Example sentences of "they [verb] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now we do n't need so many generals and governors , they let some of them read a few books . |
| 2 | Below : The Nfis Slabs — descending them posed a few problems ( photos by the author ) . |
| 3 | If you want to go sailing , play volleyball or have a round of mini golf it wo n't cost you a penny and the kids can be left in the Pirates Club while you spend the afternoon doing things you want to do … but you may have a job persuading them to leave a few hours later . |
| 4 | If our young girls are to learn the profession , let them serve a seven years apprenticeship and when they have completed it , I ask for them the same wages as are paid for journeymen … |
| 5 | When they met a few days later in Benghazi they quarrelled and the Zliten boy knifed the Zuwayi in the arm . |
| 6 | Erm the the third prize was erm seven hundred and fifty eight pounds sales from South Suffolk , they got a hundred pounds , and seven other er constituencies who sold between six hundred and ninety three pounds seventy five and five hundred and one pounds ' worth of tickets |
| 7 | Absolutely , just to make more points , they made a few things up , ex , absolutely . |
| 8 | We hear that they made a few proposals of an undetermined nature which we are sure do not involve recording contracts … lives of the rich and famous , eh ? |
| 9 | They passed a few farms , and Lucy tried to control her nervousness by gazing at the lonely homesteads , but in some strange way it conveyed itself to Silas . |
| 10 | Dmitrii Zamiatnin , the deputy Minister of Justice , and Sergei Zarudnyi , Bludov 's assistant at the Second Department , were juridical radicals , but although they registered a few successes in their quest for change ( notably the foundation of the enlightened Journal of the Ministry of Justice in 1859 ) , they needed more than idealism to convert their superiors . |
| 11 | They want most of the time to feel confident about what they are tackling , even if they make a few mistakes , and basically optimistic about their own future and the future of education . |
| 12 | What d' ya think if someone says they want a few words with you what d' ya think 's going to happen ? |
| 13 | Twenty years too late and they found a thousand ways to stop the rise of Hitler , it was the only way for them to keep sane , the survivors . |
| 14 | my Lord in a , in a sense that right at the very last page when they say a notified articles association , rules and regulations in there amended form no longer contain any clauses which constitute appreciable restrictions |
| 15 | Properties they say a few years ago are down by 25 to 30% , that with lower mortgage rates gives them a tremendous boost . |
| 16 | It can not be simply the distortions of hindsight that cast Alison Kraemer in the role of spoiler , for the effect was to throw us all into a foul temper , heightening the existing tensions until they exploded a few days later with devastating results . |
| 17 | Many different types on the market , but when you actually start to look into them , erm , they reveal a few things , you can see by this one it 's a fairly old one , but it is for for demo purposes only , this is one by Polycell , it 's battery operated in a plastic cases and it 's handy because it 's got a torch but when you actually put the alarm on it goes my gadget 's not working really . |
| 18 | Into these they put a few handfuls of the clay and cow-dung mixture and then , adding water , kneaded it until it was liquid and as pale and frothing as freshly-churned cream . |
| 19 | They ate a few grains , ignored the rest , and cruised back into their hiding places again . |
| 20 | They lingered a few moments more to admire the Palladian house which stood before them , beyond an ornamental lake crossed by a fine stone bridge , lying in a fold of the rolling parkland , as if held in the palm of a vast green hand . |
| 21 | Now you say well why do a U-turn I see no reason why because they done a few U-turns on the child benefit they done a U-turn , they picked it up and then blocked it . |
| 22 | Vitor enquired , as they joined a few stragglers beside the buffet table . |
| 23 | BUT AS they sit here , they seem a million miles from their tranquil Northwich base . |
| 24 | BUT AS they sit here , they seem a million miles from their tranquil Northwich base . |
| 25 | They look a million dollars especially on Marks model Marcus Schenkenberg from Sweden but cost a lot , lot less . |
| 26 | They look a million dollars especially on Marks model Marcus Schenkenberg from Sweden but cost a lot , lot less . |
| 27 | Graduates are eligible to join the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications , either as Graduate Members ( if they obtain a good honours degree ) or as Licentiates . |
| 28 | Then as soon as they loose a few games Cantona will bugger off , Sharpe will go back to old habits and Giggs will go to Italy ( : - ) ) . |
| 29 | If they read a few textbooks they would find out that more major medical advances have depended on animal studies . |
| 30 | They walked a few steps further . |