Example sentences of "they [vb base] [conj] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In practice materials generally only reach a small fraction of their theoretical strength before they break and so the release of strain energy is usually far less than the energy which would be provided by an equivalent weight of explosive . |
| 2 | One result of this difference of reference is that it is possible to construct sentences which will be analytic or contradictory on the one interpretation but not on the other : ( 11 ) Nikolai offered us the message decoded but it was not decoded when he offered it to us 4.2 One curious feature about these adjectives is that they somehow seem to modify not only the noun which they accompany but simultaneously the verb as well ; if this is a genuine observation it will be surprising on general grounds , since it would be decidedly abnormal in syntax for one element to simultaneously qualify two different items . |
| 3 | Most children have their characters they like and so the theme may well choose itself , but I include some ideas . |
| 4 | The key to freeing the body to regain its lost dignity lies in inhibiting the unconscious habit of muscle tension ; only then may we perform actions in such a way that they become as much a joy to carry out as they are to watch . |
| 5 | You know they do But anyway the point I was making was that they call it distant intimacy . |
| 6 | People form collections of ideas into modes , ‘ as they have frequent use of in their way of living and conversation , leaving others , which they have but seldom an occasion to mention , loose and without names . ’ |
| 7 | I feel quite firmly that the only way forward is to move to the situation where marketers control not only what they spend but also the presentation of sales results in terms of changes as a result of alternative contributory factors . |
| 8 | When most liquids freeze they crystallize and usually the crystal , being more orderly , is better packed and therefore more dense than the mother liquid . |