Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] they [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is evident that the expertise and contacts Grampian companies have developed through supplying the North Sea oil industry stands them in good stead to take advantage of oil related opportunities in the Middle East . |
| 2 | The borough council blames them for serious defects found in the building . |
| 3 | With a total population estimated at 15–30 million , crabeaters are almost certainly the world 's most numerous seals ( Laws , 1984 ) ; their wide dispersal on pack ice protects them from human depredations . |
| 4 | In summer these are carried inland in sea spray ; in winter impregnated snow from the sea ice deposits them on coastal rocks and snowdrifts . |
| 5 | The research will focus on three key agencies whose work brings them into direct contact both with offenders and the victims of crime : the police service , probation service and social services departments . |
| 6 | The draft orders are again the subject of consultation , following which parliamentary approval turns them into legal binding requirements . |
| 7 | That they were also all subject to periods of psychotic breakdown makes them of additional interest and in the next chapter we shall examine precisely what that means and how it might help us to understand their particular form of creativity . |
| 8 | At the front of the line a man in short hair and a blue suit directs them to different booths as they become available . |
| 9 | When the Savage Orcs go to war their shaman marks them with tribal tattoos using a strong magical concoction . |
| 10 | Will the Minister tell the House and the people of the Province what measure he intends to take to assist people over 45 whose age condemns them to humiliating interviews and , indeed , rejection ? |
| 11 | ‘ The guide takes them along other tracks . |
| 12 | Thus ministers no longer feel that the doctrine exposes them to special risks in the House but , by confining all the advice of the departments to ministers , it does ensure that they are so much better informed and briefed than their critics . |
| 13 | Loose eggs will hatch if vigorous aeration keeps them in constant motion . |
| 14 | The scores also illustrated a recurring problem on this sevens tour — the Scots ' physique puts them at great disadvantage in terms of weight of tackle . |
| 15 | Their narrow perspective alienates them from broad-minded people who value the business in broader terms , who value certain immeasurable bit critical factors such as morale , expertise and goodwill . |
| 16 | The normal posture hides these bright colours ; the display reveals them at close quarters . |
| 17 | It shares ear markings with the tiger , very probably for the same reason , to provide a signal for the cubs to follow , especially at night , when their mother leads them through dense jungle . |