Example sentences of "they [vb base] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They jerk from side to side and rub themselves on the plants , but there is no redness or inflammation of the gills . |
| 2 | They make me laugh , when they sit in 'ouse with blanket round them , so they do n't have to turn 'eating up . |
| 3 | The forms have no definite shape , as they change from round to round , but they are vaguely humanoid and attack with limb-like appendages . |
| 4 | They change from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to adult . |
| 5 | there 's rugby at Stow on the wold on Sunday … teague … hastings … andrew … skinner lots of big names lining up in a charity celebrity match they land by helicopter at lunchtime … |
| 6 | For example , enterprises may agree to refrain from raising prices prior to an election or from publicly criticizing a policy with which they disagree in return for approval for expenditure . |
| 7 | It immediately alarms all the others and they head for home at speed . |
| 8 | Staff may wish to consider passing on to the library copies of any newsletters which they receive as part of society memberships . |
| 9 | They range in fineness from 70-line to 360-line , depending on the materials and the design , and have piles that can be anything from ¼″ ( ½ cm ) to ⅝″ ( 1½ cm ) deep ( not including the foundation ) . |
| 10 | The scope of this judgment is such that it is also likely that member states are liable in damages where they act in breach of Community law which results in an individual or company suffering loss . |
| 11 | They shop for relief from physician to physician , their self-esteem diminishes , and.their anxieties increase when they are told repeatedly that their symptoms are ‘ only due to nerves ’ . |
| 12 | A large Datnoides lurking among giant Vallis is remarkably well camouflaged with its vertical bars , simulating the natural habitat where they lie in wait for prey . |
| 13 | They vary with respect to size . |
| 14 | The only problem with grants is that they vary in availability from council to council . |
| 15 | In return the museums can offer a wide range of privileges and special activities — they vary from museum to museum . |
| 16 | However , solutions to such problems are culturally determined : they vary from society to society . |
| 17 | They are like the metaphorical gender attributions we examined at the beginning of this chapter , in that they follow no single principle , they do not remain constant from one context to another and they vary from culture to culture . |
| 18 | In general , though , they vary from long-oval in shape to almost globular , are borne on rather long peduncles and , by now , will have almost entirely lost the wizened remains of the flower 's calyx . |
| 19 | You would be wise to phone ahead , especially if you are coming a long way , to check opening times because they vary from time to time . |
| 20 | They are immediately recognisable on the one-inch map by the manner in which they run from village to village practically straight across country , with perhaps an occasional sudden right-angled bend and then on again . |
| 21 | Movements are tracked with each individual 's location being constantly logged and updated as they transfer from helicopter to platform , supply vessel , or other destination . |
| 22 | It is a common sight to see bands of penniless zealots whipping and beating themselves as they travel from village to village , begging scraps of food and preaching their own nightmare vision of doom and despondency . |
| 23 | They know about science from television and from their school teacher , and any other source of information to them is really beneficial to let them make a sensible decision . |
| 24 | ‘ This is what they get from arsehole to breakfast . |
| 25 | They weave from side to side and usually havenm't a clue what they 're doing |
| 26 | The thing is I suppose they rely on word of mouth . |
| 27 | Said she , she 's going in for her fourth operation presumably to have this stapling done again , she says I believe that she 'd be far more counsellor , I , I would of thought she , she would of had counselling anyway before they go to stage of operating , surely , I mean , er do n't they look in into sort of psychological aspects of it , it 's usually a |
| 28 | They point to universality of demand which range from those of socio-political and economic systems to those which embrace the importance of communication and technology and , further , which call for a balance of those requirements of society which are rational , moral , aesthetic and belief-centred ( Lawton 1986 ) . |
| 29 | It is by no means clear that many newcomers are even aware of the feelings that they arouse from time to time in the local population . |
| 30 | They turn from yellow to black . |