Example sentences of "they [vb base] [verb] a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , they intend to lease a horse to run in the race and this should provide a novel angle if nothing else . |
| 2 | I ca n't believe knowing er some of the people who do hunt , that their motive is actually that they want to see a fox torn to pieces . |
| 3 | At the European Summit in Birmingham , the Prime Minister has urged delegates to send a clear signal that they want to build a community to serve the interests of its citizens . |
| 4 | They expect to release a version priced at £50 during 1992 . |
| 5 | Uppermost among them will be how they begin to devise a strategy to defeat a man who is both boxer and puncher . |
| 6 | ‘ These are not easy questions to resolve but I think that if it is possible , actually to speak to these characters in such a way that they feel that they are valued and that they do have a part to play in the community , then we are on the way to resolving questions of this sort . |
| 7 | But they do have a gut feeling that abortion is a moral issue . |
| 8 | still we want this , we want this , they 've made a request to have this done and it 's government funded and so it 's quite an interesting project really just to record things |
| 9 | They 've made a mistake have n't they ? |
| 10 | I often wonder if , when they 've selected a person say right , I 'll choose number three , when number one goes by and number two goes by afterwards if they think oh you know , no , I would have preferred number two . |
| 11 | They 've sent me flowers and choclates , and they 've expressed a desire to accommodate the two young men who 've done this at their own institutions |
| 12 | They 've developed a method to help putt by pulling back the club every inch for every foot . |
| 13 | They 've got a slave have n't they ? |
| 14 | The Duchess says she 's very pleased with the work and delighted they 've got a chance to put their skills on show . |
| 15 | Ten City have had three massive club hits without selling any records , and now they 've got a chart hit . |
| 16 | Well yeah they 've got a reputation have n't they ? |
| 17 | They 've got a GIRL to do his voice , that 's what . |
| 18 | ‘ Everyone ought to go home if they 've got a home to go to . |
| 19 | They 're lucky they 've got a home to go to . |
| 20 | And they 've got a machine to do it anyway to work it all out , print it all out . |
| 21 | ‘ They 've got a lot to talk about , they used to know so many of the same people , ’ I said , to comfort him . |
| 22 | I think they 've got a lot to give . |
| 23 | implying you sort of see that they are reluctant to get involved in this , they 've got a lot to lose from this . |
| 24 | Because they 've got a shelf do you see , in the burrow , for safety . |
| 25 | They 've been told they 've got a week to pay or risk being evicted . |
| 26 | I mean they 've got a job to keep people . |
| 27 | ‘ They 've specified a document written in Catalan by a friend of Tristram Abberley . |
| 28 | Uniforum 's executive director Ed Palmer will be retiring : they 've hired a headhunter to search out a replacement . |
| 29 | They 've launched a campaign to make young people and their parents more aware of the dangers of drugs like ecstasy . |
| 30 | The R S P C A have to pick up the pieces and they 've launched a campaign to try and stop it and joining me now is Alan . |