Example sentences of "they [verb] [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This book , therefore , is not only about how men and women in the nineteenth century faced the hour of death ; it is also about what they expected to encounter on the further shore . |
| 2 | The worst thing they ever did was on the leader page , the last one they got rid of the Extended Titling on . |
| 3 | By formally merging , companies could continue their old practices within the merged company and take their chance if they got investigated by the MMC . |
| 4 | They agreed to concentrate on the under-age international sides and to the inauguration of a development squad . |
| 5 | Old acquaintances would cut them dead when they chanced to meet in the Covered Market . |
| 6 | And apart from the giggles from the party frocked section of the audience , there was little background buzz from the children as they became enticed by the bizarre tale . |
| 7 | As we shall find , they became embroiled in the nationalist struggle . |
| 8 | It was not that they went away , it was that they became interwoven with the strange elusive echoes and the memories that lingered in the vast dark Castle . |
| 9 | The Nez Perce reached the Missouri on 23rd September , where they asked to trade with the fifteen soldiers at Cow Island Landing supply station . |
| 10 | In addition , models differ as to the nature of the specialization which they postulate to occur for the two hemispheres . |
| 11 | We keep asking questions about the Opposition 's investment plans : how much they intend to give to the British Technology Group , regional development agencies and investment trusts . |
| 12 | The Tory counter-attack will be to remind London voters that , since they tend to earn above the national average , more of them will suffer from higher Labour taxes . |
| 13 | They tend to advertise in the appropriate specialist hobbies press and through the medium of direct mail . |
| 14 | Due to their crusading streak , newspapers have been valuable in discussing the achievements of the mentally handicapped , but again they tend to focus on the sensational . |
| 15 | ‘ They tend to head for the middle-of-the-road establishments — still quite cheap but a cut above the red-flock wallpaper places . ’ |
| 16 | The Greenfield report recommends that prescription forms should contain a box , which doctors should tick if they want to insist on the branded drug , rather than an approved substitute . |
| 17 | Both sides need the points if they want to finish in the top two . ’ |
| 18 | They do not have an awful lot of money but they want to act in the best interests of the child . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ If they want to go through the correct procedure and ask for a transfer , then so be it . ’ |
| 20 | But as you may discover at the end of your course you 'll have a questionnaire to say how found it , how it 's gone on and of course in the past people have filled in questionnaires saying what they want to know about the legal aspect is all about wills . |
| 21 | They want to know about the latest inventions . |
| 22 | If not , he argues , players should be able to opt for another country if — like John Gallagher or the Samoans playing in the All Black trials — they want to play at the highest level regardless of country . |
| 23 | The car 's hydraulics soughed as they tried to compensate for the sudden shift of the bubble but against that gale they were all but useless , and the bubble-canopy clanged on the car 's shell . |
| 24 | Armies of monkeys marching through the jungle roof on swinging arms took fright , too , when they saw the little file of humans and they fled chattering through the upper branches almost as speedily as the birds . |
| 25 | They hope to complete in the next ICC Trophy event , which will be held in Kenya in 1994 , from which three countries will progress to the World Cup proper . |
| 26 | The easiest way I have found to assess the strength of this group of goals is to give individuals a single sheet of paper and to ask them to write down in five minutes what they hope to achieve in the next five years . |
| 27 | If investors require an expected return of 8 per cent p.a. , what prices would they expect to pay for the following : |
| 28 | If the expected return rises to 15 per cent what would they expect to pay for the above shares ? |
| 29 | I said my vows a bit too loud and they seemed to echo round the light oak panelling of the room ; Gill seemed to overcompensate and whispered hers so that the registrar and I could only just hear . |
| 30 | They seemed to glow in the flickering green-gold gold light , as if embraced by a holy nimbus . |