Example sentences of "[noun] they [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The islands have never been joined to South America and because of their isolation they contain large numbers of endemic organisms . |
| 2 | For Fernando Botero they are omnipotent and corpulent ; for Bernhard Heisig they are wild and aggressive , while for Rolf Szymanski they represent spiritual energy . |
| 3 | When monks from France and Flanders were settled in the Border abbeys in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries they introduced new skills , and also devoted themselves to the expansion of sheep rearing to provide the necessary basic material . |
| 4 | Popular at home ( the Duke of Edinburgh recently bought one ) , for foreigners they offer cheap chic : a cab dismissed after ten years ' service sells for around £1,500 ( $1,250 ) . |
| 5 | In drawing up their lists they take great care to achieve a balance that reflects the diversity of the electorate 's concerns . |
| 6 | As a result they show subtle differences , some being positioned on the upper fin , some on the rear of the main trunk and some on the tail-stem . |
| 7 | As a result they have considerable doubts about the validity of the case for the control of mergers . |
| 8 | As a result they pay sky-high premiums . |
| 9 | The counsel told the court : ‘ In Patel 's car they had loud music on and there was a certain amount of laughing going on . |
| 10 | In this guise they embody fundamental truths which are permanent throughout time and space . |
| 11 | Friday they had fried egg |
| 12 | ESSAY 7 — ; ‘ Their motives for social reform were far from benevolent , but in practice they created embryonic welfare states . ’ |
| 13 | Then , around 1700 BC , the Minoans developed from the hieroglyphic script a new syllabic form , today called Linear A. When the Mycenaeans invaded Crete they adapted Linear A to produce a revised form , Linear B. Both scripts have been preserved on clay tablets , most of which are inventories ; however , only a few hundred examples of Linear A exist , whereas there are some thousands of surviving tablets bearing Linear B. |
| 14 | In some respects they use new language and embody in a formal text rules that have not been specified in that way before ; this has indeed been the way the laws of war have developed for 150 years . |
| 15 | Although the PAC and Azanian People 's Organization ( Azapo ) refused to sign the accord they gave separate undertakings to work for peace . |
| 16 | Pitched tail into the wind they offer good stability as long as the side walls are not too high |
| 17 | Once behind their peers they need individual attention to improve their reading . |
| 18 | During autumn and winter months they produce increased amounts of more fertile semen , the malodorous scent glands behind the horn-bearing areas increase in activity and libido and such charming habits as spraying the backs of their front legs with urine increase . |
| 19 | Just before the first Test they rejected blind-side flankers Mick Galwey and Mike Teague and chose to play Ben Clarke , tour No 8 , out of position . |
| 20 | In some older dances they each hold a corner of a handkerchief to form a link and in some areas they link little fingers . |
| 21 | unclear get to buy your own I , I er did n't have rubber boots , I had big leather boots up to me thigh , that 's what I bought and that leather then they did n't have nails in the shoes in the , in the bottom they had wooden pegs , so that the , your leather was held by wooden pegs and the and the leather at that time were the thigh boots , you could roll them right the way down , . |
| 22 | When the Night Goblins prepare for battle they brew huge quantities of fungus beer to bolster their courage . |
| 23 | Where their interests overlapped with the Maud Committee they reached similar conclusions , and we may concentrate on the latter as dealing in greater detail with the concerns of this chapter . |
| 24 | Run-down primitive rituals stalk ‘ The Hollow Men ’ ; in Sweeney Agonistes they overpower jazz-age London . |
| 25 | The names given to these pools give a hint of the variety of the bacteria and the splendour of the effects they produce Emerald Pool , Sulphur Cauldron , Beryl Spring , Firehole Falls , Morning Glory Pool and — a particularly rich one with several species of bacteria — Artists ' Paintpots . |
| 26 | As a result , cats spend a great deal of time every day dealing with their toilet , and in addition to the typical licking movements they perform repeated scratchings . |
| 27 | When world leaders sit down to dinner at home they prefer simple fare , according to the people who cook for them . |
| 28 | A third , technical question — how temporary jobs affect rights to unemployment compensation and under what circumstances they open new rights to benefits — is dealt with in an appendix . |
| 29 | In presenting it direct to the kings of Benin they showed good understanding . |
| 30 | They had to take many economic decisions in the course of each annual cycle , and according to their status and wealth they made different decisions from one another in various places and over the year . |