Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] they on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A car passed them on the single track road , heading north ; they stood aside to let it pass , waving at the single occupant when he waved at them . |
| 2 | His Majesty congratulated them on the solution of this difficult problem , and pointed out that while France and other countries existed for weeks without a Government , in this country our constitution is so generous that leaders of Parties . |
| 3 | Should they attempt to influence the bishops , Archbishop Felici warned them on the first day of the new session , they would lose their privileges , a threat that caused considerable resentment as much among the fathers as among their advisers . |
| 4 | To their surprise , a rather familiar looking vehicle passed them on the road . |
| 5 | The main street of the village faced them on the other side of the Westport road . |
| 6 | A butterfly sticks them on the leaves of the particular plant that her caterpillars eat ; a blowfly on the dead flesh that her maggots will relish ; and some wasps , for the sake of their young , become body-snatchers . |
| 7 | Manchester United wait on Bryan Robson 's decision on his fitness for the Rumbelows Cup Final against Nottingham Forest today , and hope to use the match to launch them on the final leg of their title procession . |
| 8 | Certainly , salmon seem to use smell to guide them on the last stage of their journey . |
| 9 | When he spied his guests , he jumped to his feet and called a greeting , straightening the chairs and holding them one after the other to steady them on the uneven gravel while they sat down . |
| 10 | A hawthorn hedge divided them on the left from the field belonging to Upmeadow Farm , while on the right-hand side their territory was bounded by a swift little stream . |
| 11 | Um so erm I did have some I did have some references on this which erm unfortunately I I put to one side and I 've succeeded in losing so erm I did n't get the chance to put them on the handout but erm I 'm just alerting you to that area of debate and that area of enquiry . |
| 12 | Then they would bring their talons forward and reach their beaks out and in one swift movement crash them on the surface of the still lake , and out of the splashing spray caused by their wings as they beat to gain height again they would rise struggling with a fish in their talons . ’ |
| 13 | They will meet up with the commanding officers of some of the major units on the ground to brief them on the results of their reconnaissance . |
| 14 | Police spokesman Martin Wallwork said : ‘ In police stations civilians will do the duties of officers who man the front desk giving us the opportunity to redeploy them on the streets . ’ |
| 15 | When the front door slammed behind them , and the young man joined them on the step , she asked , ‘ What about the Hall ? |
| 16 | Mr Jim Woolsey , a member of Scowcroft commission and one of the Democrats ' leading missile experts , says it makes much more sense to put them on the vast military bases of Nevada and California , where they could be continually on the move . |
| 17 | This Summer took them on the festival trail , with impressive shows at Féile and Reading to their credit . |
| 18 | As the official indictment says , ‘ officers on duty from the Lhasa Public Security Bureau seized them on the spot with the swiftness of a thunderbolt ’ . |
| 19 | When Dad fed them on the Sunday evening , he was still in the run as usual , but when my father opened up on Monday morning , the bird was missing . |
| 20 | Her mother said to her , quite seriously , as if this was advice handed down in the family from mother to daughter since time immemorial , her mother said : ‘ It 's always a good idea to keep them on the hop . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ It 's always a good idea to keep them on the hop . ’ |
| 22 | A van passed them on the other carriageway . |
| 23 | A health clinic has stepped in to help patients who ca n't find a dentist to treat them on the National Health Service . |
| 24 | A Country Diary : OXFORDSHIRE : On the first morning of this month , whilst watching the usual passage of gulls to the local refuse-dump , I spotted a flock of waders , estimated at between 300 and 400 , much higher up and heading due south , and , a matter of seconds later , a similar party followed them on the same course , and I was able to identify them as Golden Plover . |
| 25 | I 've seen my mother stand them on the table , middle of the table you know , the oil lamps . |