Example sentences of "[pron] they [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Females of several parasitic species of wasp sting weevil larvae , beside which they lay a single egg . |
| 2 | In their third year , students take a special topic on which they prepare a substantial piece of work . |
| 3 | In the third year , students choose a special subject which they study in depth and on which they prepare a substantial dissertation . |
| 4 | Over-exploitation of rattan does not indicate a high ‘ conservation of resources ’ sense , nor does their attitude to animals , of which they keep a wide range of pets from rats to tigers . |
| 5 | Many various-sized painted plaster images are on sale and quite a number with large pieces broken off are being brought back in torn imitation plastic leather bags , only to have it explained that the purchasers probably have not been confessing enough and absolution is only granted by their completing a 13-page questionnaire through which they get a special adhesive that breaks all mends . |
| 6 | Mrs Whitehouse wrote on behalf of the NVALA to the then Home Secretary , Roy Jenkins , asking if he would declare Thorsen an ‘ undesirable alien ’ , to which they received a negative reply . |
| 7 | Watchers were then encouraged to get in touch with her via her publishers , after which they received a personalised mailshot . |
| 8 | The subscription was 5/- a year if paid in one sum or 1/6 a quarter but all persons under 20 years of age one shilling quarterly , for which they received a signed ticket of admission and also had the privilege of introducing a lady to the free lectures , the members themselves were admitted ( at half price ) to lectures where a charge was made . |
| 9 | Club members can provide help with Front of House , Bar and Foyer duties in return for which they receive a free ticket to the show . |
| 10 | The world communist movement , meanwhile , had virtually collapsed as an organised force , and individual parties had lost ground in nearly all the countries in which they had a legal existence ( some had simply disappeared ) . |
| 11 | Each member of the group , based in Woodbridge , has an area in which they take a special interest . |
| 12 | Throughout , he is quiet and well mannered , but eventually he walks out on them , at which they make a big scene . |
| 13 | Like the Howie Committee 's proposed SCOTCERT qualification , to which they bear a close resemblance , general SVQs offer a broadly-based general education with a vocational thrust . |
| 14 | That nearly all are impact craters is clear by comparison with the impact craters on the Moon , with which they bear a striking similarity . |
| 15 | An American army sergeant arrived at the airport one day who befriended me and he was in charge of an artillery spotting plane called the Piper Cub which they gave a small corner of the airfield to . |
| 16 | ‘ The public has also played its part in developing the proposals , particularly by way of a comprehensive consultation exercise during which they gave a high level of support for the principles . ’ |
| 17 | Settlements can best be examined by considering personal injury claims , in which they play a major role , and which have been the subject of research and critical assessment . |
| 18 | Apart from simple evasive and defensive reactions , in which they play a dominant role , reflex arcs seem mainly to be involved in perfecting movements that are initiated by central mechanisms or in helping to maintain the nervous system in a state of adequate excitation . |
| 19 | ‘ If ’ , argues Conklin ( 1977 : 94 ) , ‘ businessmen feel ideologically deprived by government regulation because they think that the law is unfair and unduly restrictive of the economic forces to which they have a strong commitment , they may violate the law ’ . |
| 20 | Such agreements would otherwise be void or unenforceable under the general prohibition against trustees dealing with trust property in which they have a personal interest . |
| 21 | ( The adult readers might like to list those books , and other reading matter , for which they have a particular affection or which they feel have made a contribution to their lives , and then check to see how many of them would be considered to be of the highest literary worth . ) |
| 22 | In 1989 Mattila et al reported the results of a case-control study in which they found a strong association between dental disease and acute myocardial infarction . |
| 23 | But one of Clarke 's sons with a turfe spade , which they call a peate iron , ( a very keen thing , ) struck Sir Edward 's man on the head and cloave out his brains . |
| 24 | Some of them urged that the imperfections of the creation cohere with those of the Hebrew scriptures , of which they held a low opinion . |
| 25 | James follows La Sylphide into the woods , unable to resist her charms , while Madge and her coven are seen stirring a magic brew into which they dip a silken scarf . |
| 26 | It would be monstrous if a corporation could maintain no action for slander of title through which they lost a great deal of money . |
| 27 | It would be monstrous if a corporation could maintain no action for slander of title through which they lost a great deal of money . |
| 28 | Summit Brass knock out the fanfare dramatically enough , but the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra under Dennis Russell Davies excel themselves in a completely idiomatic and superbly recorded performance of Copland 's Ballet Suite — for which they won a Grammy award on its original release . |
| 29 | Also linen is a more valuable product for which they charged a higher sale price . |
| 30 | One is scratching — not the ground ( which they do a great deal ) but of themselves . |