Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [subord] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | A well-designed communication structure can do much to minimize this by recognizing the fact that words do not have specific meanings until they are defined for a particular purpose . |
| 2 | Where directorate systems work well , there seems to be an increase in staff morale and greater co-operation between professional groups as they cohere around an integrated programme of patient care . |
| 3 | We begin the discussion with regional policies for they have featured more prominently in government initiatives than labour mobility programmes , both as regards expenditure and public debate . |
| 4 | Wesley made little progress with agricultural labourers because they were tied into the rigidities of the traditional social order , although he blamed it on the stolid stupidity of the peasantry , but in many mining and manufacturing villages Methodism throve . |
| 5 | Most ( although not all ! ) horses do become less worried about strange objects as they get older , but some old horses are just plain silly about some things , but it is mostly a bit of a game to them and if ignored , they soon settle down ! |
| 6 | Christians are no more immune to the subtle influences of prejudiced attitudes than they are exempt from inclinations towards selfishness , greed or envy . |
| 7 | They began to meet in private houses where they read sermons and prayed together . |
| 8 | The nature of H.T. and Floribunda bushes suggests that they should be planted in isolation , or in long and narrow strips where they can be approached both sides . |
| 9 | But managers know the unwritten rules when they enter the business . |
| 10 | Since nearly all High Court judges are appointed when they are between about 45 and 57 it is likely that they will have shed such political enthusiasms as they may have had when young and have formed firm views about how the country should be run . |
| 11 | The 210 children have taken up the panto 's challenge and sought the advice of professional builders so they can construct Wendy 's house in brick in their school yard . |
| 12 | During pre-meeting talks with US Treasury officials , Waigel was also reported to have underlined " differences [ in economic growth ] between countries " , adding that Germany had no objection to other countries altering their monetary policies if they had the scope to do so . |
| 13 | It will prevent brewers from evicting publicans in tied houses if they sell one ‘ guest beer ’ . |
| 14 | However , it appears that there is no way of reclaiming stolen objects once they have been traced , largely because the UK has never ratified the 1970 Unesco convention on prohibiting the illicit export of cultural property . |
| 15 | The men also tended to have different political views as they came from such a huge and diverse country . |
| 16 | Three close neighbours from north-west Europe provide instructive comparisons which say more about political attitudes than they do about natural advantages for cycling as a mode of transport . |
| 17 | The next group of words ( some prepositions and other function words ) occur in their strong forms when they are final in a sentence ; examples of this are given . |
| 18 | For instance ‘ Turkish baths ’ properly should be described as Islamic baths since they have no special link with Turkey . |
| 19 | Protests by hundreds of Dutch , Scandinavian , West German and British people fell on deaf ears as they were turned away . |
| 20 | The decision to hold the elections eight months before they were constitutionally due increased speculation that the aged President was preparing to transfer power to his son . |
| 21 | And they have very specific impacts because they all result their effective result on an interaction with a specific receptor and er an activity I would express on that receptor or as a result of the er erm the uptake of the toxins . |
| 22 | Troilus and Cressida say all the right words when they are informed of the Trojan plan to retrieve Antenor , but the fact that they say so much , and use such perfectly formed phrases , invalidates the underlying emotions . |
| 23 | PARDON me if I do n't break down in tears at the plight of the parents who are having to take their children out of private schools because they can not afford the fees . |
| 24 | Then she heard all of them , crashing through brush and low branches as they followed her towards the road . |
| 25 | Therefore the company could increase their capacity by another 4,444 units if they 80 wished . |
| 26 | Since use of land for domestic and industrial purposes is largely incompatible with clean water , potable supply rivers tend to be found in rural settings where they also have considerable amenity value . |
| 27 | Grey herons contorted to strange shapes as they stretched long necks and peered into the shallows . |
| 28 | A large proportion of the children have been referred to the school from mainstream schools where they have frequently been seen as having severe behaviour problems . |
| 29 | They have become a prime target for teenage joyriders who often set fire to stolen cars when they have finished with them . |
| 30 | It had been eleven months since they had parted . |