Example sentences of "they [vb base] [adv] [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They develop basically because the velocity of a stream diminishes fairly rapidly at its mouth , a condition which must have been accentuated during the Post-glacial rise of sea level : deposition starts , probably aided by flocculation of the finer particles where the effect of salt water is felt , progradation ensues , which further reduces the gradient and so increases deposition by a positive feedback process . |
| 2 | Either they dispute the sceptic 's right to assert the conclusion , or to assert it as a conclusion ; or they suggest directly that the conclusion can not be true , and that hence they are excused from considering any suggested reason for believing it . |
| 3 | Many pilots select the days on which they fly so that the weather is near ideal and not too windy . |
| 4 | They show convincingly that the belief in women 's capacity for boring and repetitive work is part of industrial folklore : if it were true , turnover rates should be no higher in industries which offer such work than in those where the work is more intrinsically interesting . |
| 5 | In particular these forecasts assume implicitly that individuals demanding HE will accept the best offer they receive even if the institution is not their first choice and would require them crossing the divide between the university and public sectors . |
| 6 | Then they relax so that the ear returns to maximal sensitivity just in time for the returning echo . |
| 7 | The most common thing that goes wrong with taps is that they leak either because the gland or packing has failed ( a leak from the top when the tap is open ) or because the washer has worn ( a leak from the spout when the tap is closed ) . |
| 8 | Clearly , they know instinctively when the otter is actually hunting . |
| 9 | Now for those who think they know better than the rest , watch this tackle coming up . |
| 10 | They imply also that the organization is prepared to make more mistakes , but to carry the consequences in view of the greater benefits to the organization as a whole from being action-oriented . |
| 11 | They succeed best when the decision to form a sandwich is clear and uncompromising . |
| 12 | But the build-up will ensure that they do well when the fighting starts . |
| 13 | As they do best if the water is aerated only half fill the aquarium . |
| 14 | They start again when the time comes , when alliances have shifted , when everyone has stored enough ammunition to have another go , when race hatreds revive under the guise of class wars begin anew as ethnic strife . |
| 15 | They exist only whilst the computer is turned on and the word-processing program is active . |
| 16 | They will also ask The Post Office for a reply to your complaint and all the evidence they have so that the arbitrator can consider both sides of the case . |
| 17 | The age at which children go to school , the amount of time they spend there and the disposition of that time have the very greatest bearing on the learning that is planned and provided for them . |
| 18 | Critics of the most recent studies of compound 1080 say that they prove only that the chemical is lethal to coyotes — not that it can prevent or significantly decrease predation of flocks . |
| 19 | They are better for this purpose than the Home and End keys because they work even when the typing line containing the cursor is very short . |