Example sentences of "[verb] they [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Tories acknowledge they have a fight on their hands against Nigel Jones for the Liberal Democrats . |
| 2 | Many carers , I have heard say , time and time again , that they feel guilty even asking they did n't even know they had a right to ask , well this legislation now allows people to ask , does n't mean to say their needs are gon na be met , but at least it gives them a right to ask . |
| 3 | I did n't know they had a big library . |
| 4 | Soon they will know they have a fool for a lecturer , and all because of you , my wife . ’ |
| 5 | When Pamela 's parents were interviewed they spent a lot of time emphasizing how necessary they thought it was to discipline Pamela . |
| 6 | They forget they got a pound in there . |
| 7 | Plant nutrients are derived in the most part from the decomposition of plant and animal remains , during which process they reach a peat-like structure that has remarkable powers of moisture absorption and retention , and at the same time has considerable influence on the physical texture and structure of the soil . |
| 8 | The morning crew were a little surprised to find they had a new colleague but none of them was unduly perturbed by the intrusion . |
| 9 | Expecting to see only derision in those clear , light eyes , she was surprised to find they held a flicker of unwilling respect , even admiration , but all he said was , ‘ Would you like another brandy ? ’ |
| 10 | The course has also attracted former school teachers with PGCE qualifications who had left teaching years earlier to raise a family and then found they needed a refresher or updating course before returning to full-time and or part-time work . |
| 11 | What Ferguson had found and what the left just could not see was that when Hollywood really tried they produced a thing that ought not be pedantically analysed for ‘ the thing exists by itself for its moments on the screen , unquestionable ’ . |
| 12 | Tiles were the ro making the tiles was a major operation because erm when they first tried to make the tiles they tried they dug a hole big hole at Rawcliffe and they they tried to make forty thousand tiles , line them all up in the pit and they brought something like forty tonnes of dry wood chippings from the erm saw mills in er forest but they could n't quite get it hot enough so the whole lot had to be thrown away do again . |
| 13 | Jay 'd had enough men to know they treat a woman 's body with anything from contempt and rage to inept uncertainty and fear ; once in a blue moon only , with real fascination and tenderness . |
| 14 | You sometimes hear people say that it is not worth eating differently , or getting to the right weight ; they say they prefer a short and happy life to a long and miserable one . |
| 15 | Although only six per cent of 18 to 19-year-old pub goers say they prefer a congenial publican , putting the availability of real ale at the top of their list , a friendly welcome becomes markedly important as drinkers get older. , |
| 16 | In the event , the operation went smoothly , but factory staff say they saw a new uncertain side to Bernard during those tense , waiting days . |
| 17 | Some say they formed a complex of sites for religious rituals . |
| 18 | Probably turn round say they had a five hundred million pound turnover last year right . |
| 19 | They say they had a good hearing |
| 20 | They say they had a good hearing |
| 21 | The children say they had a great time , eating sweets and with a pirate on board their bus . |
| 22 | The gypsies say they need a site for up to 40 caravans but there is continuing opposition to such a plan . |
| 23 | I know , I know , because as I say they gave a |
| 24 | Now the hard working couple say they face a miserable Christmas and a bleak future . |
| 25 | Police say they smashed a major crime ring . |
| 26 | Assemble a collection of long objects ( or any objects will do ) in a pile and say they represent a number , e.g. four . |
| 27 | Doctors and lawyers say they want a change in the 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act , claiming it was never intended to apply in these circumstances . |
| 28 | Massively-parallel systems developer Meiko World Inc of Bristol has retained ICL Plc to manufacture the Sparc-based processor boards for its next generation parallel systems at its Kidsgrove , Staffordshire plant under a contract that could reach several million pounds a year ; the two say they plan a long-term manufacturing relationship . |
| 29 | Customs and Excise officers say they intercepted a Dutch magazine addressed to the headmaster , and then found a dozen more in his study . |
| 30 | They write of " Moille of Keann-outh , or Mull of Oe " and say they found a cheerful and commodious hotel at Port Askaig " nestled securely among well-grown trees . " |