Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [unc] [noun sg] they " in BNC.
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1 | However , males are sexual opportunists and if they come across another male 's female they will try to mate with her . |
2 | A printing firm has gone into liquidation , giving staff just a few hours ' notice they were losing their jobs . |
3 | A couple of scientists had been working on Edgeøya for most of the summer , and this young bear had appeared near the old trapper 's hut they were staying in ( which was near the beach where we had landed ) . |
4 | This means that when they watch another group 's work they are affected by what they do , they 're all working within the same fictional context . |
5 | Little did they guess that in a few years ' time they would be telling their friends and relatives about the superstar who used to live next door in the suburbs . |
6 | After a few years ' disgrace they were back living quietly but comfortably in Moscow . |
7 | What did it matter if there would be no long-term future for them together — that in a few days ' time they would be separated by the cold grey expanse of the North Sea ? |
8 | After three days ' imprisonment they were convicted of attending an illegal gathering under the terms of Bophuthatswana 's Internal Security Act , fined , and released from custody . |
9 | Suddenly all the gifts disappeared , and the pair were left only with the humble fisherman 's hut they owned to start with . |
10 | But many adult learners also hold down a full-time job , and in the middle of a hard week 's work they are likely to be tired . |
11 | After ten years ' correspondence they venture to meet . |
12 | They are , however , subsidized to some extent , and although the Remploy workers do a full day 's work they do not have quite such demands made on them as they would encounter in open employment . |
13 | After five days ' walking they were obviously all fit and experienced . |
14 | In twenty years ' time they will remember their history teacher : his mannerisms , his irony and self-deprecating asides , his friendly interest in each of them . |
15 | In 40 years ' time they 'll say ‘ It was the first one out after the 400th Birthday Issue ’ . |
16 | And remember that most of the candidates in most of the constituencies believe throughout , in their secret hearts , that they can not win — while most of the remainder are looking only to resume the dismal MP 's job they had before , once this is over and out of the way . |
17 | I 've just had a Christmas card from my old healthy friend ; so that 's two years ' service they 've lost for starters . |
18 | " The greens as yet are slow but in two years ' time they will be difficult but a very good test of touch and eye . |
19 | After four years ' courtship they were married in 1874 — he was 34 , she 33 . |
20 | The gunners had been ordered to aim at the first two vessels , and at a bare two hundred yards ' range they could scarcely miss . |
21 | They have given many parties in their time , but on New Year 's Eve they have always gone out to the gatherings of others — sometimes to several gatherings in the course of the evening , and some years separately , not always meeting even for the magic chimes . |
22 | On New Year 's Eve they made |
23 | On New Year 's Day they briefly topped the division , but since then have lost players and impetus . |
24 | On New Year 's Day they briefly topped the division , but since then have lost players and impetus . |
25 | On New Year 's Day they topped the division for a couple of hours . |
26 | On New Year 's Day they topped the division for a couple of hours . |
27 | They allowed the cameras into Kensington palace and Highgrove but in the space of two evenings ' viewing they came perilously close to destroying that magic ingredient that is so essential to the monarchy : its mystique . |
28 | Local party officials tell us that in last November 's by-election they pushed hard for the campaign slogan ‘ Ashok to the Tories . ’ |
29 | Our team lost the game by 125 runs , but they reckoned overall it was the most enjoyable day 's cricket they 'd had in a long time . |
30 | Now if Hereford are to build on last week 's success they need to get at least a draw at Gigg lane . |