Example sentences of "it [verb] they [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | representing that , but you know and I know that it did n't stay like that , I do n't know how long , but it did n't stay like it for very long because sin crept in , that circle was marred , it was twisted , that intermit original fellowship with God was broken , let me read you a verse there in Genesis chapter three and verse eight , it 's , it 's Adam and Eve it says they heard the sound of the lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the lord God among the trees of the garden , for the first time since Adam had first been created they hide from God , they hear him coming , it 's the time when God will come , and they hear him that were walking through the garden using picture language , and they go and hide , they 're ashamed to see him , they do n't want to look upon him , something has happened that perfect circle has been marred , what it was like yesterday , things are different now , there 's that unclean feeling , there 's that guilt complex , we 've done it wrong , we 've failed to keep what God 's said , we 've broken the rules and when you break the rules , it 's not just the rules that are broken is it , you know it and I know it , in relationships , it 's not just the rules that get broken , it 's the relationship is marred . |
| 2 | It says they promise the sunshine , but nothing at all . |
| 3 | It appears they feared the appointment of secular medical personnel who might educate mothers in family planning and their children in sexual matters . |
| 4 | Most people are accustomed to follow linguistic rules more or less slavishly , but in this case they would be glad to change if only someone gave them a new set of clear rules to follow ( an earlier work by Miller and Swift was subtitled ‘ New Language in New Times ’ : it seems they take the optimistic view that we are living in a postfeminist world ) . |
| 5 | I think that if a young person consents to such a placement , then it seems they have the emotional capacity to tackle their behaviour without recourse to such a placement ; such an attitude needs working with , not locking away . |
| 6 | Erm it means they have the same functional group . |
| 7 | Although Her Majesty 's Railway Inspectorate has expressed concern over driver 's behaviour at automatic barriers , it believes they offer the best blend of safety and cost efficiency . |