Example sentences of "they [vb base] at [pron] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem is that the majority of vets are men and cats often take a very long time to forget the helpful attentions they receive at their local animal clinics . |
| 2 | It is obviously impractical to have bulky salivary glands in the slender retractile proboscis and they lie at its inner end , anterior of the cerebral commissure . |
| 3 | When the Left want to take control of a particular constituency , they look at its controlling group and note that over a six-month period the maximum number of people attending the decision-making meetings is never more than ( say ) twenty-seven . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm trying to bridge east and west : to say , they look at something this way , and we look at something that way ; and the way we look at it is not necessarily correct , and they way they look at it is not necessarily incorrect . |
| 5 | During the entire voyage the large portions of the aircraft will be cover with Polymax film to protect them from damaging sunlight and moisture , ensuring that they arrive at their new home in pristine condition . |
| 6 | Social workers must first diagnose the problems and then help with such practical aids as they have at their immediate disposal . |