Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] they [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For support they both leant against the seat of an armchair . |
| 2 | After lunch they all trooped back down to the beach with plastic bags and jars for specimens , and Carolyn lagged behind . |
| 3 | One day just after breakfast they all gathered in the milk-house . |
| 4 | But of course they each depend upon the existence of individuals who carry out the tasks necessary for the survival and perpetuation of society . |
| 5 | Of course they all went out chasing it : but it was a clever bird ; it would let us get near but never near enough . |
| 6 | These Rhodes lay like clockwork , though of course they all have a poor period , a sort of resting period . |
| 7 | Everyone in the industry agrees that quality will be the key to success and of course they all say that means them . |
| 8 | ‘ Of course they both seemed nice guys , ’ Gilda commiserated . |
| 9 | You think the other one 's gon na be alright but of course they both get smashed . |
| 10 | Perhaps he had had the same thought , because as their eyes met something seemed to pass between them , some spark of longing they both recognised . |
| 11 | Irrespective of grade they all have one thing in common — sheer quality . |
| 12 | In the middle of digging they all sat down for a mug of tea . |
| 13 | ‘ Better keep that one away from the others ’ — he nodded towards Jazz 's spotted beast — ‘ in case they all catch it . ’ |
| 14 | In unison they all cried : ‘ Aaaaaw . |
| 15 | The human population , and the livestock , of a dozen townships was moving , like an organised but somewhat undisciplined army , from the cultivated area of the crofts to the summer grazings , or shielings , on the hill , where each township , and indeed each family , had its own special area , recognised and protected by custom , although in law they all had equal rights in the whole common , and had a joint committee to regulate its use . |
| 16 | In truth they all looked out of their depth , and have still to register a victory over the Ports since their elevation to senior status . |
| 17 | Both methods suffer from the problem that performance of the file degrades as additions are made , and in consequence they both require that the file should be reorganized at regular intervals . |
| 18 | In fact they both were . |
| 19 | Most Ethernet adaptors support both thin and thick coax ; in fact they both tend to take a twist-on BNC connector . |
| 20 | At about midday they all arrived , altogether ’ . |
| 21 | As for the Gascons , they are gossipy , licentious , and poorly dressed ; although they eat and drink far too much they do n't sit at table but squat around a fire ; they all share the same cup and when they go to sleep they all share the same rotting straw , master and mistress , servants and all . |
| 22 | Dogs , like men , can look very different but when it comes to sex they all know that they are members of one species and they are not culturally inhibited from taking appropriate action . |
| 23 | Chief 'em he 's gon na chaff 'em all . |
| 24 | At Whitsun they all assembled at La Ferté-Bernard in Maine , twenty-five miles north-east of Le Mans . |
| 25 | It was the first call , and by instinct they both crouched motionless , counting four heart-beats until the second followed . |