Example sentences of "[pron] [subord] they [vb base] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will collect some leaves , chew them until they form a crude sponge , then soak the sponge in the pool so that it can squeeze the water into its mouth . |
| 2 | I do n't think I know anyone who has made a fortune from their knitting machine , but then they are not likely to tell me if they have a yacht in the Mediterranean and a villa in the south of France , are they ? |
| 3 | The bespectacled motormouth gets a cover splash on the New York Post for urging black kids to skip school the day his Malcolm X biopic opens , claiming that ‘ the teachers ca n't hold it against them if they write a report on what they see . ’ |
| 4 | Where were you when they put a man on the moon ? ’ |
| 5 | Conductive education is also about setting ambitious goals , and then getting children to achieve them because they want a for themselves . |
| 6 | A track runs east from the car park , alongside the magnificent Water of Nevis , starting off benignly enough to lure bored coiffured teenagers in high heels along it until they come a cropper as it climbs through the woods and becomes rocky . |
| 7 | It 's the ‘ turn ’ of a particular hotel or city , or they choose it because they have a vague idea that it might be rather nice to go to Torquay next year , or even — worst of all — because ‘ We 've always had it there' ! |
| 8 | If anyone wanted to attempt it from what they 've read in this book , I would strongly recommend that they think very carefully about it before they acquire a bird . |
| 9 | ‘ Any artist thinking they have made it when they sign a recording contract is totally wrong , ’ warns Gatfield . |
| 10 | If you find a trapped badger do n't attempt to handle it as they have a vicious bite . |
| 11 | Now let's get back to them before they send a search party out looking for us . ’ |
| 12 | Despite John Smith 's firm establishment as an authoritative and credible alternative Prime Minister , Labour are fooling themselves if they think a change of leader is all that was required to bring about a change of government . |
| 13 | When pilots from a big , flat site visit a hill site , they are at risk and often make absolute fools of themselves unless they get a very thorough briefing and listen to what local pilots and instructors have to say . |
| 14 | because I 'll tell you what when they send a probe in , they go through every blooming thing with a fine tooth comb |
| 15 | The problem Lotus and WordPerfect face is how to persuade existing users to stick with them when they buy a better machine bundled with Windows . |
| 16 | Erm , they have had internal discussion and I believe they are not going to do anything until they get a prompt from Jenny , 'cos that 's what they 're expecting . |
| 17 | ‘ But those do n't apply to us as they imply a sharing that 's total , and there 's only one area of my life that I can bring myself to share with you . ’ |