Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ['s] [noun sg] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | Suddenly all the gifts disappeared , and the pair were left only with the humble fisherman 's hut they owned to start with . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | On New Year 's Eve they made |
| 8 | On New Year 's Day they briefly topped the division , but since then have lost players and impetus . |
| 9 | On New Year 's Day they briefly topped the division , but since then have lost players and impetus . |
| 10 | On New Year 's Day they topped the division for a couple of hours . |
| 11 | On New Year 's Day they topped the division for a couple of hours . |
| 12 | 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 . |