Example sentences of "they [vb base] [adv prt] [noun sg] and " in BNC.

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1 The evidence from European countries of attempts to implement these kinds of arrangements tends to support the view that while they help ease labour-management tensions they slow down decision-making and reduce management flexibility .
2 They scrape up gossip and rumour and myth , when hard data is thin , to keep their salaries coming in .
3 small number of sentences number that they come out understanding and that 's rather mysterious So to explain just in general terms , you 're interested in describing language in such a way that it 's the kindest thing that 's easy to learn , rather than hard to learn .
4 I mean , they take up space and so on , they need dusting .
5 Borrowers can opt for a 10.40pc ( APR 12.20 ) rate if they take out building and contents insurance or for 10.65pc ( APR 12.00 ) if they take out buildings insurance with the society .
6 In contrast to most plants , they breathe in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide .
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