Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] they [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those aspects of the context which are directly reflected in the text , and which need to be called upon to interpret the text , we shall refer to as activated features of context and suggest that they constitute the contextual framework within which the topic is constituted , that is , the topic framework . |
| 2 | Mothers often say that they say the same things over and over again and end up losing their tempers in order to get a response . |
| 3 | The greatly affluent in sumptuous equipage , as they pass the cheerful dwelling of the careless rustic … involuntarily sigh as they behold the modest care-excluding mansion of the lowly contented ; and often from the belief that solid comfort can be found only in retirement , forsake their noisy abodes , to unload their oppressing inquietudes in the tranquil retreat of the rural shelter . |
| 4 | Instead , respondents reveal that they possess the basic elements of a justificatory argument for the monarchy . |
| 5 | I think it 's very important that we do n't neglect er people who live in rural areas and that we do in fact ensure that they get the same sort of provision erm that they do elsewhere . |
| 6 | Make sure that both the farmer and the gamekeeper approve — and ensure that they know the exact date , time and place of your intended nettings . |
| 7 | We will always give the security forces our full backing within the rule of the law , and — against Labour opposition — ensure that they have the special powers they need to protect the whole community from violence . |
| 8 | In this way , many birds ensure that they cross the Mediterranean at its narrowest point , the Straits of Gibraltar , or circumvent the sea altogether by travelling east into Asia across the Bosphorus and then down along the eastern shore of the sea by way of Israel . |
| 9 | People in business are often so pleased to obtain credit finance that they ignore the true nature of the obligations they have agreed to take on . |
| 10 | Indeed , at the seminar at which they announced their discovery , I remember that they called the first four sources to be found LGM 1–4 , LGM standing for " Little Green Men . " |
| 11 | At one time , two-pipe house drainage systems were designed to keep waste water and soil water completely separate until they entered the underground drains and to prevent ‘ drain air ’ entering the house : in Victorian times this was thought to be responsible for all manner of ills . |
| 12 | have the language helper say any two words from the original lists , and decide whether they have the same sound in them or not |
| 13 | I ask if they think the black girl will come out soon . |
| 14 | I wonder if they charge the same prices for their take away as for sitting at the table . |
| 15 | Some policy-makers also wonder if they did the right thing in opting for ‘ managed competition ’ . |
| 16 | If any wonder whether they made the right decision to come home and marry a British man , Dolly Howard who danced round the world had the wittiest appreciation of the difference between the continental men and the boys back home : |
| 17 | How many pieces of expensive jewellery , or very collectable coins , did these Victorian visitors lose as they did the social round and took their cures ? |
| 18 | I see what they mean when they say the Mediterranean countries have never missed out on a female god . |
| 19 | Although they are cross with themselves for being so soft , in the end they discover that they did the right thing because it is Gollum who shows them the way to Mount Doom , and Gollum who finally disposes of the Ring . |
| 20 | Then show the reference and see if they recognise the real you in it . |