Example sentences of "they [conj] [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are unlikely to satisfy the test required by the main argument , i.e. that individuals were more likely to succeed in realizing that which reason required of them if subjected to the government concerned than if left to themselves . |
| 2 | ‘ And a gardener-handyman , ’ said Charlotte , her eyes following the vigorous heave and surge of the mole-brown water as it tore down past them and ripped at the curve of the bank , lipping half across the trodden right of way . |
| 3 | Cautiously she made her way down them and flicked on the light , gasping in appreciation as she found herself in an ultra-modern kitchen . |
| 4 | This does not apply if the parties agree that the vehicle is not to be used in the condition in which it is when sold , and a document to this effect is signed by them and given to the buyer at the time of delivery . |
| 5 | The crowds on the platform shrieked at them and banged on the glass , then ran to the end of the carriages to climb on to the roof . |
| 6 | A lot of teachers jump to conclusions about pupils before they 've even come into contact with them and broken through the pupil 's resentment . |
| 7 | Theresa rubbed her hands together to bring some life back into them and bent over the sheets of paper laid out on her work table , trying to forget the cold and concentrate on her designs . |
| 8 | With their shareholders lulled by the regulatory safety net strung under them and lured by the prospect of fat and easy profits , many banks in the 1980s went for growth instead . |
| 9 | Initially , older people were removed from the community supports which traditionally looked after them and subjected to the rigours of a ‘ work or starve ’ philosophy . |
| 10 | They had had £10 : 1s. : 0d. advanced to them but divided between the two men for the 2½ months labour that was scarcely a good wage … average perhaps . |
| 11 | However , the effect of the recent tribunal decisions in Warrener v Walden Engineering Co Ltd ( Case No 22672/91 , Hull 21 October 1991 ) and in Perry v Intec Colleges Ltd [ 1993 ] IRLR 56 is that there is a major risk for a purchaser that he is now obliged to provide occupational pension benefits to the employees equivalent to those enjoyed by them while employed by the vendor . |
| 12 | I wonder what Ministry will provoke in the kids here inside this Berlin dope den — are they as consumed by the same perverse taste for blood as myself ? |
| 13 | On the other hand , traders buying sterling with dollars will be prepared to trade in the forward market at a rate that is also less attractive to them when compared with the expected future spot rate ( in this case f t will be less than ) . |
| 14 | Buses could more effectively operate them when integrated with the rest of the bus network , which would also enhance its profitability . |
| 15 | Both of these lads had bits and pieces on their clothes and bodies that placed them as killed in the house where they were buried . |
| 16 | Economic growth in Latin America has accumulated benefits in the hands of a few , rather than distributing them as predicted by the modernists . |
| 17 | We can use affirmations to bring a positive , joyful attitude to life in general — either using them as needed during the day , or putting aside a few minutes every day to affirm our beliefs . |