Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] they [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Housewifely talk suited them no better . |
| 2 | " The prosperity and technology of the developed countries give them the greater possibilities and the greater responsibility " . |
| 3 | For maximum volume and root lift , turn your head upside down — the special ‘ fingers ’ inside the cup will help life and separate curls giving them a fuller look . |
| 4 | Pluralism is a development of democratic theory and recognises that often individuals can best get their views heard by combining in groups to give them a stronger voice . |
| 5 | Both men had pocketed their torches to allow them a better grip on their shotguns , and a couple of times they interrupted their progress to stand straining their ears into the whispering darkness around them for any sound of the fearsome dogs . |
| 6 | Wainfleet 's answers took them no nearer the truth about the murderer or the sender of the other knives . |
| 7 | Their no-nonsense style makes them a better Super Bowl bet than the Buffalo Bills , who routed the Atlanta Falcons 41–14 with reserve running back Kenneth Davis rushing for 181 yards and two touchdowns . |
| 8 | Even in a socialist country like Tanzania , however committed one may be to the abolition of privilege in society , there is no arguing with the fact that young people with secondary and higher education can expect life to bring them a richer and more interesting experience than it does to the primary school leaver . |
| 9 | Yesterday a court agreed to police holding them a further 36 hours . |
| 10 | To make a profit , drug dealers sell you short measures or mix all sorts of dangerous materials in with drugs to give them a bigger share of the profits or to finance their own drug habits . |
| 11 | The sheep had huddled together to keep warm and as the drifts covered them the weaker animals were trampled and crushed beneath the stronger sheep that were struggling for air . |
| 12 | In the public sector of the economy , Sellier ( 1978 ) has shown that the influence of French unions is particularly strong since the high concentration of workers within that sector reduces the costs of organisation , the bureaucratic tendencies of large undertakings encourage trade union membership , and the official role accorded by government to the unions gives them a greater authority than they possess in the private sector . |