Example sentences of "they [vb base] [prep] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people prefer not to talk or to think about their tinnitus as they find that the more they concentrate on it the worse it becomes . |
| 2 | They reveal to us the astonishing cultural achievements and spirit of our ancestors ; they also document the power struggles , intrigues and invasions that have shaped English history . |
| 3 | Their retail branches are a fixed cost , so the more business they put through them the better . |
| 4 | At the auberge , they set before me a beautiful soup with dumplings in it , followed by a great white sausage on a small alp of potato and onion-rings . |
| 5 | They call me that , she thought , when they are talking about me , for they talk about me a great deal even when I am there . |
| 6 | They carry with them a distinct smell of metal , tar and petrol . |