Example sentences of "[vb base] they [verb] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If all this leads the controlling group to scream for more money from the Government , and it will inevitably , I suggest they start using the money they have more sensibly and not waste it on their more extravagant schemes . |
| 2 | ‘ I expect they want to see a bit of night life , ’ said Sister Dew . |
| 3 | I expect they wanted to watch the last few matches play the concluding holes . |
| 4 | The institutions say they intend to raise the equity weighting in their portfolios from under 10% to perhaps 15% by the mid-1990s . |
| 5 | Interpreting in schools , colleges , courts , meetings and so on is provided by individual arrangement usually with a social worker for the deaf , though in most personal circumstances ( job interviews etc. ) deaf people say they prefer to use a relative or friend ( Kyle and Allsop , 1982b ) . |
| 6 | The Chirwas say they came to see a sick relative . |
| 7 | Six months after a seventy year old man was found beaten to death in his home , police say they 've made an important breakthrough . |
| 8 | Oxford City Council which runs the Tourist Office say they 've withdrawn the video because of public fears . |
| 9 | Both Mike and Brian say they 've gained a great deal … |
| 10 | Oxfam aid workers say they 've become the new targets in the war in Somalia . |
| 11 | They say they 've bucked the trend . |
| 12 | 2 further people were arrested during the search and police say they 've recovered a substantial sum of money , eight stolen cars and a shotgun . |
| 13 | British Transport Police say they 've launched an investigation . |
| 14 | Scientists say they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , but it means regular checks on the volunteers . |
| 15 | Scientists say they 've used a harmless form of plutonium , but it means regular checks on the volunteers . |
| 16 | Police say they 've arrested a thirty eight year old man and a twenty six year old woman . |
| 17 | They say they 've enjoyed the transition from farmer to fashion designer . |
| 18 | They say they 've nursed the constituency to a point where they regard it as one of the most winnable in the country ; certainly the bookies make them favourites . |
| 19 | Managers say they 've spent a fortune on sound proofing |
| 20 | An and they ring up and they say they 've had a cold all week and they ca n't put up with it a minute longer |
| 21 | Friends of the Earth have commissioned a report into the safety of Oakley Wood , but say they 've had no reply on this from the council . |
| 22 | Detectives investigating the murder of a man who was killed at his engagement party say they 've had an encouraging response to their appeals for information . |
| 23 | Or as Mr Major said during an election television interview : ‘ Labour say they 've got a recovery package of £1 billion . |
| 24 | N H S they will re transfer your name to Bupa and Bupa will write to you and say they 've got a bed if you 'd like to have it . |
| 25 | They get into discussion with a neighbour on Concorde going to New York and when they get back they say they 've got the finest idea since sliced bread . |
| 26 | Yet despite the activity , police say they 've got the situation under control . |
| 27 | Yet despite the activity , police say they 've got the situation under control . |
| 28 | They say they 've got the balance right . |
| 29 | The Coach Council say they 've got an enviable safety record . |
| 30 | Police say they 've caught a terrorist red handed on his way to plant a bomb . |