Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] they [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These dramatic spectacles are caused by charged particles , which are accelerated in solar flares , being diverted towards the poles by the Earth 's magnetic field where they enter the upper atmosphere causing ionisation and producing light . |
| 2 | Another aspect of the debate on taxation and labour participation is the claim that taxation rates in the UK are higher in relation to those prevailing in other industrial countries , with the result that they encourage the professional and the well-paid to emigrate to other lower taxed countries . |
| 3 | In the empire of the Tsars , the twin revolutions offered such a strikingly different alternative that they overshadowed the remarkable changes elsewhere — the disintegration of the Habsburg and Ottoman empires , and the appearance of a host of new States . |
| 4 | They could n't see the shepherd until they crossed the last rise but they could hear the sheepbells on the clear air . |
| 5 | Give-aways such as book matches , note pads , pens , pencils , diaries , calendars and stationery , can be regarded as a good investment if they promote the good image of the establishment . |
| 6 | I remember when you and your brother were little , Lyn , Joanne was n't born , old Mr Crane over at Loomlade got killed in his car and they closed the electric shop two days out of respect and the branch in Byss . " |
| 7 | Local people are worried by the rise in all types of crime and they welcome the new parish wardens . |
| 8 | They 're making a new dictionary and they want the new words on it |
| 9 | Of course a well-heeled litigant would still be able to frighten booksellers and newsagents by notifying them of the alleged libel and threatening to join them in the action unless they withdrew the offending publication from sale . |
| 10 | The next night Bob Smith took soundings over the stern of the canoe while David Brand held her steady as she bucked in a rising wind while they fixed the exact position of this bank . |
| 11 | And yet , as the sentry yelled for a stable boy to take Guy 's horse before they mounted the outer stairway of the forebuilding , he felt every muscle in his body tighten . |
| 12 | Devlin could hear the sounds of shooting as they descended the steep stairway . |
| 13 | The company has devised a system of recording non-copyright material , like discordant brass band music or language tuition , on the bulk rolls of tape as they leave the magnetic coating bath . |
| 14 | When uproariously drunk , they will ride sheep by moonlight , throwing their hats in the air and whooping with glee as they drive the confused flock in circles . |
| 15 | The rowan ( Sorbus aucuparia ) is a great favourite of starlings , which provide an amusing display of gluttony as they devour the bright red autumn berries . |
| 16 | The heads of government had regional integration in mind when they formed the Caribbean Community ( Caricom ) in 1973 . |
| 17 | The Whig reformers had their own political views in mind when they described the typical Scottish politician as a man whose position was secured by extensive bribery of a small venal electorate concerned only with individual advantage , or , alternatively , by the politician ignoring the true electorate and placing reliance upon nominal and fictitious voters who had been added to the freeholders rolls in the counties . |
| 18 | and within the last say twenty five years there 's been a dramatic change in the young people 's way of thinking , maybe more of them have gone to university than they did the previous twenty five years and that there is such a difference now than there was that I mean for instance if there was a war there would n't , there would be far more conscientious objectors than there ever was before far more than erm young man saying no I 'm going to fight for my country , be patriotic I do n't think you would find , for instance , the youth of this country so patriotic as they was in the last war , your country needs you . |
| 19 | But it is in their generalized role as the preventers and headers-off of criminality that they give the greatest value to schools as well as to young people and their families . |
| 20 | The acceptance of the Gentile Christians without a requirement that they keep the Mosaic law seemed to the rabbis an excessive liberalism , and relations between church and synagogue after their separation had become final ( probably about ad 85 ) were not comfortable . |
| 21 | Health officials are so worried that they are asking people to double check that they have the correct vaccinations before leaving the country . |
| 22 | That blasted off a window and they discovered the deadly load . |
| 23 | The king 's mother and sister took her to their hut and they prepared the finest clothes for her . |
| 24 | Brothers created elaborate practical arrangements to emphasize their equality ; or they divided the household if they thought the implicit pattern of seniority too discrepant with the facts . |
| 25 | ‘ They institutionalise high cost structures and production patterns , they restrict flexibility and they constrain the innovative and enterprising producer . |
| 26 | The celebrations that marked United 's third major Cup — four if you count the European Super Cup — in two calendar years could just be a rehearsal if they land the First Division title in the next three weeks . |
| 27 | They moved cautiously along a dimly-lit passage until they reached the steep narrow ladder that descended to the next level . |
| 28 | Throughout the night , throughout the seven hours it took to cover the one hundred and twenty kilometres to Leipzig , they had not passed another vehicle until they joined the rush-hour traffic into the city . |
| 29 | Contemporary Soviet commentators were reticent on this reference to the Zone but they praised the Non-Aligned for condemning the attempts of ‘ external forces … to aggravate tensions in the region and set one group of countries against the other ‘ and for stressing the need for ’ a comprehensive political solution of the problems of the present tensions in Southeast Asia ’ . |
| 30 | However , he would be a perfect recruit for Arsenal , whose season has ground to a halt since they led the Premier League in early November . |