Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun sg] [verb] they [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often the manufacturing procedures employed in this range of products are so wide and specialized that it is not economic for the company to provide them all internally . |
| 2 | Indeed , there must be serious doubts about the decision to hold them this year . |
| 3 | The blurting ring of the telephone caught them all unexpectedly . |
| 4 | The harsh , jarring ring of the telephone stunned them both into silence . |
| 5 | The Romans tended to be suspicious of novelty , and the word ‘ novus ’ had for them a sinister ring , although their memory of the past reminded them that change had often come about , although at first resisted . |
| 6 | I do n't find that nice at all , and spend most of the morning watching them all , wondering who sent it . |
| 7 | Someone will reach for a tin of fish-paste only to be brought up short by another member of the party reminding them that fish-paste is unclean , while someone else may get as far as the checkout with a year 's supply of baked beans , when , across the crowded shelves of the supermarket , comes a voice reminding them of the danger they are facing . |
| 8 | It was a film made some years ago in black and white , but , despite the difficulty of watching it in a foreign language , the power of the drama gripped them both , Sarella because she was a professional and was impressed by the intensity of the acting , and Marc because it seemed to strike some deep chord within him . |
| 9 | But as you said if it is your responsibility you 'll have to do it all yourself , there are lots of resources and lots of other people who can actually help you out who have the knowledge and you can use because you can use it as a development tool ca n't you for some of your members of the section to give them some training expertise . |
| 10 | An old battle-axe of a nun wrapped them both in heavy blankets , forcing cups of mulled wine down their throats . |
| 11 | Though each series has normally forty-eight forms , it is rare for a composer to use them all . |
| 12 | The city was bracing itself for a party to beat them all , but the Spaniards decided to re-write the script . |
| 13 | My feeling was one of horror , mingled with a desire to take them all . ’ |
| 14 | got to be standardized , that it 's legible , to teach them all to write as an individual allows them this |
| 15 | A sound from the doorway made them both turn . |
| 16 | A waitress in the hotel said they all remembered the day of the big Piper Alpha rig disaster ‘ in the same way that we remembered where we were when Kennedy was shot ’ . |
| 17 | He went there to Dalby Forest one day in the afternoon loaded them all up and set off for Wales . |
| 18 | While he was still searching for the right question to ask , the sound of a key in the padlock made them both jump . |
| 19 | ‘ And I suppose you only had to flash your smile at the women in the village to have them all falling over themselves to tell you more . ’ |
| 20 | The matrons with their marked brows , hooped earrings and prominent noses had hardly altered , though the scarlet and mulberry cloaks painted in the tombs had vanished from all but the youngest and luckiest women among Davide 's kin , for a single death in the family charred them all , turning young and old into sable-winged crow-women — in churches , at the threshing , at the well , as if flocking in the turned field . |
| 21 | There in the moonlight tearing them all off , throwing them to the street below . |
| 22 | When we have resolved the matter we shall be in a position to give them all the reassurance they can ask . |
| 23 | In this regard , the teacher will know the pupils who need more help , and , as in all classes , will be in a position to give them any extra help needed in order to achieve the learning outcomes . |
| 24 | As a young back-bencher , Irwin dreamed one night of meeting Lloyd George in a train carrying them both back from campaigning at a bye-election . |
| 25 | Julie had cold air blowing into the car in an effort to keep them both alert . |
| 26 | The women of Britain — the women in the work force and those who want to be in the work force — will not look to the Minister to offer them any hope of liberation or any hope of a better future . |
| 27 | Then she hurried out to the kitchen to tell them all the news . |
| 28 | A tap on the door made them all start . |
| 29 | The nurse from the clinic on the compound lined them all up to have their feet swabbed with disinfectant in case any of the thorns were poisonous , principal included . |
| 30 | They had five sons and eight daughters , and Dresser 's hectic career was driven in part by the need to support them all . |