Example sentences of "they [vb base] [pron] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'll do anything to make you dependent on them , and then they drag you to the altar and call it love . ’ |
| 2 | They push themselves to the edge of exhaustion . |
| 3 | The larvae then migrate through the tissue of the mouth ( cheeks , tongue , and pharynx ) to the stomach , where they attach themselves to the stomach lining . |
| 4 | Stab the heel and they drip the blood out onto a piece of blotting paper and it dries and they send it to the laboratory and they punch it out and they examine it and they test it . |
| 5 | They could n't come to a decision so they put it to the vote when — as the book put it — a pair of bearded anarchists , one with flame red hair , appeared out of nowhere and took their decision for them , smashing down the gates with sledgehammers . |
| 6 | That was recommended to the employers , the employers said yes , that 's the action they would take , they put it to the trustees , the trustees agreed it and that was it . |
| 7 | They add something to the countryside and they do n't sting . |
| 8 | But Araminta is given a curious grace of movement and a gift for surprising which , as they owe nothing to the intellect , must have been excessively difficult to achieve . |
| 9 | Parties must not give effect to a merger before they notify it to the Commission and for three weeks thereafter . |
| 10 | They attribute it to the class differences in staying on at school and they point to the similarity in performance of working-class candidates who do take public examinations with other candidates . |
| 11 | Sometimes a gets up to thirty and then they give it to the person |
| 12 | Electric bite alarms are useful for night fishing , and many night anglers I know would not fish without them , and no matter what they tell you to the contrary they are mainly used to wake you up when you have a bite ! |
| 13 | ‘ Do you think the trick will work if they trace us to the Hilton ? ’ |
| 14 | The more people travel the more they expose themselves to the risk of an accident . |
| 15 | So they leave it to the ones who do n't recognise degradation when they see it — I 've been a social worker , I know about these people — women too stupid and disorganised to — ‘ |
| 16 | Cos when you get your takeaway they erm they carry it to the door for you and give it to you when you get to the door , and they hand |
| 17 | As they contribute nothing to the signal , it would seem to be advantageous to remove them from the fountain . |
| 18 | The Newmarket trainer runs Top Class in the Longchamp spectacular and the faithful backing Brittain will expect to be laughing all the way to the bank as they help themselves to the generous 40-1 on offer . |
| 19 | They take him to the hospital . |
| 20 | They take you to the theatre if you like to pay , but nearly all the things we 've already seen . |
| 21 | That 's why they broadcast themselves to the wind . |
| 22 | And then the police come and they tape him to the top of the ceiling |