Example sentences of "[vb base] they [vb base] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plant nutrients are derived in the most part from the decomposition of plant and animal remains , during which process they reach a peat-like structure that has remarkable powers of moisture absorption and retention , and at the same time has considerable influence on the physical texture and structure of the soil . |
| 2 | Although only six per cent of 18 to 19-year-old pub goers say they prefer a congenial publican , putting the availability of real ale at the top of their list , a friendly welcome becomes markedly important as drinkers get older. , |
| 3 | You sometimes hear people say that it is not worth eating differently , or getting to the right weight ; they say they prefer a short and happy life to a long and miserable one . |
| 4 | Now the hard working couple say they face a miserable Christmas and a bleak future . |
| 5 | No warning was given and police say they face an impossible task in fighting this kind of terrorism . |
| 6 | Opposition leaders say they want an early general election . |
| 7 | Massively-parallel systems developer Meiko World Inc of Bristol has retained ICL Plc to manufacture the Sparc-based processor boards for its next generation parallel systems at its Kidsgrove , Staffordshire plant under a contract that could reach several million pounds a year ; the two say they plan a long-term manufacturing relationship . |
| 8 | Union leaders say they expect an overwhelming call for industrial action in an imminent ballot , after employers refused to improve a 4.8 per cent offer on Monday . |
| 9 | The police and football authorities now say they have a good picture of who 's who in the hooligan world . |
| 10 | They say they have a democractic selection procedure . |
| 11 | RESIDENTS of a Middlesbrough street say they have an environmental disaster on their doorstep . |
| 12 | As they walk they sing a special ballad composed by the archdeacon 's niece for the occasion . |
| 13 | Australia are calling it a warm-up game for before the World Cup but I just hope they feel a little heat from my boys . |
| 14 | Laws are needed to protect women 's rates of pay and ensure they get a fair day 's pay for a fair day 's work . |
| 15 | But sometimes , on the darkest nights , when the waves pounded the shingle like bursts of distant gunfire , both the science and the symbol would seem to him as transitory as those drowned lives and he would find himself wondering if this great hulk would one day yield to the sea , like the wave-smashed concrete from the last war defences , and like them become a broken symbol of man 's long history on this desolate coast . |
| 16 | You know they get a small glass like a whisky glass ? |
| 17 | That rather than making a block grant for somebody because we know they do a good job , that we do more directly relate that to services they 're providing to us and output . |
| 18 | ‘ I know they have a famous stomach in the Vatican , but this is impossible , ’ said the atheist Walloon . |
| 19 | Two of our group have been widowed already , and they know they have a familiar place and a familiar setting to settle in . |
| 20 | For example birth control , you see you could use the same argument , you could say oh the Catholics say birth control is unnatural and we know they have a whole position on that and yet the data on infertility shows that in fact most women generate antibodies to some sperm , so the , those datas suggest that actively discriminating against sperm on the part of the women is actually natural and all that is happening in modern birth control technology is that women are developing or building on a natural er foundation that is already there namely to be choosy about when they become pregnant and by whom . |
| 21 | You know they have a creative market . |
| 22 | Whether we ignore the inner planets , or assume they add a tiny contribution to the overall effect , the key dates that come out of the analysis are the same — and I should have made that clear in the article . |
| 23 | After the first few months of feeling sick , many pregnant women find they have a raging appetite . |
| 24 | When it comes to sex talk in the classroom boys , both girls and boys reckon they get a raw deal . |
| 25 | Whichever way we look at these figures , whether we believe they represent a real increase in the rate of sexual violence or not , the decreasing conviction rate indicates that the state has not effectively responded to demands that sex crimes be treated more seriously . |
| 26 | Most Scots believe they have a moral right to walk in wild places provided they are causing no harm and behave appropriately . |
| 27 | It would therefore never be considered for women who believe they have a normal pregnancy . |
| 28 | They believe they have a different and better answer to the question , ‘ What is it to be human ? ’ |
| 29 | Please note that , whilst the above are not actual statements made by a serious accident victim , they have been selected because we believe they give a fair representation of the kind of problems which may occur after an accident . |
| 30 | I feel they have a real chance next week . |