Example sentences of "they [verb] [adj] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He will make us aware of the great hardships some people have to endure when they realise that to become a Catholic means making a tremendous sacrifice in their present lives . |
| 2 | A 15-minute purple patch in which they scored 19 points a 22–14 win Durham City . |
| 3 | A 15-minute purple patch in which they scored 19 points a 22–14 win Durham City . |
| 4 | And they 'd all took the long tours you know they really were interested |
| 5 | Men may suffer just as much when a relationship fails , but they seem able to make a cleaner break . |
| 6 | Soon they feel able to involve the other sex in their idyll . |
| 7 | While the politicians and administrators who framed the Act would not have wished to have espoused the notion of the ‘ undeserving poor ’ they felt unwilling to risk the public criticism that would have resulted from an approach to poverty that involved ignoring the potential waste on the ‘ work-shy ’ and the fraudulent application in order adequately to meet the needs of the majority of applicants . |
| 8 | Ann said they kept both wanting the same thing at the same time . |
| 9 | If you went into your Clarke 's shoe shop they 've all got the same clothes . |
| 10 | And they 've all got the same moves when they get hit as well , all the same |
| 11 | Everybody 's had a , and they 've all used the same word , apart from Peter who goes a bi little bit further than |
| 12 | Although desperately tired both had pushed any thoughts of sleep from their minds , though after checking in at the hotel , the Vendome … chosen for its proximity to the station … , they had each taken a long , refreshing shower before meeting up again for a late breakfast in the dining room . |
| 13 | Nicolo bought a bit of this , a bit of that , until finally , when she was sure they had enough to feed a small army , he was satisfied . |
| 14 | In doing this they have first cheapened the original process of selection which is made meaningless , and then , they shoved their heads firmly back into the sand . |
| 15 | Even Trollope has his abbey , although he despised both Disraeli 's challenge to Young England and his novels : ‘ To me they have all had the same flavour of paint and unreality … a feeling of stage properties … and that pricking of the conscience which must be the general accompaniment of paste diamonds . ’ |