Example sentences of "they [verb] they [verb] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Tobolsk police , when they realized they had got an Englishman , rang Moscow . |
| 2 | And then he just never went to school and they maintained they 'd got a private . |
| 3 | They say they 've nursed the constituency to a point where they regard it as one of the most winnable in the country ; certainly the bookies make them favourites . |
| 4 | An and they ring up and they say they 've had a cold all week and they ca n't put up with it a minute longer |
| 5 | They say they 've bucked the trend . |
| 6 | They get into discussion with a neighbour on Concorde going to New York and when they get back they say they 've got the finest idea since sliced bread . |
| 7 | They say they 've got the balance right . |
| 8 | They say they 've enjoyed the transition from farmer to fashion designer . |
| 9 | They say they had to stop a passing cleaner to take a plate from her trolley |
| 10 | They say they have found a link between eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia and pictures of slimline models . |
| 11 | A spokesman said while they accept they 've lost the copyright battle , they still intend to go to court again in an attempt to get the damages reduced . |
| 12 | er They 've lost most of their goods , er they 've had to leave enormous amounts of , of , of their personal belongings in , in Kuwait , they 're , they 're not physically in bad shape , but mentally they 're , they 're very anxious and , and they know they 've lost a lot of belongings . |
| 13 | Now I reckon they are doing everything they can to keep me there as long as possible , because when I go they know they 've got a real master-blaster like Chris coming in . ’ |
| 14 | Surely this is the kind of appointment which they only decide to make when they know they 've got the right man available . |
| 15 | ‘ They know they 've got the law behind them . |
| 16 | By leaving they know they have renounced the country where they were born , grew up and went to school . |
| 17 | Quarters again yeah and give them another quarter out of this so they get they 've got a whole one each and then we 've got two left over . |
| 18 | They believe they 've found a way to destroy cancer cells without the unpleasant side-effects produced by existing drugs . |
| 19 | They believe they 've produced the blue print for a positive cycling future . |
| 20 | They believe they have adopted a model that offers hope to all the poor of El Salvador . |
| 21 | They believe they have found a cheap , practical means of preventing dolphins entangling themselves in monofilament drift fishing nets — the ‘ walls of death ’ believed to be responsible for killing large numbers of dolphins off Cornwall this year . |
| 22 | Much of this is due to the face that , following the recent Monopolies and Mergers Commission report on pub ownership , many breweries are actually moving out of brewing itself and concentrating instead on pub management — an area where they believe they stand to make the greatest profits . |
| 23 | They 'll accept , but only because they feel they 've reached the end of the line . |
| 24 | England 's management are unhappy about the publicity given to Gooch , Gatting and Smith 's illness because they feel they have taken every precaution necessary so far on this tour — as yesterday 's events prove . |
| 25 | Lineker 's double at Meadow Lane brought Spurs one of the two victories they feel they need to avoid the relegation fate that now seems inevitable for Notts County . |
| 26 | asthma 's wound up , they reckon they 've found a cure for that |
| 27 | They felt they had hit the targets by going on about tax and emphasising the warning that votes for the Lib Dems would only help Labour . |
| 28 | But at half-past seven the next morning they knew they had made the right decision . |
| 29 | So they knew they had to get a move on . |
| 30 | ‘ The Old Guard there they might — but their new D-G 's told them to lay off organisations like the Peace Crusade so how can they admit they 've found a pattern ? |