Example sentences of "on they [subord] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He laughed under his breath and looked at her with reluctant appreciation , but Alyssia did n't notice because she was staring out of the window at the passing scenery , keeping her fingers tightly crossed that the car would n't stop wheezing and die completely on them before they reached Nice . |
| 2 | Although it seemed very efficient , one improvement I might suggest would be to mount the covers on spring rollers , because the drivers found it difficult to get to the bikes with the covers pressing on them while they worked . |
| 3 | They ca n't say they have n't got their P E kit on them cos they 've had P E today . |
| 4 | They were loath to attract adverse publicity by criticising headhunters for an unsuitable or even disastrous appointment , or felt it might be a reflection on them if they chose an unsuitable firm . |
| 5 | She will slow her pace down for them and keep a close eye on them as they amble along near her , but she will not let them get too far away from the home base . |
| 6 | Their only condition is that their privacy be respected ; if the householder spies on them as they work , they will vanish and never return . |
| 7 | ECC D are starting to look like the team to beat in this division , after beating Maldon B 7–3 , although OCs C are keeping the pressure on them as they beat ECC E by the same scoreline . |
| 8 | With another sigh , and feeling extremely awkward because she 'd obviously been foisted on them when they had n't wanted her to be foisted , she decided not to unpack , just take out the things she would need for the night . |
| 9 | ( First Edition ) LOAN SHARKS enticing people into debt , then inflicting violence on them when they fail to pay 100 per cent interest rates , are a growing and deeply disturbing aspect of inner-city poverty , a conference was told yesterday . |
| 10 | Bars turned gooey as they slid underwater — then the youngsters slipped on them when they stood up to get out . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's hard on them because they had paid their individual fees . |
| 12 | Farmers growing trees for profit can find a Tree Preservation Order placed on them because they enhance the view from a nearby housing estate . |