Example sentences of "[noun] they [vb base] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | he added , ‘ I know that has meant taking younger men as lifeboat crew to withstand the battering they receive in a heavy sea . |
| 2 | However , I can not get excited by them ( and that applies to the passion they generate in a sexual as well as a moralistic sense ) and would certainly not ever describe them as sublime . |
| 3 | Devise a recipe incorporating potatoes which shows what a valuable role they play in a healthy eating regime . |
| 4 | We shall go on improving education and training to guarantee that all our children have the basic knowledge and skills they need in a modern economy . |
| 5 | Clients will be allowed all the freedom they require in a flexible , tailor-made schedule . |
| 6 | These ‘ happy homes ’ are meant to give old people a sense of dignity and worth , but in reality they live in a privatised world cut off from both family and the wider community . |
| 7 | To care for , teach and train a child , giving them the love and discipline they need in a secure home , requires all the intelligence and skill a woman possesses . |
| 8 | Thirty yards back along the street they sit in a murky Cavalier . |