Example sentences of "they [vb base] [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They tend to subside as quickly as they arise . |
| 2 | They begin to look back rather than construct a future for themselves . |
| 3 | They continue to fall away alarmingly when it comes to formal examinations and so decrease their own chances of gaining stimulating and challenging employment . |
| 4 | And sometimes they decide to do so just because the alternatives seem so appalling . |
| 5 | This means that Snotlings can be very frustrating to fight , because no matter how many are slain they keep fighting so long as their neighbours hold steady . |
| 6 | Glass and enamel tesserae , for , are uncommon in Britain — although they do occur more frequently than is sometimes suggested ( Boon 1974 , 345 ; Neal 1976 , 243 ) . |
| 7 | And they 've given far more than but you or I will ever contemplate doing for God ! |
| 8 | Yes so lots of games for United to play at the moment with the postponements , a lot of mid-week games , a lot of games up here at the Manor , but erm as so often happens with United , after a good performance or a little a good run , they never quite do it at home do they , they never quite kill sides off and they draw in games that they 've played very well as they have done today . |
| 9 | I can imagine some unpleasant things happening with the sling , too ; the sling-bombs have to be on a pretty short fuse if they 're to detonate soon enough after they land not to be throw-backable , and I 've had a couple of close calls already when they 've gone off just after they left the sling . |
| 10 | they 've lost as far as money 's concerned . |
| 11 | but , er , I do n't think they 've got as far as yours have |
| 12 | Do you think they 've come on then since we interviewed here ? |
| 13 | Yeah they 're all up now , and they 've come out just as |
| 14 | They 've had far more than what we 've ever had |
| 15 | The upshot is that , since he married Albertina in 1944 , they have spent rather more than 30 years of their 45 years of marriage apart . |