Example sentences of "[noun sg] they [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The islands have never been joined to South America and because of their isolation they contain large numbers of endemic organisms . |
| 2 | As a result they show subtle differences , some being positioned on the upper fin , some on the rear of the main trunk and some on the tail-stem . |
| 3 | As a result they have considerable doubts about the validity of the case for the control of mergers . |
| 4 | As a result they pay sky-high premiums . |
| 5 | The counsel told the court : ‘ In Patel 's car they had loud music on and there was a certain amount of laughing going on . |
| 6 | In this guise they embody fundamental truths which are permanent throughout time and space . |
| 7 | ESSAY 7 — ; ‘ Their motives for social reform were far from benevolent , but in practice they created embryonic welfare states . ’ |
| 8 | Although the PAC and Azanian People 's Organization ( Azapo ) refused to sign the accord they gave separate undertakings to work for peace . |
| 9 | Pitched tail into the wind they offer good stability as long as the side walls are not too high |
| 10 | Just before the first Test they rejected blind-side flankers Mick Galwey and Mike Teague and chose to play Ben Clarke , tour No 8 , out of position . |
| 11 | unclear get to buy your own I , I er did n't have rubber boots , I had big leather boots up to me thigh , that 's what I bought and that leather then they did n't have nails in the shoes in the , in the bottom they had wooden pegs , so that the , your leather was held by wooden pegs and the and the leather at that time were the thigh boots , you could roll them right the way down , . |
| 12 | When the Night Goblins prepare for battle they brew huge quantities of fungus beer to bolster their courage . |
| 13 | Where their interests overlapped with the Maud Committee they reached similar conclusions , and we may concentrate on the latter as dealing in greater detail with the concerns of this chapter . |
| 14 | When world leaders sit down to dinner at home they prefer simple fare , according to the people who cook for them . |
| 15 | They had to take many economic decisions in the course of each annual cycle , and according to their status and wealth they made different decisions from one another in various places and over the year . |
| 16 | ‘ In return they get free copies of all magazines , a reduction in advertising rates , a certificate — and they are able to use the fact they support the trust in any of their own publicity . |
| 17 | They are all , however , designed to work by the same physiological principles , and on this basis they have common components . |
| 18 | In the first place they need high temperatures : the mean annual temperature should not fall below 18° C ( 65° F ) , and they grow best with temperatures between 25 and 29° C ( 77 and 84° F ) . |
| 19 | To an illiterate population they gave tangible reality to their beliefs . |
| 20 | Under the polarising microscope they contain coarse grains which show multicoloured areas , corresponding to interference colours caused by the presence of particular minerals . |
| 21 | In their second match they beat Northern Transvaals target of 222 for 2 , thanks to a second wicket partnership by Curtis and Weston . |
| 22 | These , in themselves , do not do much harm , but in unpainted ply they form little traps for moisture and bacteria and so lead to trouble . |
| 23 | During this period they receive varying quantities of nutrients and bacteria ( Ellis-Evans and Wynne-Williams , 1985 ) and yeasts ( Ellis Evans , 1985a and b ) , washed in from their catchments ( Table 4.2 ) . |
| 24 | Although agroforestry practices continued to be significant in tropical agricultural systems , in the ensuing period they achieved increasing importance in development policies from the 1970s as a means of optimising tropical land-use ( Bene et al. 1977 ) . |
| 25 | So , themes of nationalism , self-identity , industrial power , anti-intellectualism and xenophobia had all featured in working-class rhetoric , but in the postwar period they derived particular effectivity by being reworked into a unified discourse of labourism . |
| 26 | To instil the characteristics of the co-operative warrior , the Shavante seclude boys as age-sets for at least five years , during which period they undergo continual harassment and daily haranguing by older men , suffering endurance tests , such as all night exposures and duels at dawn . |
| 27 | Here he comes , sent by the Bishop , at the Richardsons ’ instigation , via all those labyrinths of diocesan checking-up they call ministerial review , ho ho , here he comes , the official ticker-off . |
| 28 | In their stone walling they used large blocks , often polygonal , without cement . |
| 29 | Channel 4 chiefs will have been delighted with the feast they served British viewers . |
| 30 | As a consequence they pose real problems to the policy maker , practitioner and manager , who are expected to respond to a problem the magnitude and significance of which are open to wide and sometimes conflicting interpretations . |