Example sentences of "they [vb base] it [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He did n't know what they had been doing to him , but whatever it was he did n't like it , and he was going to let them know it in the only way he knew — by making as loud a noise as he could !
2 ‘ Lots of women who have fine hair hanker after long , thick hair , so they grow it in the mistaken belief that the longer it gets , the more hair they have and the fuller it will look , ’ explained Charles .
3 They do it through the Social Services , erm they do it through the various schools erm they will probably give some places to the media so that they can run competitions which would encompass all the youngsters .
4 They do it through the Social Services , erm they do it through the various schools erm they will probably give some places to the media so that they can run competitions which would encompass all the youngsters .
5 ‘ There are a hundred ways a firm can get rid of pollution into the river , ’ said an experienced officer , ‘ so long as they do it at the right time . ’
6 They do it in the Labour Club , you can go in there
7 ‘ Well , they do it in the normal way usually .
8 At least that 's what they call it in the remote and rugged Star Mountains of Papua New Guinea .
9 They play it in the Soviet Union .
10 far beyond their income and when they get the money they spend it in the wrong direction
11 They see it as the ultimate proof that there must originally have been a designer , not a blind watchmaker but a far-sighted supernatural watchmaker .
12 They see it in the high standards he and his people consistently achieve .
13 ‘ Maybe they buy it for the wrong reason ; they can get a lot of research they would otherwise not carry out .
14 ‘ Maybe they buy it for the wrong reason ; they can get a lot of research they would otherwise not carry out .
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