Example sentences of "they [vb base] [prep] a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Club promotion reflects the importance of dance clubs and the contribution they make towards a record 's popularity . |
| 2 | The value of the heavy minerals is in the information they give on a sediment 's provenance , although their dissolution during diagenesis may result in modification to the original assemblage ( Morton , 1985b ) . |
| 3 | The first two lines of the first stanza are symbolic of the suns ability to give life as they refer to a man 's physical awakening , but here the tone changes . |
| 4 | The millionaire drummer has slapped a no-sex ban on their relationship til they wed in a year 's time . |
| 5 | Mind you , that 's nothing compared to the £5.10 they pay for a McDonald 's Big Mac which sets Britons back just £1.66 . |
| 6 | Whites have retreated to the comfortable suburbs , whence they contribute to a city 's costs but avoid paying its taxes or providing work for its underclass . |