Example sentences of "[vb base] they [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plant nutrients are derived in the most part from the decomposition of plant and animal remains , during which process they reach a peat-like structure that has remarkable powers of moisture absorption and retention , and at the same time has considerable influence on the physical texture and structure of the soil . |
| 2 | Although only six per cent of 18 to 19-year-old pub goers say they prefer a congenial publican , putting the availability of real ale at the top of their list , a friendly welcome becomes markedly important as drinkers get older. , |
| 3 | The children say they had a great time , eating sweets and with a pirate on board their bus . |
| 4 | They say they had a good hearing |
| 5 | They say they had a good hearing |
| 6 | Now the hard working couple say they face a miserable Christmas and a bleak future . |
| 7 | No warning was given and police say they face an impossible task in fighting this kind of terrorism . |
| 8 | Police say they smashed a major crime ring . |
| 9 | Massively-parallel systems developer Meiko World Inc of Bristol has retained ICL Plc to manufacture the Sparc-based processor boards for its next generation parallel systems at its Kidsgrove , Staffordshire plant under a contract that could reach several million pounds a year ; the two say they plan a long-term manufacturing relationship . |
| 10 | Union leaders say they expect an overwhelming call for industrial action in an imminent ballot , after employers refused to improve a 4.8 per cent offer on Monday . |
| 11 | Customs and Excise officers say they intercepted a Dutch magazine addressed to the headmaster , and then found a dozen more in his study . |
| 12 | The police and football authorities now say they have a good picture of who 's who in the hooligan world . |
| 13 | They say they have a democractic selection procedure . |
| 14 | RESIDENTS of a Middlesbrough street say they have an environmental disaster on their doorstep . |
| 15 | As they walk they sing a special ballad composed by the archdeacon 's niece for the occasion . |
| 16 | Australia are calling it a warm-up game for before the World Cup but I just hope they feel a little heat from my boys . |
| 17 | Laws are needed to protect women 's rates of pay and ensure they get a fair day 's pay for a fair day 's work . |
| 18 | You know they get a small glass like a whisky glass ? |
| 19 | That rather than making a block grant for somebody because we know they do a good job , that we do more directly relate that to services they 're providing to us and output . |
| 20 | ‘ I know they have a famous stomach in the Vatican , but this is impossible , ’ said the atheist Walloon . |
| 21 | Two of our group have been widowed already , and they know they have a familiar place and a familiar setting to settle in . |
| 22 | For example birth control , you see you could use the same argument , you could say oh the Catholics say birth control is unnatural and we know they have a whole position on that and yet the data on infertility shows that in fact most women generate antibodies to some sperm , so the , those datas suggest that actively discriminating against sperm on the part of the women is actually natural and all that is happening in modern birth control technology is that women are developing or building on a natural er foundation that is already there namely to be choosy about when they become pregnant and by whom . |
| 23 | You know they have a creative market . |
| 24 | I remember they had a one cylinder Lister diesel generator which had to be started by hand , and it was very difficult to get a good swing at the handle . |
| 25 | Whether we ignore the inner planets , or assume they add a tiny contribution to the overall effect , the key dates that come out of the analysis are the same — and I should have made that clear in the article . |
| 26 | After the first few months of feeling sick , many pregnant women find they have a raging appetite . |
| 27 | When it comes to sex talk in the classroom boys , both girls and boys reckon they get a raw deal . |
| 28 | I reckon they got a one-single deal on Epic . |
| 29 | maybe that 's one of women 's traditions , I believe they had a big part to pla play in it . |
| 30 | Whichever way we look at these figures , whether we believe they represent a real increase in the rate of sexual violence or not , the decreasing conviction rate indicates that the state has not effectively responded to demands that sex crimes be treated more seriously . |