Example sentences of "they [vb base] [adv] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do enjoy my job serving the customers because of the way some of them ask sheepishly for a jokey item , ’ says Jenny . |
| 2 | They sit together in a non-smoking section . |
| 3 | To take an extreme illustrative case , one can imagine a situation where broadly similar relationships exist between direct land-users ( pastoralists or peasants ) and other groups and the state , and they develop historically in a steep-sloped area and in a plains area nearby . |
| 4 | And they make up for a curtailed visual field by being able to rotate their heads through 180° . |
| 5 | Sophisticated higher-level procedures must prune these perfect , accidental word matches before they combine exponentially into a huge space of alternative partial interpretations . |
| 6 | They grow opposite on a dark green , purple-tinged stem . |
| 7 | They may seem a lot , but in fact they fit easily into a single bag . |
| 8 | Our first aim , therefore , is to isolate significant typical events and units of social life and activity , and then to probe for the underlying blueprint , often implicit rather than explicit , that will show how they fit together into a meaningful pattern . |
| 9 | They interact together in a continuous , incredibly complex and unpredictable process . |
| 10 | Harrods probably has one they send out in a little green van . |
| 11 | The various decay products in the uranium chain are not present as they are not soluble in water , but they build up in a defined way , according to the decay rates of the individual isotopes in the chain . |
| 12 | It has been said that they show up as a striking pair with powers of × 12 or more . |
| 13 | With this ghastly thought in mind , he gently suggested to Sheila that they walk over to a nice patch of grass at the base of the earth bank . |
| 14 | If Snotlings find themselves themselves further than 12″ away from a unit of Orcs or Goblins , and if they can not move to within 12″ of a unit during that movement phase , then they mill around in a confused mass . |
| 15 | Some principles of association that emerge are that solitary hunters feed on prey they can subdue individually which they kill suddenly after a stealthy approach . |
| 16 | Informative , revealing , funny , they add up to a comprehensive picture of a momentous year . |
| 17 | Where fantasy is involved , as in a film like The Wizard of Oz ( 1940 ) , non-realistic , simple colours are acceptable , provided they add up to a coherent scheme that works within the special world of that film . |
| 18 | Gayle , sent off during Birmingham 's Anglo-Italian Cup clash with Lucchese on Wednesday , has called on the players to toughen up as they face up to a New Year relegation battle . |
| 19 | At the end they look forward to a married life together in a world diminished by the events of the play . |
| 20 | The body is mainly white , so that from afar they look just like a large seagull . |
| 21 | The padded collar is comfortable enough and they look more like a tough shoe than a walking boot — designed , I suspect , to appeal more to women . |
| 22 | from their first confrontation , when Titania appears wilfully aloof as Oberon tries to exert his authority , to their final reconciliation , they stand out as a true Fairy King and Queen , who are not beyond suffering the moods and emotions of ‘ We mortals here ’ . |
| 23 | And , I 've just as a basic figure , I mean , they give up to a certain figure o before their hours you put a bit of tax and after that , but er we 've allocated him to work , in the afternoons when I 'm out , they allocate to her , the warehouse , because I ca n't afford any , er , as I say , they repairs a machine , it goes out faulty , and the onus is on me and the company |
| 24 | ( b ) Hybrid Bills Where a Public Bill ( dealt with below ) contains provisions which savour of a Private Bill in that they refer specifically to a particular person or locality , the House may , if it so wishes , before second reading refer the Bill to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills . |
| 25 | In kiddies ' adventure stories they always wonder Where am I ? when they wake up in a strange place . |
| 26 | Early on an August Saturday morning they set off at a great pace on the west side of the reservoir with the intention of following the ten mile bridleway right round the reservoir to a pub , where they planned to arrive two hours after opening time . |
| 27 | Heads down , they set off at a fast trot which lasted until Loretta twisted her ankle . |
| 28 | Instead of enduring the summer 's baking heat , they set off on a long journey up into the Australian Alps . |
| 29 | In Siam , Thomson teamed up with a journalist called Kennedy , and , together with a large entourage , they set off on a perilous journey to Cambodia . |
| 30 | They drive down into a dry watercourse and are surrounded by hundreds of cattle returning from their grazing , driven by children and young warriors . |