Example sentences of "they [vb base] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Nevertheless , it is accepted that , appearing as they do in a penal statute , they fall to be construed narrowly rather than widely . |
| 32 | And again you would expect socialization and environmental factors to operate , and clearly they do in a trivial sense . |
| 33 | They live in a tiny two-bedroomed council house . |
| 34 | They live in a tiny council house that may be overcrowded ( line 2 ) . |
| 35 | They live in a tiny village in the golden countryside around St Andrews . |
| 36 | Encouraging authors to recognise that they live in a complex , multicultural society is one thing . |
| 37 | They are hard up , you know , heavens they 're run they drive a crapped out , clapped out old car and they live in a ghastly little bungalow in the middle of nowhere . |
| 38 | For them he is a dark god but a necessary one , for they live in a violent world and must be able to fight when called upon to do so . |
| 39 | These ‘ happy homes ’ are meant to give old people a sense of dignity and worth , but in reality they live in a privatised world cut off from both family and the wider community . |
| 40 | They live in a political cowards ' Disney world where Tom is always chasing Gerry in an ever-decreasing circle of options while , outside in the real world , Bugs Bunny is having his tail shot off as he chokes on the latest political carrot . |
| 41 | To set up such a tank containing only the larger species so that they live in a harmonious group requires careful thought . |
| 42 | Often brilliant , they live in a rarefied atmosphere of books , bewildering their parents and grandparents whose plans for such daughters have to be abandoned . |
| 43 | Perhaps less curious when one remembers that mentally handicapped people have always been ostracised by those who believe they live in a comfortable world of normality . |
| 44 | They live in a large house with children aged 10 , 14 and 18 . |
| 45 | When the people from Furnace Road visit the new housing estates they feel hemmed in , for though they live in a tight little terrace with backyard behind , and rug-sized gardens in front , they are used to a spaciousness that is due not to planning but to the lack of plan . |
| 46 | Signor Banterle is an architect and they live in a beautiful villa which overlooks all Verona . |
| 47 | They live in a big long slow world and we live in a small short fast one , and we ca n't understand each other . |
| 48 | Erm , he 'll come in in the evening he 's done the shopping , he cleans the house , they live in a converted barn |
| 49 | Everything gets dirty and they live in a different way to what we do at home , they speak English more like Americans ( even Uncle Steve ) than us . |
| 50 | You mean because they live in a different county . |
| 51 | There may be as many as 150,000 individuals and they cluster in a vast ball between the roots of a tree or beneath an overhanging stone . |
| 52 | The scientists and philosophers — and I think it 's significant that scientific study used to be called natural philosophy — they think in a big way , about yesterday and tomorrow , about the whole great sweep of mankind in the world . |
| 53 | They ut in a black Humber Snipe . |
| 54 | Whenever and wherever they result in a lasting benefit to the whole of our district . |
| 55 | Devise a recipe incorporating potatoes which shows what a valuable role they play in a healthy eating regime . |
| 56 | They play in a relaxed atmosphere but you need to play to a reasonable standard and have your own ‘ whites ’ . |
| 57 | LARGE companies are ready to demand the resignation of Prof Stephen Littlechild , the electricity industry regulator , if they fail in a new attempt to gain cheaper electricity . |
| 58 | But even those who discard books forget that they exist in a real world and that the booksellers sell to real customers . |
| 59 | for a whole , W , to exist it is not normally enough merely that its parts exist , rather it is required that they exist in a certain arrangement , in a certain set of relations to each other . |
| 60 | They exist in a competitive labour market and are subject to competition and tests of performance within government . |