Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun sg] they [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I mean , there 's , you know , the people who smoke need a boost of nicotine they 'll go and get |
| 2 | It seems likely that it involved the utilisation of the X-rays emitted by the fission bomb trigger to propagate the explosion throughout the charge of thermonuclear fuel ; travelling at the speed of light they could initiate the fusion reaction in all parts of the charge in a time much less than could be achieved by shock waves ( travelling at perhaps 104m/s ) , so that a substantial degree of reaction Could occur before the material was dispersed by the explosion ( New Scientist , 2 September , 1982 , p641 ) . |
| 3 | The assumption that once women had freedom from fear of pregnancy they 'd like men and they 'd like sex , just like that , meant neither sex nor men nor the economics of women 's powerlessness had to change . |
| 4 | The most probable source of this innovation , however , would seem to be the nomadic herdsman of Central Asia , who possessed both an abundance of rug-making material ( i.e. , wool provided by their sheep ) and the need to combat the harshness of climate and terrain ; it is likely that they discovered — possibly by accident — that by looping or knotting short lengths of wool through a flatwoven piece of material they could produce much more comfortable and durable rugs . |
| 5 | However , I think these guys did n't carry the weight with Goreng they should have done because they were Rebus 's associates . |
| 6 | Turning to the prices of individual stocks , in many cases the price is above par ( £100 ) because of the fall in interest rates , so investors have to take into account the fact that if they hold the stock to maturity they will incur a capital loss . |
| 7 | ‘ We have sent letters to everyone we believe has been in contact with the doctor but if anyone else feels they would like to have a test to put their mind at rest they should contact us . ’ |
| 8 | The Russians are so bureaucratic that any gems of intelligence they might cull are lost in a mass of trivial dross . |
| 9 | While allowances are provided for inflation ( a percentage for pay and a percentage for others costs ) , the change to cash planning was expected to motivate spending managers to think more about what level of service they can provide with only a given amount of money . |
| 10 | Firms might hold such stocks so that when faced with an unexpectedly high level of demand they can meet it without recourse to a sharp and possibly very costly increase in production . |
| 11 | Well presumably would go back in the village and if you asked other villagers look how much has X grown on that bit of land they will tell you . |
| 12 | And we were living in very a abnormal times , and women were snatching at a little bit of happiness they could get , you know this is what it was . |
| 13 | With a bit of luck they 'll wipe each other off the face of Asia . ’ |
| 14 | Mm , and they 're always going to say yes are n't they , unless they 're a reasonable human being and has got a bit of money they can use . |
| 15 | A prosthetist who had a lower limb amputation himself stated : ‘ They [ patients ] want to pick your brain for every bit of knowledge they can get . |
| 16 | He added : ‘ Had we got an early goal and put them under a bit of pressure they may have reacted differently . |
| 17 | At such moments participants find their ‘ public ’ voice and do not need the kind of protection they may have relied on earlier . |
| 18 | One approach to investigating Hymen 's characterization is to identify the other roles for male sopranos in Lully 's ballets in order to establish what kind of affect they may have had . |
| 19 | She encourages the class to ask questions about Oregon , and the kind of journey they will have to undertake to get there . |
| 20 | However , it is not the propriety of marriage itself they question — this remains the inevitable end of a young woman 's life ; the issue is what kind of marriage they should aspire to . |
| 21 | When you are on evening duty , get to know individual bedtimes ( though be prepared for someone to change their mind ) and check what kind of help they would like from you . |
| 22 | The paper 's political editor , Trevor Kavanagh , has been suggesting at Westminster that John Smith is the kind of man they can do business with . |
| 23 | When he announces his side tonight following training , it is safe to assume that McGrath will include perhaps as many as thirteen of the players who won the All That 's the kind of experience they will take into the match — and perhaps may yet parade in the Ulster final . |
| 24 | ‘ For that kind of penance they will pay £550 and know that the hard work is just a beginning . |
| 25 | ‘ In that kind of form they will give any team in the country a game . |
| 26 | A spitting , scratching , panic-stricken wild feline would have been the last kind of boat-companion they would have wanted . |
| 27 | ‘ Then we will take the boy 's speech and writing which is so good and subject it to careful analysis and if we teach the other boys whose writing and speech is not so good how to subject what they say and write to this kind of analysis they will realise how badly they speak and write and will promptly set about trying to improve the way they speak and write … . ’ |
| 28 | It 's the kind of detail they can use to sort out the false confessions . |
| 29 | Thus , general practitioners in Bassetlaw should soon know what kind of role they will have in assessing people for community care . |
| 30 | It prepared them for exactly the kind of material they can expect to see on the day — and because it is written by the examiners themselves , you can be sure that it tells you exactly what the examiners are looking for ! |