Example sentences of "[noun] they [vb base] [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 | These blooming ears they make more trouble than they 're wor , erm , than they 're worth ! |
| 3 | For Fernando Botero they are omnipotent and corpulent ; for Bernhard Heisig they are wild and aggressive , while for Rolf Szymanski they represent spiritual energy . |
| 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 | If they do n't have the waiver of premiums they get more units , because the more money goes into the er , whatsit . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | As a result they have considerable doubts about the validity of the case for the control of mergers . |
| 9 | As a result they pay sky-high premiums . |
| 10 | up in Wisbech they love that sort of thing . |
| 11 | I mention them briefly because among management trainers they have many aficionados ; they are written about more fully elsewhere . |
| 12 | To separate their individual styles they split those evenings into consecutive 1520 minute slots and they retain that format for the tour . |
| 13 | In this guise they embody fundamental truths which are permanent throughout time and space . |
| 14 | So if somebody just writes those two words they get two marks . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 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 | When Insurers settle a total loss they acquire two types of rights — the entitlement to take over the Policyholder 's interest in the subject matter insured , and all the Policyholder 's rights and remedies in respect of the casualty which caused the loss . |
| 20 | There are instances of change in diet related to habitat : tawny owls living in wooded areas eat more moles and fewer birds , whereas in more open areas they eat more voles and birds ( Southern , 1954 ) . |
| 21 | In some older dances they each hold a corner of a handkerchief to form a link and in some areas they link little fingers . |
| 22 | When the Night Goblins prepare for battle they brew huge quantities of fungus beer to bolster their courage . |
| 23 | Run-down primitive rituals stalk ‘ The Hollow Men ’ ; in Sweeney Agonistes they overpower jazz-age London . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | It is not merely the gracious bow they give each other before they begin , nor the even more gracious one when she submits to the prince , sinking to the ground with head bent low . |
| 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 | The , the normal family of two point four children , or whatever , is not the normal family nowadays , you 've got lone parent families , you 've got step parent families , reconstituted families , policies and services should take account of all the different needs of those different sorts of families , and very complex lives they lead these days ? |
| 30 | In the north of England they have New Year 's Day but they do n't in the south in England , they might do now . |