Example sentences of "[verb] in [det] [noun pl] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | They lead to a formal , didactic , teacher-centred approach , they operate with devastating force upon teachers newly trained in ‘ activity methods ’ , but in the tough , bleak conditions which obtain in some schools they may well represent the only possible alternative for a struggling teacher to adopt . |
| 2 | That 's another thing they used to do in those days they never do now , a lot of men when they bought a pair of boots , they had them what they called plumped . |
| 3 | I do n't think in those days they wanted women with minds of their own , did they ? |
| 4 | I do n't sort of , I mean in those days they had wh apprenticeships and , and that sort of thing . |
| 5 | The toilet was er at the back of what we used to call the brew house it was n't a kitchen it was a brew house , and er the , the toilet was at the back of the brew house adjacent to the old ash pit , which was an ash pit in those days it was filled up and when it was filled , they used to come at night and empty the ash pit wheel up the entry it might be there for three or four months and you got flies , bluebottles all sorts in the hot weather you know , I could n't try my shoes on sometimes , but er it was a bit , well I suppose in those days they used to take it for granted , it was a bit primitive it was n't the best five houses in the area , but er |
| 6 | I suppose in some ways they thought I would not buckle , so they put even heavier pressure on some of the new MPs . |
| 7 | Controversy in the medical profession still rages about the benefits of vitamins and dietary supplements and manufacturers are closely restricted in any claims they can make about what their various products can do . |
| 8 | And I think in some hospitals they 're not keen for the midwife and mother to know each other personally . |