Example sentences of "[subord] they [vb base] a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neutralizing involves giving the employee work where their weaknesses can not cause problems and where they get a chance to use whatever strengths they possess . |
| 2 | Since sexism is unjust you should make it a point to put women in positions where they have a chance to overcome their historic powerlessness . |
| 3 | They do like visitors outside of peak time , so if you get an opportunity , do please go down there and introduce yourselves , so they have a face to put to the name . |
| 4 | This is quite unfair , as most young people — once they have a place to call their own — enjoy planning and constructing their own garden . |
| 5 | The poor have standards , dignity , taste , conviction : they live honestly , full of hate , shitting in the houses of the rich if they get a chance to break and enter . |
| 6 | Referees should use common sense on this approach , perhaps shouting ‘ lineout formed ’ if they see a player planning to take a quick throw-in when the forwards have lined up ready for the original lineout . |
| 7 | Erm nobody 's gon na mug a person if they see us coming , or if they see a bobby coming . |
| 8 | Pedestrians are being encouraged to slap on a new type of parking ticket if they find a car blocking their way . |
| 9 | Also if they have a job to go to and some place to live . ’ |
| 10 | ’ If they have a party to go to , they 'll steal something to wear and if you ask them where all the new clothes are coming from , they just remind you how rich they are , ’ she adds . |
| 11 | Under the convention , seals can only be killed if they pose a risk to fish or fishing equipment . |
| 12 | Secondly , the attitude that women are on their own only until they find a man to support them is a prevalent one . |
| 13 | They are divisive because they have a tendency to divide women into two camps ; those who have and those who have not shaken the dust of patriarchal conditioning from their feet . |
| 14 | Managers like buy-outs because they offer a chance to get rich quick . |
| 15 | Whether they have a right to squat is an argument that will doubtless run and run . |
| 16 | It is essential that a thorough selection trawl of new books is made , because important titles must be put into stock before they have a chance to go out of print , and because the first year or two after publication is the time that books are usually in most demand . |
| 17 | What will he do next start selling the likes of Whelan and Tinkler before they have a chance to mature ? |
| 18 | Many bureaux make it policy to apologise to the waiting clients before they have a chance to complain . |
| 19 | But that also means that wild flowers and herbs get cut before they have a chance to flower and propagate . |
| 20 | The ‘ belief ’ spreads , through persuasion , communal pressures , and most usefully by indoctrinating children before they have a chance to think for themselves . |
| 21 | Now give your friends a nice big smile and a wave , and let's get out of here before they have a chance to think it all through . ’ |
| 22 | In other featured games this week , the rejuvenated Phil Simms will be attempting to keep his throwing arm limber after last week 's 227 yard game against Chicago as the New York Giants host the dark horses Tampa Bay Buccaneers ; meanwhile the Green Bay Packers , fancied by many as Superbowl contenders , will be looking forward to clipping the wings of the Philadelphia Eagles before they have a chance to soar . |
| 23 | This deals with possible objections listeners may be formulating about the idea before they have a chance to raise them . |
| 24 | NEWCASTLE United will have to clear their debts before they have a chance to sign any of the big name stars linked to the club . |
| 25 | This is why breeds such as the Rottweiler and Dobermann need firm training right from the start , before they have a chance to challenge your authority . |
| 26 | APTS are currently concentrating their campaign on schools , trying to deter youngsters from petty crime before they have a chance to start . |
| 27 | The first and most crucial step in training children to be social beings takes place when they develop a willingness to do as they are told . |
| 28 | Is n't that what families look for in safes especially when they invite a lawyer to see fair play . |
| 29 | What do teachers mean when they say a student tries to do his work ? |
| 30 | And I think that once I 've taken e a few of the local bigwigs , then when they want a photograph taken , my name 'll get mentioned somewhere along the line and they might come to me . |