Example sentences of "they [adv] [verb] it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a lot of them only made it by the skin of his teeth and are in the party only because of their reputation . |
| 2 | In sum , in the contention which attended or , as some might prefer , the dialectical process which generated the structural change represented by the measures contained in the Reform Bill , the Whigs by proposing and the Tories by opposing them finally identified it as the exclusive issue on which people would stand up and be counted , for or against , yes or no . |
| 3 | We do n't actually want to catch people shoplifting , our aim is to try to put them off doing it in the first place . ’ |
| 4 | so it was a bit of er struggle to er , to get them to come and look at it and fix 'em up again , well they did n't fix 'em up they , they , they give 'em a new one , they only got it in the sale |
| 5 | That 's right they only have it off the |
| 6 | And they only do it to the angry ones . |
| 7 | ‘ But they obviously see it as an important matter of principle , so I ought not to stand in their way . ’ |
| 8 | that was cos of the fat , the fat so as they just lay it over the top and put the potatoes and onions |
| 9 | They just chuck it on the floor . |
| 10 | ‘ But I reckon they just mistook it for a runway . |
| 11 | They just use it as a holiday home do n't they ? |
| 12 | so they just left it in the middle of the road |
| 13 | People have to invest their money and most years , whether in an era of low interest rates or high interest rates , they are likely to have some of their capital eroded by inflation , after tax is taken into account , if they just put it in the building society . |
| 14 | They just put it in the machine and tag it and , price |
| 15 | They do , they think people did it to me so I 'm gon na do it to them they just do it as a way of getting back , it 's not is this what people do , they know it 's not right they just do it because they think well we had to sit there for hours on look out so they can too . |
| 16 | It has also been suggested that people buy the book because they have read reviews of it or because it is on the best-seller list , but they do n't read it ; they just have it in the bookcase or on the coffee table , thereby getting credit for having it without taking the effort of having to understand it . |
| 17 | they just scoop it in a bag and there 's loads in it , probably make loads of dumplings with it it 's got the flour and suet with it , you just mix it up |
| 18 | Do they not do it on a Thursday ? |
| 19 | They scarcely left it for the next two weeks , their passion putting her dreams to shame . |
| 20 | I wondered if they still did it at the pictures , 'cos it 's years since I went to the pictures . |
| 21 | However , it is significant that modern physics appears to have had little impact on their philosophy of physics ; they still construct it as a subject which is capable of revealing absolute truths . |
| 22 | It is said that there is a spell within the music , and that they always spin it for the true heir , and that it protects that heir throughout his life . |
| 23 | They always play it by the bloody book . ’ |
| 24 | But they are supremely experienced in the process of discovery , and when they do play older repertory they always do it with a sense of looking freshly at the notes , taking nothing for granted . |
| 25 | If she was already this tired of his witty conversation , he wondered , how would they ever make it to the coffee stage ? |
| 26 | They also saw it as a chance to reduce the cost of the basic services on which they rely — the telephone , gas , electricity and water . |
| 27 | They also saw it as an opportunity to get the packages of care that they sought implemented as early as possible . |
| 28 | They also develop it through the process of living , itself . |
| 29 | They nearly blew it at the start of the second half too as Brighton closed in for the kill . |
| 30 | United deserved the win , but they nearly lost it in the closing minutes . |