Example sentences of "[n mass] [prep] they [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By and large , these and other regional officers ' reports from the second wave of evacuation did not indicate that the outcry of September 1939 was justified ; typical of them was the verdict of one officer in October 1940 that ‘ the general standard of those evacuated is good and 80% of them should offer no difficulty at all in billeting ’ . |
| 2 | When they were asked about any credit arrangements which they knew people like them could use to buy things , these were the proportions which named each of the following : |
| 3 | Ivan was the real threat , and if only Adolf had the sense he 'd do a deal with Churchill , they 'd kick Neville into touch , and the pair of them would whip the Reds from here to Kingdom Come , or from arsehole to breakfast-time , whichever was the shorter route . |
| 4 | Philip hoped he 'd find his dog and the pair of them would clear off . |
| 5 | A pail of ice-cold water over the pair of them would have been the best idea . |
| 6 | The lyrics are left solely to Brett , while the pair of them will spend hours together finely tuning Bernard 's musical ideas . |
| 7 | ‘ You flatter me , both of you , ’ he said , and again Julia was amazed that the pair of them could appear so cheerful . |