Example sentences of "[noun] they [verb] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their punishment was that they were to walk bare foot behind the procession on the following Sunday , but instead of one taper they had to carry four tapers ( value 2d ) and there they should offer two at the High Altar , and two at the Altar of St. John . |
| 2 | Suggesting the need for a fourth E , equity or distributive justice , as a policy criterion they proceed to discuss current child care policies with their tendency to polarize choices , e.g. residential versus foster care , based on the belief that preferred child welfare grounds coincide ‘ by happy coincidence ’ with cheapness of fostering . |
| 3 | For social research workers to derive the maximum amount of benefit from published data they need to bring some order into their understanding of it , and for this some classification of documentary sources is needed . |
| 4 | One anxious mother , Jane Brooks , said : ‘ As people drive through and then out of the centre of Holybourne they seem to forget that speed restrictions still apply . |
| 5 | The unhappy effect of this event in the royal Icenian household presented the Druids with just the propaganda weapon they needed to foster British discontent . |
| 6 | When people stop working through redundancy , retirement or maternity they need to find other ways of getting their needs fulfilled . |
| 7 | I think instead of encouraging you to try out new ideas they seem to get some kind of kick out of telling you how bad it is … |
| 8 | After the Second World War they began to support African nationalism . |
| 9 | Saturday 's defeat of leaders Muckamore by Cregagh left Holywood with an excellent chance of catching up with the leaders , but on Sunday they conspired to lose all wickets for a mere when chasing Carrick 's total of 177 . |
| 10 | Smaller rodents also chew bone for much the same reason , as well as for its calcium or phosphate content , and like porcupines they seem to prefer older bone rather than completely fresh bone . |
| 11 | A few years ago I saw a couple of Eastenders stars come in erm and Ross whatever his name forget his name there were two young girls standing in front of me scraping pennies out of their purse to get in though we loved that character they wanted to come that night we 've got to get girls like that youngsters like that interested to come on other nights and then come again that 's what needs doing . . |
| 12 | In a final communiqué they agreed to accelerate economic integration of their countries by the creation of a customs union by 1995 , and called for the strengthening of economic ties with their main trading partner , the European Communities ( EC ) . |
| 13 | What method they use to detect such minute variations in magnetism remains a mystery , however . |
| 14 | On Easter Monday , ITV are at Elland Road for Leeds against Coventry , while next Wednesday they plan to show recorded highlights of Manchester United 's visit to West Ham . |
| 15 | Computer staff at the Royal Bank of Scotland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a series of one day strikes.If they decide to take industrial action it will result in the shutdown of the Bank 's computer system and the closure of their Cashline network . |
| 16 | If the Romans wanted systematic information about the Celtic lands and institutions they had to recruit Greek scholars . |
| 17 | The introduction of the National Insurance and Workmen 's Compensation Acts meant that many employers were becoming reluctant to employ deaf people in case they had to pay higher premiums just to employ them . |
| 18 | Judge David told them , their lives had been devoted to the relief of pain and suffering but in this case they chose to inflict considerable pain on a young woman in their care , isolated by their way of life . |
| 19 | For several hours they appeared to make little progress ; they were traversing a barren region of fine sand and yellowish clay , broken only by a few stunted , prickly bushes . |
| 20 | Er and of course they had to use these crocodiles er down the coast er where the Germans were holding out er at and Dunkirk you see . |
| 21 | Well of course they have to wear different colours anyway do n't they ? |
| 22 | At other times they serve to enrich each other through the mutual benefit of cross-fertilisation . |
| 23 | DAVID BATTY handed Leeds the European Cup verdict they wanted to hear last night : ‘ Count me in . ’ |
| 24 | Adopting peasant dress and a peasant craft they sought to spread political consciousness with the help of revolutionary literature couched in peasant idiom . |
| 25 | They are wonderful with good or very good orchestras , but with a top orchestra they seem to have both hands bound ! |
| 26 | The key question is whether , when the applications come to market , they achieve the degree of commercial success they need to fuel ongoing multimedia developments . |
| 27 | It helps students to master the basic patterns of phonology and provides them with the training they need to handle English sounds , stress and intonation , and connected speech , all presented with the usual Headway clarity . |
| 28 | While Folly was coming uncomfortably to terms with the fact that the reason they had to avoid built-up areas was to avoid too much carnage if they fell out of the sky , Luke turned to the man in the overalls , who was waiting respectfully for them to finish talking . |
| 29 | The system protects guests and deters thieves by enabling the management to obtain the information they need to investigate illegal entries into guest rooms . |
| 30 | Competition only works effectively if consumers have the information they need to make sensible decisions . |