Example sentences of "[noun] they [vb base] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the third part of the series in which our road testers name the cars they rate as the best , the ultimate in luxury saloons comes to the fore . |
| 2 | But these later pieces are of most use for the light they shed on the earlier development . |
| 3 | I think as a Group Captain er explained y'know the the operational staff have really got to complete their study into what kind of tactical reconnaissance capability they want in the next century . |
| 4 | It 's a pretty modest document , which was never going to appeal greatly to Dublin or the SDLP , who would have to abandon the leverage they have through the Anglo-Irish Agreement . |
| 5 | The idea that the superpowers are vital to the success of the peace process is based upon the influence they exert on the regional contestants , but in reality they have helped to perpetuate regional conflict and global competition in the area , with the encouragement of local clients . |
| 6 | It 's probably where the expression ‘ work like a dog ’ was born ; no wonder they shuffle under the shearing sheds and grab as much sleep as they can when they 're not clambering over sheep 's backs or kicking up the fine , red dust . |
| 7 | Consumers equate the gross price to the value of the marginal benefit they receive from the last film , but producers equate the marginal cost of films to the lower net-of-tax price of films . |
| 8 | Briefly , the available evidence shows that the benefit they confer on the various socio-economic groups changes according to government policies and they do not always give greater benefits to those living in council accommodation , as is often assumed . |
| 9 | Three bottles they drink between the two of them . |
| 10 | All necessary and desirable directions for disposing of the proceedings should be given at the pre-trial review , and the parties should as far as practicable ask for all the directions they need at the pre-trial review , giving prior notice to all interested parties ( Ord 17 , rr 1 and 3 ) . |
| 11 | Some of the crew puffing after only half an hour or so , which is n't surprising as the only exercise they take in the normal run of things is putting their legs under a table and aiming their snouts at the trough . |
| 12 | Nothing much can be done about missing pets , but the impression of diligence and earnestness they leave with the bereft alone is a comfort . |
| 13 | Is that the only child they have at the present time ? |
| 14 | She says when other people see a badly behaved child they jump to the wrong conclusions . |
| 15 | Many suffer from the liberal philosophy they remember from the '60s and do n't want to sort out their priorities on their own — however much they assure you they can . |
| 16 | Partnerships in the UK are a contemporary feature ; in their present incarnation they date from the mid 1980s and since then have grown remarkably into a national phenomenon . |
| 17 | We may try to explain them by pointing to the place they occupy in the larger narrative . |
| 18 | We have the county council and the district councils telling us what a good job they do at the present time , spending a lot of money in doing it , we have provided this largely out of our own efforts , we 've got grants from er other bodies , I think it 's something that we should properly erm hallmark as an initiative of this parish council to celebrate one hundred years of parish government , and I would propose centenary field . |
| 19 | For things they want daily or several times a week they go to the local village , or in a town they go to the local suburban shops , or the ‘ corner ’ shop . |
| 20 | During the inquiry they ask for the electronic serial number of the mobile phone which is then used for the illegal duplication of the phone unit . |
| 21 | Later on in the evening they go into the Greek bastard 's cab rank , ask for a cab to say … |
| 22 | But they are also nervous that the calculations they make in the next two weeks may determine who will win and lose the political battles of the next two years . |
| 23 | A panel of experts , appointed by the Council of Europe last November to advise the Community , found that some European states have yet to develop rules on recourse to DNA analysis in forensic work — a shortcoming they set as the first priority . |
| 24 | The Hill Samuel plan envisages splitting off the UK naval and avionics businesses and giving shareholders one share in the new company for every share they hold in the existing organisation . |
| 25 | PILGRIMS to Walsingham are being asked by clergy to reduce the amount of Holy water they take from the Anglican shrine because of fears that the well will dry up . |
| 26 | This holds that through their actions in the market consumers oblige companies to produce the goods they require in the largest quantities at the lowest possible price . |
| 27 | These elite customers can — and do — make fabulous profits by buying goods from ‘ closed ’ shops and selling to ‘ commercial shops ’ or even directly to the shadow economy , where the non-privileged are forced to shop because they ca n't find the goods they want in the ordinary shops . |
| 28 | Our discoveries about their similarities and differences will lead us to examine other passages in Exodus and Numbers , and our desire to explain certain features of all these texts will then encourage us to look at the positions they occupy in the larger narrative , and so discuss their contexts in greater detail . |
| 29 | In the main , they are instilled with the pragmatic games of pursuit they play with the local petty thief ; and if asked to consider the wider nature of their role , they tend to fall back on protestations of political neutrality . |
| 30 | … it is not difficult to imagine a case where it would be essential for employers embarking for example on a new technical process to invite existing employees to agree to some reasonable restriction on their use of the knowledge they acquire of the new technique ; and where it would be essential for the employer to terminate , by due notice , the services of an employee who was unwilling to accept such a restriction . |