Example sentences of "[subord] they [vb base] and [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Although they feel and look good on the skin at the time , by attracting water from the air , they also tend to attract water from within the outer layers of the skin too .
2 He played right into my hands and I then said , ‘ There is no such thing as political theory in Ireland , just different gangs that compete with each other and reward their followers if they win and punish those who did n't vote for them , if they lose . ’
3 The company will make a profit of £56,400 if they manufacture and sell Abrasive Toothpaste .
4 The proposed investors in the management buy-out could be liable with the buy-out team if they acquire and misuse confidential information , when they knew or ought reasonably to have known that it was obtained in breach of the director 's duties .
5 At a minimum they will be accorded high prestige since they exemplify and personify common values .
6 As noted in the previous chapter , Marx refers to the dominant concepts of class societies as ‘ ruling class ideology ’ since they justify and legitimate ruling class domination and project a distorted picture of reality .
7 He goes on to remark that a few minutes later the same antlers could be in use with the animals full weight behind them as they slash and batter those of an opposing stag .
8 Just as they shape and tear clear
9 Now , as they dry and become rigid , the insect slowly moves them apart to show the world for the first time the unblemished perfection of its shimmering colours and awaits the dawn of its first day .
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