Example sentences of "[subord] they [vb base] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they mine there the whole of Tomduff is going to be reduced to one big ugly hole with no plant or bird life ’ . |
| 2 | Erm then you know that would be something whereas if they say well the recession 's so bad we have n't taken anybody for the last five years and your researches ca n't unearth anybody who seems to be prepared to er give you even half a chance then I mean |
| 3 | And thanks to a smart directory — a custom-designed programme by Richard himself — senders can track down the person they want even if they have only the recipient 's first name , or just the vaguest idea of their title or where they work . |
| 4 | The biters are usually the easiest to detect because they eat away the foliage . |
| 5 | Undoubtedly some will be unable to cope with this emphasis on self-management because they lack either the intelligence or perhaps , more importantly , the motivation to do so . |
| 6 | These readings have been selected in part because they illustrate well the convergence of research evidence and policy-making . |
| 7 | Similarly economic policy-makers in the UK and the USA choose policies which satisfy their aspiration levels ; they can not ‘ fine tune ’ the economy because they have neither the information nor the theory to do so ( Mosely , 1984 ) . |
| 8 | For example , using a good etymological dictionary , try looking up the origins and spelling changes in words like : ache delight ghost guest health ( and whole , hale ) island thought Changes in place names are particularly interesting , because they demonstrate clearly the way in which spelling does not determine pronunciation , but so often limps along behind . |
| 9 | These packages are cheaper than the basic time cost , since they take away the advertiser 's control over when the ad is to appear . |
| 10 | But if the expenses in question are payable out of income to which the beneficiary has already become entitled , the expenses are not a proper deduction from the beneficiary 's total income , since they represent simply the mode in which he applies his income after he has become entitled to it . |
| 11 | When they cut away the paper at the back of the frame it proved to be a Böcklin , but a print cut from a magazine , the original being in Budapest . |
| 12 | When they get there the china cabinet is still in one piece but the budgie is dead . |
| 13 | Interviews with doctors who practise euthanasia have shown that they resort to LAWER when they have neither the courage nor cruelty to talk openly with patients , relatives , or colleagues . |
| 14 | What is actually happening of course we know in that case what is actually happening , because nerves erm er neurones in , in the base of the brain are actually sampling the blood flow as it goes through with sugar level and when the sugar level drops to a critical point , some of those neurones start to fire and as they fire gradually the message is passed on up to the higher brain centres and eventually you get the feeling you 're hungry . |
| 15 | Although we can not honestly say that those who unsuccessfully oppose a particular decision or policy consent to that decision or policy when it is carried out despite their opposition , we can say that they are nevertheless bound by that decision in so far as they accept both the principle of majority decisions and the fairness of the procedures through which the decision is reached or the policy made . |
| 16 | As they do so the male arches his back and draws his sexual opening adjacent to that of the female . |
| 17 | Food processors have revolutionised some people 's lives because they take all the effort out of preparing food , as they do all the chopping , slicing , grating , blending , whisking , and kneading incredibly fast . |