Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if they are not inhibited from applying for special treatment they may suffer some loss of self-respect in receiving the service free . |
| 2 | Something the Wild Geese used to say — the Irish soldiers who had fled Ireland after that big battle at the end of the seventeenth century when they were dying on foreign battlefields they used to say : ‘ Would that this were for Ireland . ’ |
| 3 | In the case of the YCCC , the video workshop so inspired two of the members ( a husband and wife ) , that on returning to Yellow Creek they went out and bought a video which they have since used with great effect in their campaign . |
| 4 | Even as Rachel flitted before us down passageways and galleries , I could feel other presences , as if ghosts hiding in the shadows watched her pass then trailed behind us , looking for some weakness they could exploit . |
| 5 | They could go on living in this flat they both loved . |
| 6 | The family spent the summer of 1948 in the Lebanese hill resort of Aley , living on 7,000 pounds they had taken with them from Palestine . |
| 7 | According to these factors they decide just how much land to use for each crop and just how many sheep , beef cattle or dairy cows to keep . |
| 8 | Awarded by universities according to any criteria they wish , honorary degrees are usually given as a mark of respect , congratulation or gratitude . |
| 9 | It was also open to the Revenue to apportion the tax among several beneficiaries according to any method they thought fit . |
| 10 | According to some reports they have perhaps 25,000 fighters , with arms dumps hidden inside Kampuchea . |
| 11 | Like most works that over-reach themselves by striving for unattainable seriousness they are probably simply bad . |
| 12 | By impacting with neighbouring particles they vibrate about a locus , and only appear to remain in a fixed position . |
| 13 | Do authorities know how many carers belonging to ethnic minorities they have in their district , how many require respite facilities , and how they fare compared with other carers ? |
| 14 | In expanding on this point they do develop some important arguments concerning the constraints which would face a socialist government attempting to advance an AES ( for instance , the problems of ‘ forcing ’ investment referred to above , and the potential conflicts between such a government and the trade unions , given the need to raise labour productivity in order to develop a tenable trading position for the national economy ) yet ultimately their position tends to a form of defeatism . |
| 15 | This was interesting ; some tritium was occurring naturally in the heavy water and when they measured the tritium levels after the experiment had been running for some hours they found that the tritium level had dropped . |
| 16 | When boats were travelling on improved sections they would go in pairs . |
| 17 | Whitten Brown gave in to his instincts , and since they were cruising at 20,000 feet they were definitely higher ones . |
| 18 | In reacting to each other they " may develop attitudes and habits similar to the ones desired by management . |
| 19 | I 've been out there and I still did n't know what erm but they will er if if you 're struggling on any assignment they will not let you struggle for day in day out . |
| 20 | I 've not had the experience perhaps of teaching so many dyslexic children to be able to comment on this , but certainly when I was making the videotape at Brickwall School and I asked the headmaster about that and he pointed to the fact that they certainly have a very wide intake , a complete social mix , and Professor Miles at Bangor University says that in his experience of dealing with dyslexic children they come from all walks of life , and it 's really quite inaccurate — I suppose there 's a sense in which , if we 've got to use these phrases , that middle class people have always been very concerned about the education of their children and so they may be the parents who will ask questions about their children 's lack of development , but I think it 's only , you know , more significant in middle class terms because of that . |
| 21 | Trade union representatives should ensure they meet young people during their placements and in many cases they will take a pastoral responsibility , dealing with any problems they may face . |
| 22 | They 'd been delighted therefore to renew acquaintanceship at the beginning of the tour ; and thereafter had spent many an hour together , talking about old comrades they 'd known — those who 'd come through , and those who had n't … and reminiscing about some of the ‘ local talent ’ the GIs had been only too happy to discover , in Oxford itself and in some of the surrounding towns and villages . |
| 23 | If she starts talking about sexual matters they may jump in hastily , saying , ‘ Do n't talk about that ’ without explaining why they are disturbed by what she has said . |
| 24 | Arriving in this country they established themselves as farmers and in the early 19th century they farmed at Allington Castle and then travelled through various parts of England as farmers until arriving back in Kent . |
| 25 | Children whose parents set firm limits for them grow up with more self-esteem and confidence than those who are allowed to get away with behaving in any way they like . |
| 26 | Dogs mark their progress , a different one barking from each rooftop they pass . |
| 27 | The people who employ me , the Eastern Health and Social Services Board and the government , in the past have called us in the RVH , and now it all depends who they are talking to — if they are talking to the American delegation we are Marxist revolutionaries and if they are talking to other delegations they have branded us as Provos . |
| 28 | If staff are arriving before 0800 hours and leaving before 1515 hours they should complete a manual adjustment form for Friday 11 December 1992 in the normal way excluding any starting and finishing times . |
| 29 | For another hour the inquisition continued , almost , I felt , as though the ‘ judges ’ were scraping for any dirt they could find . |