Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [verb] [adv] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her legs trembled so they would hardly carry her . |
| 2 | He did n't have much finesse to do the things but erm and I think he used to sh he although I I got on all right with him , but some of the people working on the floor like the wardrobe people and that he used to they used to dislike him because he was but I would but you do find s I think perhaps he was a bit unsure of himself because I do n't think he was somebody who 'd had a had a tremendous education , otherwise he probably would n't have gone in on the on the construction side which was being a chippy or something at Shepherds Bush and so you know you often find people like that they have a bit of a chip on their shoulders do n't they you know , you know . |
| 3 | generally speaking the nation had good ears , they knew what was what and they listened quite well , hear you deaf ones he 's describing them and look forth to see you blind once verse twenty it was a case of seeing many things , but you did not cheat watching and Daniel , verse twenty five , look it says there a little phrase near , half way through that he took no note , the nation took no note of what was happening at that time , but we know what happened to them , many of them , thousands , a million of them lost their lives did n't they ? |
| 4 | they actually sacrificed their lives did n't they ? |
| 5 | ‘ We live in a flat over the shop , ’ said Leonora , her feet dragging now they were nearly there . |
| 6 | Children need to know that their feelings of jealousy or anger with their brother or sister are very common and that their parents understand how they feel . |
| 7 | All the perennials are bought in containers and I grow them for a year in their pots to see how they cope with the conditions , then I plant them out in the garden . " |
| 8 | People do all sorts to their bodies do n't they ? |
| 9 | The Business and Technician Education Council is such a company and you should ask your course tutor to see one of their communications to see how they display their limited liability status . |
| 10 | At first you 'd think they were just looking but really they were turning things over and over in their hands to see how they were made and checking out the cut so they could rip them off . |
| 11 | As their numbers grew so they spread out from the areas still occupied and the abandoned warrens slowly began to be reoccupied . |
| 12 | IT was common knowledge the come the new law changes they would almost certainly include the experimental decision to award the put-in following a maul going nowhere to the defending side , so why are we getting so many whingers making their thoughts known whenever they can get their name in print . |
| 13 | If you ca n't plant them closer together , instead of their roots going outwards they 'll probably go downwards |
| 14 | Challenge him to check the full-blown consequences of his ideas to see where they lead . |
| 15 | Just letting people know that , if he chooses , he could make life very uncomfortable for them , so they 'd better lick his boots had n't they ? ’ |
| 16 | Spiro was believed to have telephoned his daughters to ask how they were . |
| 17 | Spiro was believed to have telephoned his daughters to ask how they were . |
| 18 | Mind you when you think of it like that when you when you say that you 've got no mortgage and your kids grow up they do n't need your money and that and if you 're both in good jobs it is you do tend to think to yourself well at least lot lot longer than . |
| 19 | The additional shine will make the nameplate that much easier for your grandchildren to recognise when they see the piece on Antiques Roadshow in a hundred years or so ! |
| 20 | What is it , your eyes have altered the strength of your lenses have n't they ? |
| 21 | Even when your children grew up they still made demands . |