Example sentences of "they [vb base] [vb pp] [to-vb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " They 've gone to turn out the Owsla , and then we 'll be for it right enough . " |
| 2 | The hotel 's owners want to replace it with old people 's homes , but they 've agreed to hold back the bulldozers while the building 's inspected by an official from English Heritage . |
| 3 | They 've got to a adjust the tie backs , they have n't put the tie backs up yet because they 've got to come down a bit , I just hung them up to let them drop a bit . |
| 4 | How they 've managed to pick up the pieces , when the most fundamental element of their relationship — trust — may have been shattered forever . |
| 5 | The Abingdon-based Morland brewers will know tomorrow if they 've managed to fight off a hostile takeover bid . |
| 6 | they 've had to close down the spi , and that . |
| 7 | They have got to pin down the Turks for five-minute periods , which will exaggerate the sense of panic in their back four . |
| 8 | They have got to find out the rules and then fight by the rules . ’ |
| 9 | He sees Ecstasy largely in terms of the market place : ‘ Professional criminals have realised there is money to be made and over two years they have managed to take over the market . |
| 10 | They are also proud they have managed to build up a good trade but after 15 years service at the Travellers Rest , Cockerton , the couple plan to quit in June . |
| 11 | Write briefly how you , as a receptionist , would deal with the situation where guests complain that their room has not been cleaned and they have had to wait over a half an hour for room service . |
| 12 | Electric fish have , at least twice independently , hit upon this ingenious method of navigation , but they have had to pay a price : they have had to give up the normal , highly efficient , fish method of swimming , throwing the whole body into serpentine waves . |