Example sentences of "they [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They failed to reach a consensus and in April and May submitted separate reports . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , they failed to stop a deluge of complaints about the collection 's shortcomings and María Corral 's personal tastes . |
| 3 | Even then they failed to catch a glimpse of the plane , it had been immediately engulfed in a fifty-foot-high curtain of water and spray . |
| 4 | FOREST 'S dismal season reached crisis point as they failed to beat a keeper who only this summer was struggling on the dole . |
| 5 | But they failed to place a swimmer in the final of the 100m backstroke whereas rivals Barnet Copthall , fourth in the 1500m thanks to a 16min 25.87sec swim by Malcolm McCallum , have a competitor in every final at the half-way stage . |
| 6 | Teachers at Dover College described Richens as a brilliant sportsman and scholar who they expected to become a lawyer . |
| 7 | Do they prefer to have a choice ? |
| 8 | On Sept. 17 the same leaders met the Public Security Minister , Ismaila Nimaga , after which they agreed to suspend a rally planned for the following day . |
| 9 | At the second meeting , in November , they agreed to call a halt to the free trade area negotiations . |
| 10 | They agreed to appoint a committee to facilitate the international monitoring of the violence . |
| 11 | They asked to see a doctor and Zahira was taken to another part of the building where , she says , she was superficially examined by a doctor and a nurse . |
| 12 | The first body they passed had a piece of paper pinned to its blanket , Smith , Maisie . |
| 13 | I have just received information from the above-named group that they intend to hold a study day on the Snailbeach District Railway on Saturday 11th September . |
| 14 | In addition , they intend to lease a horse to run in the race and this should provide a novel angle if nothing else . |
| 15 | They intend to run the course as a pay as you play facility , however , they intend to offer a membership scheme so as to accommodate competitions and team matches within the club . |
| 16 | A collection was made for Ian and his wife Jeanette by all the companies in the Engineering Services Division , with which they intend to buy a painting . |
| 17 | Have you , Mr. Speaker , had any intimation from Ministers that they intend to make a statement , today or in the very near future , that would at least enable the House to question Ministers about that meeting and to show that , even if Ministers have no solution to offer , the Opposition have ? |
| 18 | He adds that ‘ the natives of Mull are very careful to chew a piece … especially when they intend to have a drinking bout ’ . |
| 19 | If they intend to have a go , it 'll take weeks to organize , but that does n't matter . |
| 20 | Along the way they intend to write a book of their experiences , most of which will undoubtedly be totally unprintable . |
| 21 | They intend to introduce a shift towards preventative medicine and will bring back the free eye test and dental check ups axed by the Conservatives . |
| 22 | Why do they want to make a meeting at eight o'clock ? |
| 23 | Well I sort of gave them a choice , do they want to nominate who does overtime or do they want to have a cat or do they want to pay , get paid less and they said they 'll get paid less . |
| 24 | In Dicey 's words it meant that ‘ whenever men act in concert for a common purpose they tend to create a body , which from no fiction of law but from the very nature of things , differs from the individuals of whom it is constituted . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Michael had a lot of lunches , and in New York they tend to ask a man on his own , ’ she said . |
| 26 | They te it , they tend to do a lot like in the holidays and half term , when they can get together , because obviously there are other demands on them with Brownies and Guides and stuff like that . |
| 27 | ‘ They tend to get a lot of children cutting through their grounds . |
| 28 | Of course , since they 're not merely ‘ buying ’ but ‘ finding ’ , they tend to develop a nose for hidden treasures . |
| 29 | You can also get insulated socketed metal tubes , but unless there are encased in brick or stone blocks , they tend to look a bit industrial . |
| 30 | Like all Trolls they will eat anything and through force of circumstance they tend to eat a lot of rocks . |