixed , and they are much more difficult to estimate as they depend on the overall performance of the firm . |
| 17 | Almost all attempts to improve the lot of the serfs in the previous two or three generations had failed because they depended on the gentry 's goodwill . |
| 18 | Difficulties occur whether they focus on the monetary base or on a wider range of liquid assets , and whether they impose statutory ratios or allow banks to determine their own prudent ratios . |
| 19 | In this aggressive and selfish age , some golfers seem determined to operate as they do on the queen 's highway , following the " Thou shalt not pass " code of behaviour . |