Example sentences of "and they [vb base] a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Their work is discussed with the deputy head ( pupil services ) and they attend a staff meeting at the beginning of each day . |
2 | Cos like on Friday we had textiles and they go a bit cheesed off when we miss so much textiles . |
3 | In first gear from a standing start , on the level , they ca n't make more than about fifteen miles an hour and they scream a bit doing that . |
4 | They use old machinery often with horses and they need a kick start . |
5 | Now divide the children into two sections and they choose a person to start . |
6 | Shock and horror is what sells these kinds of newspapers , unfortunately and they do a roaring trade , think about it , think about the vocabulary you gon na actually use . |
7 | There is a choir which produces things — various medieval and erm renaissance and eighteenth century anthems and so on , and they do a Christmas carol service and so on — and it 's really quite I find it quite nice to come to , because it does n't have the sort of narrow denominationalism that many of the local churches have . |
8 | They can remain for many years in cold and hostile environments while retaining their toxicity , and they have a tendency to remain in living organisms . |
9 | Flat flakes of gold are more difficult to trap as their weight to surface area is small and they have a tendency to escape over the edge . |
10 | From their point of view you are just a loss making nuisance and they have a living to make . |