Example sentences of "they [vb base] [adv] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scorpions are viviparous , that is they bring forth living young . |
| 2 | Their passion for raiding has declined in recent years , but in most other respects their lifestyles have changed little in centuries , and the rugs they make today remain faithful to their ancestors ' methods of weaving and repertoire of designs . |
| 3 | Because social workers face considerable stress and often feel depressed and beleaguered , such suggestions for research as they make often reflect current problems rather than long-term issues . |
| 4 | Since all the members of this class wish to preserve the status quo , they unite politically to support conservative regimes and oppose radical forces that propose significant social changes . |
| 5 | They fit together to form four basic life positions : Even though people may have favourite life positions and spend a majority of their time in one or other of the corners , everyone experiences all four at different times and in different situations . |
| 6 | They appear currently to have considerable social advantages . |
| 7 | If the child has a special skill or the parent has a special interest and they enjoy together exchanging this skill or interest , like teaching a child to swim very young , teaching it to play or listen to music , or play very simple rhythmic sounds , then as long as it is done within a relationship that is , above all , a loving relationship , great . |
| 8 | If the child has a special skill or the parent has a special interest and they enjoy together exchanging this skill or interest , like teaching a child to swim very young , teaching it to play or listen to music , or play very simple rhythmic sounds , then as long as it is done within a relationship that is , above all , a loving relationship , great . |
| 9 | England 's second place is slightly surprising , as they seem either to win all their matches ( as in two series against Richards 's men ) or lose them all ( as in 4–0 against Australia last winter ) . |
| 10 | Each student is allocated a studies adviser with whom they meet regularly to discuss academic or other problems . |
| 11 | Each student is allocated a studies adviser with whom they meet regularly to discuss academic or other problems . |
| 12 | Earth scientists should not be quick to modify geological data to accommodate model simulations ; rather , the acceptability of climate simulations should be judged on how well they reproduce independently established geological facts . |
| 13 | People experience the performance and relate to the emotions that are being expressed and they go away feeling better . ’ |
| 14 | The females are obviously well aware of this , as they try hard to dissuade other females from joining their chosen male . |
| 15 | And the drop-outs enjoying the lovely warm season , when asked why they stay there said this was the reason . |
| 16 | They respond well to low spatial frequencies . |
| 17 | We begin with a brief look at the official figures , since , whatever the shortcomings of these statistics , and no matter how distorted a picture of ‘ real ’ crime they portray , they do nevertheless have real effects , since they are used , for example , in political debate and inform , at least partially , the public 's perception of the crime problem . |
| 18 | They do however share one thing in common , they are all quality products , and have always been high in the list of best selling computer games on all hardware formats . |
| 19 | For their part , Oxfordshire say they do still vaccinate at-risk babies , which they believe is far more effective . |
| 20 | It is interesting to find that they have somewhat unusual morphological forms , which may suggest that they do indeed make some sort of special call on speakers ' capacity for linguistic construction . |
| 21 | In either you may have worked through the supplied tutorial which introduces all the basic concepts , although they do actually introduce one or two bad habits as well ! |
| 22 | By asking the pupils to construct lists of similar words you are affirming the underlying logic of English spelling — that there are patterns and families , that particular sounds may have different ways of being written down , but that there are only a limited number of ways , and they do actually obey certain rules . |
| 23 | It is appears to be accepted in principle by Selby in paragraph two point eight of their submission , that they do actually accept this approach . |
| 24 | They do actually call that |
| 25 | They do actually share some of the gods |
| 26 | So I went rushing round to a friend of mine who fortunately had some and I said I want to see your walking , and I was much comforted to discover that they do actually use all six legs . |
| 27 | Attached to a belt , the holsters are convenient when working in difficult surroundings as they leave both hands free for the job . |
| 28 | They 've also seen minor incidents in the Bull and Bush , which stays open until 2am . |
| 29 | They 've also got two watches , a ring , a Barclaycard , two bottles of spirits , 100 rounds of ammunition , a Smith & Wesson 9mm semi-automatic pistol , and a King Cobra .357 Magnum handgun . |
| 30 | Er bearing in mind they 've also got eight thousand pounds of earnings and so the eight thousand pounds of earnings they 've got to use that up er savings , sorry , savings not earnings er before they can actually get means tested erm and there 's a s a sliding scale between three thousand and there . |