Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] they [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These dramatic spectacles are caused by charged particles , which are accelerated in solar flares , being diverted towards the poles by the Earth 's magnetic field where they enter the upper atmosphere causing ionisation and producing light . |
| 2 | They could n't see the shepherd until they crossed the last rise but they could hear the sheepbells on the clear air . |
| 3 | Give-aways such as book matches , note pads , pens , pencils , diaries , calendars and stationery , can be regarded as a good investment if they promote the good image of the establishment . |
| 4 | The party 's policy review paper says Muslims and other minority religious Home groups should be entitled to voluntary-aided schools provided they follow the national curriculum . |
| 5 | Of course a well-heeled litigant would still be able to frighten booksellers and newsagents by notifying them of the alleged libel and threatening to join them in the action unless they withdrew the offending publication from sale . |
| 6 | These words — nouns , verbs , adjectives and some adverbs — are also referred to as content words because they express the main meaning in an utterance . |
| 7 | ‘ Normally they do n't bother running through that in words because they open the sealed packages in front of the person . |
| 8 | No I do I think that 's wise to teach them in schools because they learn the right way . |
| 9 | The next night Bob Smith took soundings over the stern of the canoe while David Brand held her steady as she bucked in a rising wind while they fixed the exact position of this bank . |
| 10 | And yet , as the sentry yelled for a stable boy to take Guy 's horse before they mounted the outer stairway of the forebuilding , he felt every muscle in his body tighten . |
| 11 | She really wanted them to burn tonight , to feel the heat between their legs as they watched the glowing monitors . |
| 12 | Devlin could hear the sounds of shooting as they descended the steep stairway . |
| 13 | Both hardened internationals , they could n't cope with John Fashanu and Robbie Earle as they plundered the first and third goals for Dons . |
| 14 | It was a bright day with thin sunshine burnishing up from the snow and men blinked and rubbed their eyes as they crossed the open space between the two compounds , tramping over the road running down to the village and the railway line that stretched far the other way to Pot'ma . |
| 15 | He protected her like a lover , shielding her from curious eyes as they climbed the steep steps of the Rialto bridge with its shops on either side . |
| 16 | The company has devised a system of recording non-copyright material , like discordant brass band music or language tuition , on the bulk rolls of tape as they leave the magnetic coating bath . |
| 17 | When uproariously drunk , they will ride sheep by moonlight , throwing their hats in the air and whooping with glee as they drive the confused flock in circles . |
| 18 | The rowan ( Sorbus aucuparia ) is a great favourite of starlings , which provide an amusing display of gluttony as they devour the bright red autumn berries . |
| 19 | The heads of government had regional integration in mind when they formed the Caribbean Community ( Caricom ) in 1973 . |
| 20 | The Whig reformers had their own political views in mind when they described the typical Scottish politician as a man whose position was secured by extensive bribery of a small venal electorate concerned only with individual advantage , or , alternatively , by the politician ignoring the true electorate and placing reliance upon nominal and fictitious voters who had been added to the freeholders rolls in the counties . |
| 21 | We 'll catch up with her continued efforts in a few weeks time when Zoe Muir reviews the progress of all our healthy lifestylers as they hit the three month mark . |
| 22 | and within the last say twenty five years there 's been a dramatic change in the young people 's way of thinking , maybe more of them have gone to university than they did the previous twenty five years and that there is such a difference now than there was that I mean for instance if there was a war there would n't , there would be far more conscientious objectors than there ever was before far more than erm young man saying no I 'm going to fight for my country , be patriotic I do n't think you would find , for instance , the youth of this country so patriotic as they was in the last war , your country needs you . |
| 23 | It really in fact they do that more I think in estates than they do the other |
| 24 | For as they left England so they left the English language behind . |
| 25 | Specialists believe the discovery could eventually allow the use of drugs to correct the fault and reduce the risks for women who by the age of 50 have a 60 per cent chance of developing one of those cancers if they carry the defective gene . |
| 26 | Brothers created elaborate practical arrangements to emphasize their equality ; or they divided the household if they thought the implicit pattern of seniority too discrepant with the facts . |
| 27 | The celebrations that marked United 's third major Cup — four if you count the European Super Cup — in two calendar years could just be a rehearsal if they land the First Division title in the next three weeks . |
| 28 | They moved cautiously along a dimly-lit passage until they reached the steep narrow ladder that descended to the next level . |
| 29 | Throughout the night , throughout the seven hours it took to cover the one hundred and twenty kilometres to Leipzig , they had not passed another vehicle until they joined the rush-hour traffic into the city . |
| 30 | I think it should be erm local councils should be able to bring their requirements from allocated sites provided they make the appropriate er provide an appropriate choice of location and size of sites erm up to the erm levels proposed in the county . |