Example sentences of "they [verb] a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they met a few days later in Benghazi they quarrelled and the Zliten boy knifed the Zuwayi in the arm . |
| 2 | Absolutely , just to make more points , they made a few things up , ex , absolutely . |
| 3 | We hear that they made a few proposals of an undetermined nature which we are sure do not involve recording contracts … lives of the rich and famous , eh ? |
| 4 | They passed a few farms , and Lucy tried to control her nervousness by gazing at the lonely homesteads , but in some strange way it conveyed itself to Silas . |
| 5 | Raith Rovers are hardly world beaters but then they haf a little help from the referee who gave them a dodgy penalty and turn down two good penalty appeals in the last two minutes . |
| 6 | Dmitrii Zamiatnin , the deputy Minister of Justice , and Sergei Zarudnyi , Bludov 's assistant at the Second Department , were juridical radicals , but although they registered a few successes in their quest for change ( notably the foundation of the enlightened Journal of the Ministry of Justice in 1859 ) , they needed more than idealism to convert their superiors . |
| 7 | They want most of the time to feel confident about what they are tackling , even if they make a few mistakes , and basically optimistic about their own future and the future of education . |
| 8 | They make a few quid do n't they at bowls ? |
| 9 | What d' ya think if someone says they want a few words with you what d' ya think 's going to happen ? |
| 10 | I 'll , I do n't know if they want a this week |
| 11 | Properties they say a few years ago are down by 25 to 30% , that with lower mortgage rates gives them a tremendous boost . |
| 12 | It can not be simply the distortions of hindsight that cast Alison Kraemer in the role of spoiler , for the effect was to throw us all into a foul temper , heightening the existing tensions until they exploded a few days later with devastating results . |
| 13 | Many different types on the market , but when you actually start to look into them , erm , they reveal a few things , you can see by this one it 's a fairly old one , but it is for for demo purposes only , this is one by Polycell , it 's battery operated in a plastic cases and it 's handy because it 's got a torch but when you actually put the alarm on it goes my gadget 's not working really . |
| 14 | Into these they put a few handfuls of the clay and cow-dung mixture and then , adding water , kneaded it until it was liquid and as pale and frothing as freshly-churned cream . |
| 15 | They ate a few grains , ignored the rest , and cruised back into their hiding places again . |
| 16 | They lingered a few moments more to admire the Palladian house which stood before them , beyond an ornamental lake crossed by a fine stone bridge , lying in a fold of the rolling parkland , as if held in the palm of a vast green hand . |
| 17 | Now you say well why do a U-turn I see no reason why because they done a few U-turns on the child benefit they done a U-turn , they picked it up and then blocked it . |
| 18 | Vitor enquired , as they joined a few stragglers beside the buffet table . |
| 19 | There was a long pause , the kind of pause that winners always display as they create a little time to savour their victory . |
| 20 | Then as soon as they loose a few games Cantona will bugger off , Sharpe will go back to old habits and Giggs will go to Italy ( : - ) ) . |
| 21 | If they read a few textbooks they would find out that more major medical advances have depended on animal studies . |
| 22 | They walked a little way into the Trees , where it would be more comfortable to sit on the thick , dry forest floor and eat their food and rest . |
| 23 | They walked a little way in silence . |
| 24 | They walked a few steps further . |
| 25 | They exchanged a few words in what sounded like Spanish . |
| 26 | They exchanged a few banalities and then Patrick asked : ‘ You 're quite sure you did not have golf clubs in your car when you went to Romania ? ’ |
| 27 | They invent a few rules that do n't mean anything so that you can ruin your health trying to change them . |
| 28 | After the atmosphere that sparked between them whenever they spent a few hours together … ! |
| 29 | This will cause problems in Europe , especially if they get a few injuries . |
| 30 | Marg keeps me informed , she said she meets Jo in the town and they exchange a few words with them |