Example sentences of "they [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poor people do n't want a millionaire among them reminding them of some way in which they failed to make it . |
| 2 | So , whilst they may encourage an atmosphere of informal comradeship and sociable learning , college teachers are not your equals and you should not expect them to treat you as such . |
| 3 | If we decide er , at each point of the committee meeting I , I think we should be processing any and suggestion forms that procedure owners have received , in a reasonable time , in order for them to process it before that meeting . |
| 4 | Ask them to send me in some coffee . ’ |
| 5 | Her parents were still concerned about her and she had asked them to accompany her for this first appointment . |
| 6 | Yes and er I er they got me on that and I 'd er seen a bit on it before hand one way or another , but I went to a place and , and asked them if I could er see and er they showed me and explained it , the er the way to er . |
| 7 | They had you by your short and curlies the minute they got you into that uniform . ’ |
| 8 | But they got us into this mess , it 's up to them to get us out of it . |
| 9 | Not er like they bring them in these cardboard boxes you know , wooden boxes . |
| 10 | You get all the little erm they bring you around all yo , the little chutneys and things . |
| 11 | reckon they sell them like that ? |
| 12 | The important thing is , did they hurt you at all ? ’ |
| 13 | But , ca n't they treat it in this country ? |
| 14 | They asked me for more money . |
| 15 | Also they asked him about some people rating him better than Best . |
| 16 | No , the council 's took it over , they sold it to this bloke . |
| 17 | Why did they want him on this particular job ? |
| 18 | Cos they had the , the expensive yarns and they produced them on these machines with very little waste . |
| 19 | They helped me in many ways but there was something sick in my mind . |
| 20 | So I er carried on with what they found me with this in the brew house and then er where did I go from there ? |
| 21 | It was what , I used today , they used it in all hospitals . |
| 22 | ‘ When you meet them they kiss you on both cheeks . |
| 23 | He 'd been talking to these erm Greek blokes and they invited him into this bar for erm |
| 24 | Why did they need him for this job ? |
| 25 | If you 've got tetanus , to stop you breaking your back with these muscle contractions , so that they can nurse you adequately , they inject you with this stuff and you are paralysed until the tetanus has been fought off . |
| 26 | When did they bring you to this prison ? ’ |
| 27 | You see in consecrated ground so they buried her in this bit of wheat land at the Muckle Water there . |
| 28 | before they transferred him to another prison . |
| 29 | And I cos I was amazed they told me about this salt rubbish ! |
| 30 | I suddenly wondered , why did they send him on that Adventuring course ? |