Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] they [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their small majority made them all the more conscious of the problems they needed to surmount to win the next election . |
| 2 | In this brief speech , it is not appropriate for me to attempt that task but I shall give the House three examples of the sort of arrangements for which the Government should press in the second half of 1992 when we have an opportunity to carry them forward . |
| 3 | I need his presence to drive them away . |
| 4 | Banks may keep cash balances surplus to their requirements in times of ‘ easy ’ money to enable them later to resist open market operations when the authorities are attempting to squeeze the base . |
| 5 | We could make a grotto if we had a sack to carry them in . ’ |
| 6 | Well at least I can take the opportunity to thank them now , while I think about it ! |
| 7 | When the Iraqis invaded Kuwait , the decision to drive them out was made for him . |
| 8 | Prince reported them faithfully to Sir William Jardine : |
| 9 | His books — not itemised — totalled £2 in value , there was a lectern to stand them on , a desk , and ‘ a horn with ynk ’ priced at a penny . |
| 10 | He wore nothing but a towel and although she tried to keep her eyes upon his chest a line of damp , curling hair drew them inexorably downwards . |
| 11 | Company 's such as Campeau , which plunged too deeply into debt when it bought Bloomingdale 's , will no longer be able to count on the US taxpayer to bail them out . |
| 12 | Rough ground needs care for 70 yards until the roof drops and further progress is possible only by crawling ; here amateur explorers must turn back to daylight , lack of experience denying them further access into a waterfall chamber and eventual emergence at Calf Holes . |
| 13 | Our mum tried them on she said but six foot four and a short arse she said |
| 14 | Lenny Campion ran forward and Sorvino hung back , ready to sprint for the car if this should be a trick to shake them off . |
| 15 | To fix the drills in the handle , a bit of Araldite holds them fast . |
| 16 | Julius raised his head , although his body remained locked against hers , heat and sweat and shared pleasure fusing them together . |
| 17 | Switch on and move the appropriate levers on the banks of controllers , and the children come running out of the house , little pink-cheeked creatures half an inch high , who turn to wave at Felicity as she comes out on the terrace to see them off to school . |
| 18 | Their very weakness , their distance from practical affairs , and their isolation made them ever more extreme . |
| 19 | This did not involve the King 's government in any expense ; if people went overseas , presumably they did it in order to make money , and the King could see no reason why he should provide any of his not very plentiful revenue to enrich them faster , though he might invest money of his own if he thought he had a reasonable chance of getting a dividend . |
| 20 | Pride and egoism drives them on , and a shared stupidity stops us from stopping them . |
| 21 | The increased ionisation along the earth 's lines of magnetic force make them more conductive and leads to an increased current flow with consequent rise in magnetic flux levels . |
| 22 | Glossy , stylish covers and series titles such as Point Horror make them attractive , and the well-sketched characters and pacey action make them terribly readable — for those that have the stomach for them . |
| 23 | I do n't know what these chemicals are , but the person in that study wants them terribly badly . ’ |
| 24 | ( Copies of old rugs sometimes include the original date and signature , but there is rarely any attempt to pass them off as originals ; even if there were , other indicators of age would make such deceit obvious . ) |
| 25 | Indeed any attempt to relate them prematurely to reality may restrict the development of the model . |
| 26 | They sear across the ice , moving in unison as if some magnetic force holds them together . |
| 27 | Theodora lifted an eyebrow and with a caught glance drew them in to introductions . |
| 28 | My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary and I shall see British car manufacturers again in the near future to urge them speedily to incorporate immobilisation devices into cars . |
| 29 | Rufus tries to arrange a car to pick them up in Bermondsey but he 's having no luck . |
| 30 | In the cold dawn , with the wind pushing them so that they could hardly face each other , the King and his wife met on the slope above the battered hall . |