Example sentences of "[adv] they [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly they seemed to notice Brenda for the first time . |
| 2 | Still , it appeared her advent had summoned a little luck into his life , for suddenly they began to discover plentiful growths of grass potatoes , forest leeks and turtle-berries , a welcome change from the stringy little rabbits and bitter roots they had eaten until then . |
| 3 | And they collected so much they had to use a milk float to deliver the load . |
| 4 | Up until the 1950s , it was difficult for any human beings who suffered from an allergic response to cats to become cat owners , no matter how much they longed to share their lives with a feline companion . |
| 5 | We keep asking questions about the Opposition 's investment plans : how much they intend to give to the British Technology Group , regional development agencies and investment trusts . |
| 6 | Then they calculate how much they hope to produce — their outputs — and what price they will get for their outputs of grain , or vegetables , milk , beef , wool or mutton in the markets . |
| 7 | The Local Government Finance Act 1988 imposes a duty on local authorities to calculate how much they needed to raise by way of the poll tax . |
| 8 | But however much they scrubbed to erase the past , the slate could never be entirely cleansed . |
| 9 | They 're in the hotel business in America and love Crystal Springs so much they want to buy it . ’ |
| 10 | It may be a good idea to telephone the agent to find out how much they propose to charge . |
| 11 | Their jubilation over Andy Mutch 's goal in the 67th minute showed just how much they wanted to win . |
| 12 | ‘ They decided they wanted to be involved and how much they wanted to pay for it . |
| 13 | Kate and John liked here idea so much they decided to sell the pelmets in their shop . |
| 14 | Apparently they use to keep a little thing alive and they took it on the boat coming home |
| 15 | ‘ Apparently they like to see you once to begin with . ’ |
| 16 | They thought it was broken , then they said it was just a bad sprain , but apparently they want to do another X-ray , so I simply do n't know what 's happening . |
| 17 | Apparently they wanted to get away from it all and spend some time alone together . ’ |
| 18 | Apparently they tried to phone me on Friday afternoon but I was out swimming . |
| 19 | Once a number of these people were in place , naturally they wanted to build teams in all the major functions — finance , marketing , personnel , production , R & D — more in their own image . |
| 20 | And basically they managed to jump up on the bed unlike yesterday morning where pretended she could n't get up on the bed . |
| 21 | The person who goes there and basically they want to take their home with them . |
| 22 | The Inland Revenue does not need to prosecute because they have powers to exert penalties similar to a fine , and basically they want to get the money back . |
| 23 | That 's how long they managed to compete , realistically . |
| 24 | Mr Wishart opened the carriage door and asked a porter how long they had to wait . |
| 25 | She did n't mind how long they had to stay . |
| 26 | In terms of time that meant ten to twelve hours , depending on how long they took to get through the Romanian frontier . |
| 27 | how long they take to die |
| 28 | The other important questions are how long reservoirs survive , and how long they take to develop . |
| 29 | Members can also choose how long they wish to stay at the ‘ weekend ’ , whether for just a morning or afternoon or for the whole day-and-a-half . |
| 30 | Most people are likely to judge the reforms on how long they have to wait for treatment — the issue behind the ‘ Jennifer 's ear ’ controversy during the election campaign . |