Example sentences of "they [vb base] [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For small cichlids it is possible , for example , to use nylon net curtains as gravel tidies , but these would be no good when it comes to large cichlids as they tend to get hold of the soft material and pull it out of place . |
| 2 | They tend to regard grammar as the touchstone of all language performance . |
| 3 | They tend to focus attention on the state and the implications that flow from the capitalist economic base . |
| 4 | Hampshire County Council are asking EHDC to drop their community complex plans for part of the Liss junior school site as they want to maximise income from the school 's sale to pay for the new school . |
| 5 | Most of the children want the railway and are prepared to help with the survey , but a few want things to remain as they are , and they want to organise resistance to the coming of the railway . |
| 6 | For the second consecutive month , manufacturers indicate they expect to increase output in the next four months . |
| 7 | It is common for pupils to grow in height as much as an inch and a half ; they appear to lose weight at the same time . |
| 8 | LIVERPOOL hope to have both Torben Piechnik and Mark Walters back in their side to face Middlesbrough at Anfield tomorrow , as they seek to regain momentum in the League after the midweek defeat in Europe . |
| 9 | They hope to finish work on the school building before Easter and to complete the remainder of the project including demolition of the old school in June . |
| 10 | They seem to equate marketing with the ‘ stack it high and sell it cheap ’ philosophy of the discount supermarket . |
| 11 | Once outside , affected characters have no urge to return , but they continue to feel despair for the duration of this magical effect . |
| 12 | By attempting to discredit a few respected scientists in the eyes of the public they try to cast doubt upon the standing of the whole scientific community . |
| 13 | More importantly , they fail to take account of the complications that all generalizations about sex and gender roles have given humanity 's constitutional bisexuality . |
| 14 | Concentrating on the relationships between theories and individual observation statements or sets of them , they fail to take account of the complexity of major scientific theories . |
| 15 | TRADITION comes down firmly on Clan na Gael 's side as they prepare to face Maghery in the Armagh senior championship final at the Athletic Grounds today ( 3.30 ) . |
| 16 | In addition , the students should be allowed to choose the way they prefer to achieve mastery of the material of the unit . |
| 17 | However , to the CNAA 's surprise , a number of institutions has indicated that they wish to take advantage of the new procedures by proposing special arrangements which would , in effect , provide for all their courses to be validated by a method other than the normal one . |
| 18 | On arrival , booking is £15.00 per adult and £8.00 per child ( the fees for children only apply if they wish to take part in the main competitions . |
| 19 | Millions of working mothers are hampered in their careers because they have to leave work in the middle of the afternoon . |
| 20 | The organisers of the courses , which have been run in 60 villages across 20 counties , often find they have to overcome opposition within the village first . |
| 21 | They have to advise caution in the use of finance . |
| 22 | For this to be acceptable to teachers they have to have confidence in the ability and independence of the inspectors : independence , that is , from the education authorities who are their employers . |
| 23 | A spokesman for Abbey said : ‘ All lenders will charge a redemption fee as they have to pay interest on the money borrowed , even if a customer pays off the mortgage during the fixed rate period . |
| 24 | They refuse to take credit for the undoubted achievements of the service and retreat into such self-evident absurdities as ‘ the health service is on the verge of collapse ’ . |
| 25 | District health authorities and family health services authorities will need to consider how best to improve the assessment of needs of patients as they plan to implement care in the community . |
| 26 | Only regulations 9 , 10 and 11 have a legal requirement for record keeping but Martin Newell , of the CIA 's COSHH guidance task force , believes that well kept records will prove to be a useful source of epidemiological data , as well as an invaluable resource to companies who may find they need to demonstrate compliance with the regulations as a result of litigation . |
| 27 | Having had the opportunity through working at a hospice of attending many funerals I have grown used to seeing the shudders and worried looks that pass between grieving family and friends as they struggle to make sense of the words being read . |