Example sentences of "they [verb] [v-ing] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gardeners get round these problems by using alternative means of propagation , all of them known as vegetative methods because of they involve taking some living fragment of a plant and inducing it to develop roots , so producing a new plant identical to the patent or part from which it was taken . |
| 2 | Then they began catching such coastal species as the great right and grey whales from rowing and sailing boats , using simple spears and harpoons . |
| 3 | In fact , they have so much power behind that they find going downhill awkward , and sometimes , in flight down a steep place , they may actually go head over heels . |
| 4 | Glasgow is no exception , except , unlike other cities , once they started building these concrete jungles they forgot to stop . |
| 5 | They keep getting these ridiculous benefit cuts as well , which just defeat me actually . ’ |
| 6 | they just want to start it , cos once they start getting through that 's when they start getting wanting decent , wanting to eat more and I mean I make them clean theirs thoroughly , they 're really good at doing them actually as well |
| 7 | They include scrapping some top ranks and appointing chief officers for fixed terms although some of the more radical proposals have been rejected . |