Example sentences of "they [verb] [adv] the [adj] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | In doing these two things , they tear up the third and fourth commandments of the Christian faith ( Exodus 20:7,8 ) . |
| 2 | By describing , for example , the histories of western psychological concepts of the Madonna-like good mother , who is present , sensitive , and , currently , stimulating , and the bad mother , who is the reverse , they map out the political and ideological origins and currencies these concepts have , beyond the biologized significance which traditional psychology gives them ( e.g. Adams 1983 , Hardyment 1983 , Riley 1983 , New and David 1985 , Urwin 1985 ) . |
| 3 | So they fan off the loose and close down the spaces for the fly-half or blind-side winger . |
| 4 | ‘ Why do you think they brought in the Black and Tans ? |
| 5 | After some bartering they acquired both the nude and a splendid portrait of a servant girl for five hundred francs . |
| 6 | Unfortunately they say one thing , but they do exactly the opposite and whereas local authorities are in a position to in the main to provide rental accommodation , the government are stopping them . |