Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pers pn] the [noun sg] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think people get even angrier if they think about this precise thing that was done in their so-called formative years that made them the way they are . |
| 2 | I found a medicine dropper and used that to feed it the milk they left me . |
| 3 | It was Hallowe'en coming up that gave her the idea they 'd had lessons at school about ghosts , witches and Hallowe'en . |
| 4 | The key issues for the future are how to sustain the number of voluntary welfare workers and their helpers , and give them the support they need to deal with both increasing and more complex welfare needs . |
| 5 | Managers need to recognise the benefit to the organisation of their clinical staff developing teaching skills , and give them the support they need in doing this . |
| 6 | ‘ we pour cold water on the natural loving feelings of their parents , and give them the impression they have produced something monstrous . |
| 7 | Dr Tournier comments : ‘ It is true that grandparents can often understand their children better than the parents do , and give them the acceptance they need in order to grow up . ’ |
| 8 | By the age of eleven I was collecting the money from the customers and handing them the change they were due . |