Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] they [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Librarians point out that for their part they receive fewer volumes for their money , since the prices of books over the same period have risen distinctly faster than retail prices as a whole . |
| 2 | To advertise their unpalatability they don bright red and orange colours , which are recognised as warning signals by many predators . |
| 3 | The islands have never been joined to South America and because of their isolation they contain large numbers of endemic organisms . |
| 4 | The Wisharts had to catch the 10.30am train from King 's Cross and to their amazement they found few people in the usual queue ; they had bought newspapers and magazines to read on the journey and when they found an empty compartment they settled down . |
| 5 | Jim is married to Joy who has lived in Portsmouth all her life they have one daughter Julie who still lives with them in . |
| 6 | At their height they had 1,300 people on the station , servicing hawks , Buccaneers and Jaguars . |
| 7 | Forgetting their purpose they collected last year 's cones and made a pile of them . |
| 8 | During their visit they caught 115 trout of between 1lb and 4lb in weight . |
| 9 | My old man in his regiment they called each other bow . |