Example sentences of "[that] they [verb] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had made for a lively few hours but now that they 'd gone the place seemed oddly , unnaturally quiet again . |
| 2 | We ran this kind of course by asking the teachers at the beginning of the course to select some device they 'd like to make , that they 'd seen the circuit of in a in a school magazine school science review magazine , and then build that . |
| 3 | This er , your comment that you had a good look at the figures , severely confused the merchant bankers who are advising the Mirror group as they , they did n't feel that they 'd finalized the figures themselves . |
| 4 | forgetting that they 'd left the heating off . |
| 5 | We , we had a letter from the International Secretarium in August or September I think saying that they 'd changed the law and all prisoners of a certain category should have been released and our prisoners were amongst , our prisoner was amongst that list , but erm , they did n't say that they have n't got any definite news whether he had been or not , about the release . |
| 6 | We arrived at their home in Bruton , Somerset , only to find that they 'd got the date wrong and were n't prepared for us . |
| 7 | The problem , however , was that they kept blaming the tenants ' ’ lifestyle ’ for the dampness , refused to accept responsibility and spent unknown amounts of money treating the symptoms by using chemical washes to try and kill the fungus . |
| 8 | The willingness of the commons to grant the maltote in these years should dispose of the argument that they wished to see the tax abolished . |
| 9 | By and large , planners were associated with incomers in that they wished to control the way things were done , viz to impose rules where there were none before and to replace the old social norms by fiat instead of the usual agreement between households . |
| 10 | It appeared that they wished to have the system completed and in operation before paying further . |
| 11 | The Russians stuck firmly to the Moscow terminology of December 1945 , including the reference to trusteeship , the reason being that they wished to prevent the Americans from going back on their past support for trusteeship . |
| 12 | This criticism was in part a reflection of the call made by the Report of the Committee on Physical Deterioration for greater physical and mental education for adolescents , but it also pointed to the three main criticisms of clubs which were reiterated years later by Freeman : that they could only really provide amusement ; that their positive educational value was small ; and that they failed to reach the mass of boys . |
| 13 | The action was brought against the police on the grounds that they failed to inform the prison authorities of the deceased 's suicidal tendencies . |
| 14 | The use or significance of ‘ stills ’ and long shots in this context is that they tend to lessen the impact of the coverage , making it less attractive and exciting , thus diminishing , so the argument goes , the likelihood of imitation . |
| 15 | One disadvantage of general library skills workbooks is that they tend to teach the use of the library and its resources in isolation from other studies . |
| 16 | So relaxed in Italy , according to one anonymous wag , that they tend to build the house first and apply for planning permission later . |
| 17 | After a three-month stoppage , engineers said last week that they expected to have the plant running again in a fortnight . |
| 18 | Has it been said that they hope to repeat the experience or ? |
| 19 | Nobody else will get any unless they , they 've demonstrated that they 've met the partnership criteria . |
| 20 | And er , they were so pleased with your efforts , that they 've sent the Town Clerk some more tapes , and they 'd like a few more . |
| 21 | They said it 's only in the last five to seven years that they 've had the technology to do it . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Users can buy WINDOS now , use the DOS spreadsheet , and know that they 've got the Windows spreadsheet ready to go as and when they 're ready , ’ says Ms Reay . |
| 23 | The insecurity that the interviewer experiences may cause them to smile manically ; to talk too much , when he or she should be able to take responsibility for pauses ; to do a really hard sell on behalf of the company ; to over-react with approval to the interviewee , giving them , unfairly , the impression that they 've got the job . |
| 24 | Give them a ring on Friday to see er that they 've got the letter . |
| 25 | In a way it 's understandable in that they 've got the height to win lineouts . |
| 26 | and we are telling the people that they 've got the power to change it , keep telling the switchboard operators , cos ' when you press zero that actually do answer very quickly |
| 27 | I quite like the way that they 've used the Intercity claret for the |
| 28 | Write to your MP and to the European Parliament to insist that they act to stop the destruction of the rainforests . |
| 29 | Whichever the case , things are so awry that God himself is afraid and immediately jumps to the conclusion that they mean to seize the power that properly belongs to him . |
| 30 | Although no firm decision has yet been taken , the Commissioners for Transport and Environment have indicated that they intend to enforce the EC directive which makes assessments compulsory . |