Example sentences of "the [n mass] [conj] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , the lids of these racks rattled like mad as they put the hay in to feed the sheep after they had given birth . |
| 2 | Windsfield straight into New Invention and every Wednesday night , first it was the cows that would come and then the sheep and they 'd got to walk to the abattoir at Bloxwich , and erm sometimes the cows were so heavy with milk that er a lot of people in New Invention had free milk and then if the , if the sheep would be here there and everywhere you know and then with mother living where there was an entry dividing four houses er and a well straight at the top , and a. a big old-fashioned er tap for the cold water , there were n't any taps laid in kitchen in er what are the outhouses it was a communal tap erm sometimes the sheep would get out of hand and they 'd run up the entry hall and all round mother 's yard and then the cows would go around , but er it , it to me I felt sorry about it , because especially in the summer er erm the poor things were so hot and to walk all those miles , now they 're carried are n't they and they used to every Wednesday every Wednesday of the year the drivers would er the men must have been absolutely tired out , well although they 'd be used to it would n't they , but it was miles to walk from Wolverhampton the cattle market to Blox straight to Bloxwich and er that was another event that erm it , we , it , we used to have . |
| 3 | We suggest that there is considerable evidence in the data that they present for a downward pressure on referral rates , most noticeably in women ( perhaps particularly in elderly women ) and to the specialty of general medicine . |
| 4 | I do not believe that my statement means that the Germans will not necessarily take the system into the aircraft that they order . |
| 5 | Well some of them came by road and RAF trucks , the fuselages , and then there were all they started at the top of the airfield in the old flying club pavilion , and then they were er stripped down and stuff was taken off them , checked out , for airworthiness to see whether it was ready to go back on the planes , and then they came down to the back of the top hanger which was then they were all down to the skeleton of the aircraft and they started rebuilding them again like , there were engine shops and the place at the bottom hanger where they used to make the Swallow side-cars was the spraying and where they completed the aircraft . |
| 6 | Allen drove a long stick through the heron and they sat on either side of the fire , turning the spit as they talked . |
| 7 | I have a few questions of my own erm in , in doing it and erm was er when you say that , that males had males parental investment erm I was wondering how they , how can a male when the male decides to desert how can they be certain if the female is going to take care of the offspring , because I was wondering if erm if probability like the based by their genes it does n't matter if one female does n't take care of the offspring because they produce more offspring |
| 8 | One of the delights of owning a pond is to watch the fish as they move through the water . |
| 9 | I , I shall be seeing the you know in a few weeks time the daughter she 's a , she 's er Rene that was erm Eddie , who were very big pals of mine and we go to the anniversary lunch together so we 're all over eighty but erm you could n't the bread shop , was another confectioner 's shop , and then turning round the corner you come to another shop , up two steps , which was and that was another type of confectionery and shop , then you get as far as the corn and seed people er they used to have a shop in Street as well , and then before the First World War there was the butchers and they sold foreign meat . |
| 10 | Does n't she owe it to this house and to the people before they vote on Thursday , to give a straight answer to a straight question : what precisely is she going to do about the Poll Tax ? |
| 11 | and we are telling the people that they 've got the power to change it , keep telling the switchboard operators , cos ' when you press zero that actually do answer very quickly |
| 12 | Both women were older than the people that they mixed with , in Manchester . |
| 13 | Even Humberside county council is launching a campaign to show the people that they have been wrong all these years and should have loved it . |
| 14 | Because you have to get out of the premises of the people when they lock up . |
| 15 | But with him having on this side , because he 's so blooming awkward he 's been pressing the play switch and of course , so the tapes been turning round , have n't bothered to che , so you know , he was sort of saying well well play that tape and I 'll write their names down of the people as they speak , just the first names , you know so there 's loads of |
| 16 | Based on our research , we concur with the earlier observation that ‘ paraprofessionals who come from the communities which they serve have been found to be more effective in working with the people as they have close ties and may have insights and information not readily available to the outsider ’ ( IASSW , 1979 , p. 8 ) . |
| 17 | There is no mention of it being outside the camp , and instead we are left with the picture of the tent , filled with the glory of God , travelling with the people as they continue onwards ( 40.34–8 ) . |
| 18 | The colours stand for different things : Guyana 's green land , its mineral resources , the country 's rivers , the energy of the people as they build the nation 's riches and their persistence in doing this task . |
| 19 | ‘ For those were troublous times , ’ he said on a downward-curving cadence , ‘ and such times have come again , but take heart : for ‘ when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted , he said unto Moses , There is a noise of war in the camp . |
| 20 | Even more than most movie men the comedians were men of the people and they sensed what the masses wanted . |
| 21 | They decided , however , that they could not do this during the coming festival of Passover because Jesus was still popular among the people and they did not want to cause unrest . |
| 22 | Politicians often lose touch with the people because they lack intimate constituency contact . |
| 23 | It is a help to members of the media if they know the responsibility of the contact ( eg organiser , development officer , secretary etc ) . |
| 24 | Secondly , the lives of others may be dragged through the media if they have been associated with a notorious rapist . |
| 25 | Think about the money , about a quarter of the staff that they did have . |
| 26 | He said he 'd ask the staff when they got in . |
| 27 | She 'd aroused suspicion in some member of the staff and they 'd reported her to Brückner 's widow . |
| 28 | The town of Swindon expanded around the works and they form an integral part of the towns history , Bill Jeffries is Ken Ryders works manager . |
| 29 | The Junior Members wanted to donate the £6 that they won as First Prize at Clun Carnival with Thomas , the Tank Engine , but , after some discussion with them , it has been decided to start a small fund for a Christmas Party for the Junior Members . |
| 30 | Walking the river in the close season , when the bankside and aquatic vegetation has blossomed and the water is running clear and low , is the best time for actually spotting the chub as they go about their daily business . |