Example sentences of "they [vb base] [verb] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They remain dedicated to the task of setting up a group of integrated schools as a sector of education complementary to the existing system . |
| 2 | In Scotland , however , where the same property ( or any part of the same property ) is subject to two floating charges they rank according to the time of registration unless the instruments creating the charges otherwise provide . |
| 3 | The mixture will leave young cricket-lovers wondering whether they want to ascend to the spotlight or make do safely with their humdrum jobs . |
| 4 | These primary processes always seek pleasure and avoid pain , that is , they function according to the pleasure principle . |
| 5 | Each of these faces absorbs us within their sphere of reflection where , although the formality of their titles and their professional roles in the artist 's life is relaxed , they continue to respond to the person who was in our vantage point at the time , the photographer . |
| 6 | Encourage them to take every opportunity they find to listen to the language . |
| 7 | He saw kites being used but they keep falling to the ground . |
| 8 | In some children this may be due to small functional bladder capacity , or to incomplete voiding when they do go to the lavatory ( Berg 1979 ; de Jonge 1973 ) . |
| 9 | 4 to 5 is relatively easy and if someone starts off at 5 they do n't need any persuading at all ( attempts to persuade them may irritate them so much that they start to move to the left ! ) . |
| 10 | In other words , the image I present of the Shavante is the one they choose to present to the world . |
| 11 | British industrialists are getting agitated about an £8bn interest-free loan that they 've made to the Government . |
| 12 | And he warns : ‘ Do n't be fooled by the poor start they 've made to the season . |
| 13 | Who 's putting their coats on ? oh they 've gone to the toilet what you doing ? , looking at your pretty face mm we 'd better go and see what your brothers are doing |
| 14 | you , no they 're not putting their coats on , they 've gone to the toilet , Richard can go to the toilet by himself actually ca n't he ? he 's a clever boy is n't he ? can you get your coat for me ? , you get your coat now , I 'll put it on for you I hope you have n't broken that , have you ? , pick it up , carefully give it to me look |
| 15 | But it , think of things like that , because they , they 've got to the stage where they can actually enjoy that . |
| 16 | Only afterwards is it plain that , for the most part , they 've given the same answers they 've supplied to the press for years . |
| 17 | Just at the moment other men are beginning to wonder if they 've come to the end of themselves , and if this is all that life has to offer , you discover a complete new range of abilities in yourself . |
| 18 | they 've signalled to the referee now Rozario'ssozario 's ew try and run it off or |
| 19 | Mercutio is in high spirits , teasing Romeo about his love as they prepare to go to the Capulet masked ball . |
| 20 | Everyone knows that if Hebrews see ham they fall writhing to the floor and all their teeth drop out . |
| 21 | And so therefore if anybody has amendments that they wish to make to the deliverance as it is , we will take them if necessary one by one and vote for them as they are presented to us , and then we 'll come to any other counter motions that may be on hand . |
| 22 | After they have gone to the ball , Cinderella , with a giggle , picks up her broom and gives it the same lesson , using it as a partner . |
| 23 | Nor would I dismiss their contributions to the analysis of sexism , or deny the contribution , in my own profession , they have made to the re-emergence of work with young women . |
| 24 | In the decade or so since , they have progressed to the top of their field but with Kasparov always in front and generally recognised now as the world 's best player . |
| 25 | Staff remain with the horses at the races — but they have to pop to the loo now and again . ’ |
| 26 | Add the mushrooms to the stew , drop in the dumplings and cook until they have risen to the surface and look fluffy . |
| 27 | Without such a duty member States can fail to control the actions of an organisation they have created to the detriment of third States , without incurring liability . |
| 28 | Finally , I would also thank Professor James Murray , Vice-Principal , and lan Muir , Chairman of the Enterprise Steering Committee for the tremendous support and enthusiasm that they have given to the work of the Enterprise Centre . |
| 29 | I congratulate all hon. Members on the support that they have given to the Government in fighting that battle . |
| 30 | It 's a very striking book because while on the one hand he admires the Bolsheviks very greatly for the hope that they have given to man , for the feeling that they have given to the world that new potentialities are there to be realized if only we had enough courage , yet on the other hand , even at that point , he was acutely conscious that the Bolsheviks ' attitude towards the equality of power was leading them in a fatal direction , and long before Stalinism began to take shape , he described in advance what he expected to come . |