Example sentences of "[verb] they [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Herein lay a paradox : the PSBC was ‘ patronage [ good ] , that is , supporting projects of merit and quality ’ , whereas ‘ paternalism ’ [ bad ] referred to institutions , such as the BBC , which believed they knew what the public needed . |
| 2 | When I arrived they showed me the letter they had received from the Chief Education Officer that morning which explained the proposed Statementing procedure : |
| 3 | I think that 's a good idea there is n't a bet there be a real seller those boxes they , I know they call them the |
| 4 | No , but I mean they do it the easy way the |
| 5 | Yeah well they , they sold it at the wrong ti I mean they built it the wrong time did n't they ? |
| 6 | ‘ And did they show you the animal cemetery when you were a child ? ’ |
| 7 | Did they tell you the truth ? |
| 8 | Did they give you the results ? |
| 9 | Did they send you the Walkman as well ? |
| 10 | Did they send you the microphone as well ? |
| 11 | Nor did they see him the day after that . |
| 12 | That was actually what he said , and he did then go on to say that you know he is one of a group of people who I think they call themselves the appointments committee and that their job , where appointments are concerned , is crisis management . |
| 13 | It seems to me to a be a great joke — do they call it the knobs and knockers committee ? |
| 14 | ‘ Do they know what the murder weapon was ? ’ |
| 15 | So really you 're you ca n't lose they come they give you the best advice , they give it in a written form . |
| 16 | Have they given you have they given you the length of two sides ? |
| 17 | Have they given you the book that you have |