Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] they the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do they know who lies beside them the long night through , under the overhanging cliffs recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as having the only sunless spot in Britain , summer or winter ? |
| 2 | I guess an inexperienced parent just does n't know what to do with these intruders in the nest , and disposes of them the only way it can . |
| 3 | Unemployment steals from them the economic conditions which supported the new wave of feminism in the sixties and early seventies , but the welfare state , the provision of child benefit , minimal as it is , and supplementary benefit , mean they can survive in the absence of jobs and wages of their own . |
| 4 | It was to drive another nail into the coffin , into the public service 's coffin , to go alongside compulsory competitive tendering , erosion of working conditions and compulsory redundancies just to satisfy their own political dogma not caring about the citizens of this country , whose quality of life depends on them the services provided by the public sector . |
| 5 | She does not , apparently , test her spellings by saying them as they look , but imposes upon them the correct pronunciation . |
| 6 | They are prevented from entering what appears to them the more appealing world of work , a world in which they can earn independence and the goods that money can buy . |
| 7 | Training is now provided for the BVetMed degree , entitling graduates to be registered as members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons , which confers on them the title of veterinary surgeon and the sole right to practise as such . |
| 8 | What is more , the Spirit who has become resident in the followers of Jesus mediates to them the victory over the world which Jesus had ( 4:4 ) as they trust him for the power to overcome temptation ( 5:3,4 ) . |
| 9 | This is merely routine arrogance , but it obscures from them the fact that they could impress everyone a lot more if they could do a better job — and with a bit of help they could . |