Example sentences of "they [verb] [verb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know ’ , the Dowager Countess leaned close to Lucille , ‘ why some of them bother to dress at all ! |
| 2 | There are unlikely to be any Scottish Conservative Back Benchers either , not only because there are so few of them but because none of them has participated in this debate , apart from a brief intervention by the hon. and learned member for Perth and Kinross ( Sir N. Fairbairn ) that could hardly have been described as serious participation . |
| 3 | The atmosphere between them seemed to vibrate with some invisible electricity . |
| 4 | The columns of our newspapers and weekly journals are filled with book reviews or booksy gossip in which the hacks who write them seem determined before all else to carry on the one continuing tradition of their ignoble trade : ignorance . |
| 5 | If they are not moving relative to each other at one time , the attraction between them will cause them to start falling toward each other . |
| 6 | I do not think there is any question of them having embroidered on these events in any way . |
| 7 | He grasped the little man 's arms desperately and they lay looking into each other 's faces . |
| 8 | As always they lay exhausted in each other 's arms , their sated bodies languid and limp , Fernando soothing her fevered brow with tender kisses of love . |
| 9 | They 've got problems with erm staffing because they got rid of all their staff |
| 10 | Well they got rid of all those it 's the just cottages I saw round the back . |
| 11 | They remain shut to this day . |
| 12 | Three countries — Denmark , Ireland and Belgium — meanwhile indicated yesterday that they remain opposed to another key element , which forsees the abolition of all limits on tax-paid goods that can be carried across borders by private travellers . |
| 13 | Although the Tories plan to reduce manpower by an average of 20pc across the three services they remain committed to several important new orders . |
| 14 | They became involved after some of the cult 's former members attempted suicide . |
| 15 | Alternatively , they lost so much money so frequently on them that they became disillusioned with all options and by proxy any other financial instruments . |
| 16 | The prison authorities see this flexibility as the principal benefit both for the deliverer and the candidate and they intend to build on this in future . |
| 17 | Most editors and journalists are perfectly honest about the fact that when they need help they tend to go to those PROs who have been helpful in the past . |
| 18 | Stevie , sensitive man that he was , had also picked up the atmosphere , Chris 's unusual silence and the way they avoided looking at each other . |
| 19 | They stopped shouting at each other , expecting the Headmaster to burst in on them at any moment . |
| 20 | Mostly about the film — and they want to talk about another book . ’ |
| 21 | If they want to opt for both they 're going to have a very , very hard time , that 's indisputable . |
| 22 | So we look for situations where our learners will really have something they want to say to each other . |
| 23 | That speakers do introduce what they want to say via some form of personal reference has a noticeable effect on the structure of contributions in conversational discourse . |
| 24 | Get you some victims to be included because presumably they want to appeal for more members |
| 25 | I mean that is the thing yo you know , hope they want to auction like that . |
| 26 | If they want to speak to any of the prisoners they can . |
| 27 | ‘ Secondly , they say we must refuel the plane because they want to fly to another country . |
| 28 | We can often go in on the basis that if somebody has a problem that they want to look at that , just as frequently somebody has an interest that they want to develop , to know more about . |
| 29 | He was recently quoted as saying : ‘ I 've got a terrible habit when people bring in a picture and say they want to look like that — I invariably tear it up in front of them . |
| 30 | Right has anyone got anything they want raising from that list ? |