Example sentences of "[vb -s] they [vb base] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most people are accustomed to follow linguistic rules more or less slavishly , but in this case they would be glad to change if only someone gave them a new set of clear rules to follow ( an earlier work by Miller and Swift was subtitled ‘ New Language in New Times ’ : it seems they take the optimistic view that we are living in a postfeminist world ) . |
| 2 | I think that if a young person consents to such a placement , then it seems they have the emotional capacity to tackle their behaviour without recourse to such a placement ; such an attitude needs working with , not locking away . |
| 3 | The likelihood is the trend will continue as more companies come of size to justify it , but as James Capel chief investment strategist , Alastair Ross Goobey , says , ‘ I do n't think you get any company that thinks they have the whole answer . ’ |
| 4 | In addition , more than 300 hotels in Vorarlberg have also become ‘ family orientated ’ , which means they offer the main facilities — if not all — provided by the family specialists . |
| 5 | And as for women in their 30s and 40s , Time claims they feel the feminist movement betrayed them by failing to warn them about the sacrifices women had to make in exchange for equality and by pursuing the wrong goals — pushing more strongly for the equal rights amendment than for child care or flexible working hours . |