Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although flying fish leap out of the water they do not porpoise but glide , using their pectoral fins as aerodynamic surfaces . |
| 2 | Some nectar-eating ants cut down on the time they spend searching for food by using their body clock to alert them to mealtimes . |
| 3 | Perhaps Spinoza could have strengthened it in various ways , by saying that people can not on odd occasions deliberately act out of the character they try to give their lives , without destroying that character , and that for the rational person the character of a life which includes good relations with other people at large is essential for personal fulfilment . |
| 4 | Form the moment they wake up until the time they go to bed , whether they are playing with friends or at school , their minds and bodies are always active . |
| 5 | People ring up about the match they 've just been to and complain or say who they think should be the next England manager , etc . |
| 6 | We 've had the speakers up here saying that they 're going out , they 're knocking on doors , so you know , it 's not just about money , but I tell you what if they go on in the way they 're going on there 's no way Joe Bloggs is going out quite tonight on a vote night saying come out and give us your vote . |
| 7 | You 'll need to get agreement from everyone that if they end up in the minority they will bide by the majority decision . |
| 8 | When people go out for the night they like to come away with being entertained . |
| 9 | The Rimsky comes in a performance by the Monte-Carlo PO under Lawrence Foster , while our guide to Victor Hartmann 's paintings ( which , could never , I 'm sure , live up to the music they inspired ) , is Alain Lombard , who directs the Strasbourg PO . |
| 10 | er , we have in the East end of the village , including the pub , the farm , and various other properties , a certain type of properties that elevation , a certain sympathetic er amenity , and these buildings , I I heard the word mentioned earlier , I live in the country , I could live in the town , it does n't matter where I live , but these are not the sort of properties , in my opinion , that should be put on this particular site , er and they 're they 're totally , all our own elevations and plans of height , and they are totally and utterly out of proportion and out of scale with the present day entrance to the village , and whilst we 're not talking totally and utterly about looks , if you come down into the village they are going to be totally over powering , particularly in the , in the actual , in this situation of no hedges and that kind of thing , |
| 11 | They usually come in until the day they have their baby , and most come back again very early , as soon as two weeks . |
| 12 | For a few days last week it looked as though United States voters would behave as British voters did earlier this year and swing back to the devil they knew . |
| 13 | I will therefore be looking at the range of measures on offer to ensure that as we come out of the recession they offer unemployed people practical and effective help in getting back to work . ’ |
| 14 | Legal costs come out of the estate they 're not an executor 's personal responsibility , but on the other hand an executor is not entitled to charge for the work that he does . |
| 15 | Night Goblins have become so accustomed to the dark that when they come out into the open they prefer to move around at night and hide away during the day . |
| 16 | The moment they step out of the mystery they become ordinary . |