Example sentences of "they [vb base] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when they silver plate things what they tend to do I mean first th the thing When you plate something erm it follows the shape . |
| 2 | This is where the boxing writers ' grumble : they want to see you flatten your opponent , not display your moves . |
| 3 | Now good that 's a really brilliant point on any graph to put the units in because they give marks for that , when they see your graph they want to see you 've put the units on . |
| 4 | They want to make us think we 're always progressing , always going forward . |
| 5 | They turn the water off , and then when they say do you want the water back on you can have a meter , but they do n't tell you , you pay thirty five pound a quarter for the meter , and that 's without a bit of water going through it . |
| 6 | But the tenants do n't want to leave Mrs Birt-Smith , who they say makes them feel like family . |
| 7 | Mothers enjoy protective and caring episodes in dealing with their children as much as they enjoy seeing them grow more independent Such episodes are a simple arid direct affirmation of the maternal role . |
| 8 | They claim to help you begin a regression by yourself , and then leave you to see where it takes you . |
| 9 | And when they start let them have the pillow down , they do n't feel , they ca n't get comfortable . |
| 10 | They aim to make you look your best then capture you forever on film CAPTION — Mrs Penny Ebdon before ( inset ) and after CAPTION 2 — Body-builder Mr David Brown , a portrait which inspired a top cameraman CAPTION 3 — Ms Glynis Darlow before ( inset ) and after CAPTION — Mrs Addison and Mrs Simmons hold an example of their handiwork a dramatic photograph of Miss Claire Lawson , of Spennymoor , which took a second prize |
| 11 | On weekdays , however , Sue is prepared to stay open for a customer who ca n't make it by 4.30pm provided they call to let her know they are coming ! |
| 12 | I do n't know if somebody 's trying to tell me something , but they 've made me number thirteen . |
| 13 | They 've made me have more humility and compassion . |
| 14 | They 've made him lie with his hands behind his head , which is a trick they probably picked from a Miami Vice afternoon repeat , except it looks stupid when the guy 's hairy legs are sticking out from the tail of his shirt . |
| 15 | They 'll be exclamations and things they 're just exclamations that they 've heard I think on television . |
| 16 | ‘ The fans have n't seen much of him but what they 've seen they have liked , ’ said Keegan . |
| 17 | Yes , I thought , they 've seen me get out of the pick-up truck , I look wind-blown and ruddy , there 's mud on my hands , they 're bound to think I 'm a crofter 's wife . |
| 18 | See the e the headmaster 's wife see another fella to early retirement last year and they 've let him go back on supply . |
| 19 | Jeff was voted their Player of the Year last season , but they 've let me have him for six months . |
| 20 | ‘ Far as I can find out they 've let it ride for the moment . |
| 21 | I wonder if they 've let it get out of print ? |
| 22 | ‘ I know but that feckless lot up at Claro had that grand , old house given an' they 've let it fall to pieces round 'em . ’ |
| 23 | Since Proust wrote these words painters and writers have revealed other beauties to us — they have made us see the poetry of factory canteens and metro stations , the romance of cog-wheels , iron girders , bombed buildings , dustbins and pylons . |
| 24 | It 's hard with family to pull the wool over their eyes emotionally because they have seen you go through all sorts of things when you are growing up . ’ |
| 25 | But they refuse to let me leave the room . |