Example sentences of "[adj] they would [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ground was soft there and if they were lucky they would land on the pile of hay he kept for his horse . |
| 2 | ‘ At first , I was n't at all sure they 'd work in the cottage . |
| 3 | We then sprayed them with water for our picture and the instant transformation showed just how very good they 'd look in the right setting . |
| 4 | Cos they used t what they used to do in the small boat , they used to coil so much in the then they 'd row to the quay and then the they 'd run ashore hid past the line and pull a river and put the bollard for 'em and then cos they 'd turn round they might give us a quid for a drink you see |
| 5 | In the meantime a jig had been prepared such that the tailplanes could be broken under loads not dissimilar to those they would meet in the air . |
| 6 | It is generally expected that the profits firms receive as a result of collusion exceed those they would earn in the one-shot NE , otherwise they might as well not collude . |
| 7 | Subjects in this study clearly knew that they were not objectively ‘ at risk ’ , nonetheless , their subjective ratings are consistent with them experiencing similar feelings to those they would have on the road . |
| 8 | Mill also thinks this is a very good way of introducing female suffrage at this point which he is very much in favour of , if you had a , if you had a vote on it should if you vote if er there was a vote among the male electors about whether women should be given the vote and there was a public ballot , then it 's very unlikely they would vote against the extension of franchise because their wives and daughters would be able to see what they 've done , so he thinks that erm the only reason for having a secret ballot is that you 're rather ashamed of what you 're doing and that if you have a public ballot people will vote much more responsibly . |
| 9 | That really was the riddle , and if they got the answer right they would escape from the castle , be taken from this limbo and resume their duties and positions in the Therapeutic Wars again , debt paid . |
| 10 | And as for Derby … if they fell any lower they 'd drop off the pools coupon ! |
| 11 | As the days became warmer they would go to the pond to feed the ducks and then along to the terraced rose gardens before making their way to the nearby swings and roundabouts in the small enclosed area . |