Example sentences of "they [verb] [v-ing] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they stopped doing that last year . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | on armaments and erm , I , would n't it be prudent to insure that erm they stop spending all this money on armaments before any aid is given to them ? |
| 4 | Then they began catching such coastal species as the great right and grey whales from rowing and sailing boats , using simple spears and harpoons . |
| 5 | Glasgow is no exception , except , unlike other cities , once they started building these concrete jungles they forgot to stop . |
| 6 | So I think when they started getting all this |
| 7 | They keep getting these ridiculous benefit cuts as well , which just defeat me actually . ’ |
| 8 | Asking questions , referring , they keep doing that all these ideas here perhaps a good starting point is a job analysis . |
| 9 | They include scrapping some top ranks and appointing chief officers for fixed terms although some of the more radical proposals have been rejected . |