Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] they [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opportunity to buy two outstanding adjoining properties in that location was extremely rare and the Perots had the opportunity to acquire them both as a family compound . |
| 2 | He went there to Dalby Forest one day in the afternoon loaded them all up and set off for Wales . |
| 3 | Local authorities are to be given the leading role in the organisation of community care , but the decision to give them this responsibility was taken with the greatest possible reluctance and only after every other possibility had been explored . |
| 4 | Indeed , there must be serious doubts about the decision to hold them this year . |
| 5 | Then she hurried out to the kitchen to tell them all the news . |
| 6 | You have competing systems and you have the freedom to switch them all off . |
| 7 | The bark starts them all off and they howl at the moon for a few minutes . |
| 8 | The Guidance has them both . |
| 9 | The confrontation convinced them that , on the contrary , they were so dogmatic and sure of themselves that it was obvious that they had no intention of being deterred . |
| 10 | A sound from the doorway made them both turn . |
| 11 | The Opposition commend them all , and I hope that the Minister will say that she will implement them . |
| 12 | The Monster has them all . |
| 13 | Anyway , one morning the Commandant called them all together on the parade ground . |
| 14 | The harsh , jarring ring of the telephone stunned them both into silence . |
| 15 | The blurting ring of the telephone caught them all unexpectedly . |
| 16 | And when the sun appeared they all died and then the people who were to be the people of Amantani came from other islands , from peninsulas in the south … ’ |
| 17 | ‘ And I suppose you only had to flash your smile at the women in the village to have them all falling over themselves to tell you more . ’ |
| 18 | The moment embarrassed them both to silence . |
| 19 | The recoil flung them both back . |
| 20 | The coroner turned them both away . |
| 21 | The room enclosed them both : exclusive and private . |
| 22 | Then he got peevish and decided on a rain storm and the dinosaurs were so overgrown that they would n't fit into the ark so the flood destroyed them all . |
| 23 | Nora and I used to say that the war did them all a power of good . |
| 24 | Disturbing the Ritual : The adventurers can do this simply by stepping into the circle and attacking the Vampire and his minion , but the circle offers them some protection by the time the adventurers attack : treat Maximilian and Juliane as having 1 AP , all locations , and +10 bonuses to their I scores while within the circle . |
| 25 | It is not , as they claim in their own idealistic illusions , because the leader loves them all equally , but because they are all persecuted equally by the primal father , the leader , and they all fear him equally . |
| 26 | Because Vitor had thanked him in his own language , the waiter took them both to be fellow compatriots and proceeded to chatter away in Portuguese , remarking on the sunny weather , suggesting choices of food and wine , complimenting them on Thomas 's cuteness and good behaviour . |
| 27 | Now , as the waiter served them both with salmon poached in white wine , dressed with a spicy sauce and served with salad and new potatoes , she felt her mouth watering in anticipation of the meal . |
| 28 | They had five sons and eight daughters , and Dresser 's hectic career was driven in part by the need to support them all . |
| 29 | He even despatches the C major and F major Preludes swiftly enough to feel the need to play them both twice over . |
| 30 | It was a film made some years ago in black and white , but , despite the difficulty of watching it in a foreign language , the power of the drama gripped them both , Sarella because she was a professional and was impressed by the intensity of the acting , and Marc because it seemed to strike some deep chord within him . |