Example sentences of "[noun pl] they [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When monks from France and Flanders were settled in the Border abbeys in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries they introduced new skills , and also devoted themselves to the expansion of sheep rearing to provide the necessary basic material . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | In drawing up their lists they take great care to achieve a balance that reflects the diversity of the electorate 's concerns . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Once behind their peers they need individual attention to improve their reading . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | In some older dances they each hold a corner of a handkerchief to form a link and in some areas they link little fingers . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | They have a lower level of seats , like the new East Stand , but instead of an upper level of seats they have executive boxes for the assorted reptilia who frequent such places . |
| 12 | In addition to working directly with pupils with special needs they advise mainstream teachers about programmes of work and they carry out detailed diagnostic assessment as necessary . |
| 13 | Almost three in four stated that for work purposes they bought good quality clothing to last , but almost half also said that they had completely ruined an item of clothing during working hours . |
| 14 | In ten days , the unknown Fayeds gained permission to own House of Fraser , and throughout the ten days they put continuous lies before the public to justify the Government permissions they had got with such ease . |
| 15 | In the past they said men should n't be concerned about their looks and things , but it 's pretty obvious that they are , because boys are always looking in the mirror , and these days they have slicked-back hair and fancy clothes , and that sort of thing . |
| 16 | They discussed ways of simulating the turmoil or ‘ non-equilibrium ’ conditions of the Earth and among these ideas they considered electric discharges . |
| 17 | Foremen are promoted from the ranks of production workers and as pivotal intermediaries they have quasi-managerial status . |
| 18 | For meeting places they had private houses such as that of Richard Key at Eastden ; pride and strength in their chapels came later . |
| 19 | For years they taunted bitter cross-town rivals Linfield for being a sectarian football club , for making Windsor Park a no-go area for Catholics . |
| 20 | Furthermore they are exceptionally ambitious in the language , skill and concepts they expect young children to acquire . |
| 21 | And we can expect to see the curricula they offer encouraging students to enter the highest levels of the rational life . |
| 22 | so that they are fully trained and ready to handle the problems that might arise erm there is , however , cause for some er optimism and I refer specifically to the recreational page from the Estuaries Consultation Document from English Nature and in one of their er proposals and objectives they say encouraging self regulation and observance of Code of Practice by local clubs and groups to avoid clon conflict with and or disturbance to other users including nature conservation interests . |
| 23 | These lexical items act upon the grammar to constrain the temporariness sense since as lexical items they denote temporary activities . |
| 24 | using the surface textures of everyday items they produce lively images full of expressive pattern and rhythm . |
| 25 | Without stores or adequate sails they suffered great hardships , but eventually arrived in south-west Newfoundland , where Clerke knew the French Basques had fishing stations . |
| 26 | However , unlike Mills they see professional groups as losing their power and influence rather than as joining the power elite . |
| 27 | Using sorcerous building techniques they craft mighty cities of tall white towers that blend into the surrounding landscape like groves of great pale trees . |
| 28 | During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries the Dalmatian cities changed hands many times , but despite these upheavals they enjoyed long periods of prosperity and their commerce and their arts flourished . |
| 29 | Many of them , such as the Hanley Economic , Darlington , Harpenden , Chesham , Vernon and Clay Cross , pride themselves on the low interest rates they offer discerning borrowers . |
| 30 | In most cases they provide general guidelines ; the Peak District and Lake District National Parks are unusual in having structure plans covering solely or mainly their areas . |