Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [adv] [adv] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , most natural populations , at most times , change much more slowly than they would if subjected to strong directional selection . |
| 2 | They sit only so long as they continue to hold episcopal office . |
| 3 | And he believes that West German voters may revolt when they realise still more clearly that they will have to foot the bill for unity . |
| 4 | And no touch of tease or laughter in the long grey eyes , eyes set so far apart that they belonged more to the temples than to the full face . |
| 5 | Indeed it could be argued that learning from success is even more useful than learning from mistakes because , by and large , things go right more often than they go wrong . |
| 6 | Cannons can be used to pound the enemy as you advance just as easily as they can blow holes in oncoming enemy formations . |
| 7 | Mortar slabs in position leaving a 1 in ( 25mm ) lip over the block and tilt slightly forward so that they shed water . |
| 8 | The storms seldom last long and the floods subside almost as quickly as they arise . |
| 9 | Generally , they are either very active working dogs , or very excitable ones , who work incredibly hard even though they do n't really achieve anything . |