Example sentences of "they [vb base] [verb] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being aware of the ( external ) divergence between these cultures and ‘ mainstream ’ culture , they are anxious to avoid imposing what they call ‘ crude mainstream stereotypes ’ on to the interpretation of these internal systems : they want to get access to what the patterns of behaviour mean internally and how these are perceived by in-group members . |
| 2 | Most of the children want the railway and are prepared to help with the survey , but a few want things to remain as they are , and they want to organise resistance to the coming of the railway . |
| 3 | They provide breathing gas to the helmet , communications wires , the hot water hose ( this must not be used in air diving ) , a phunumofathometer ( used to obtain the divers ' depth ) , closed circuit television and light cables , and for mixed gas bell diving — a gas reclaim hose . |
| 4 | They have envied the power which violence has seemed to confer on the republican community , and they hope to draw attention to their alienation , too . |
| 5 | They seem to lay claim to being purely of the mind 's eye , a manifestation of pure objectivity . |
| 6 | Indeed , his examples repay study since they seem to run counter to traditional interpretations which concentrate upon his theoretical comments . |
| 7 | Because the insulating characteristics of timber-frame houses are so good they do give rise to the problem known as ‘ interstitial condensation ’ , as was revealed in the television documentary . |
| 8 | They do give weight to the judgements of the most aware , those who have educated themselves to discriminate between flavours most accurately . |
| 9 | Thus , even when they do provide employment to otherwise unemployed people , they do so primarily to unregistered part-time job seekers . |
| 10 | It is in fact NACAB policy that advice workers should be able to carry out some limited counselling functions and they do run training to that end . |
| 11 | They do run counter to the views about national sovereignty held by most peoples in Europe , not just the British . |
| 12 | Coverage of all kinds can be both favourable and unfavourable — no matter whether politicians are in government or in opposition — and politicians themselves must bear the prime responsibility for ensuring that when they do get access to the media they present their own case well . |
| 13 | I suggest that in future Councillors and concentrate on engaging their brains before they start putting pen to paper |
| 14 | If they choose to have sex to Deee-Lite records , all the better . |
| 15 | Claims lawyer Leslie Perrin is wading through more than a hundred cases of people who say they 've fallen victim to the virulent chryptosporidium bug and he believes that 's just a small percentage of the number who could eventually seek damages . |
| 16 | They 've shown opposition to the introduction of L M S right from the start and put every obstacle possible in the way of its success , and its implementation , and yet there they were congratulating themselves on how well it was working . |
| 17 | Rather , they prefer to bring coal to Scunthorpe by rail from the new deep coal mines about 25 km to the west . |
| 18 | It was announced in 1985 that the 450 were destined for the United States , but they have fallen victim to the moratorium operating in the USA . |
| 19 | I think what what Mr Wincup was saying at the end of the day , is that the Inspector 's report and the conclusions on the greenbelt local plan will go back to the parent authority , the originating authority , which is North Yorkshire , equally my rec report , out recommendations on this alteration go back to North Yorkshire , they have to take regard to whatever we recommend , ultimately they will take a decision on that , erm depending on the decision other things may flow from it , and I ca n't really speculate on what those are at the moment , but effectively the final decision as to what they accept or reject will rest with North Yorkshire . |
| 20 | Other recent changes have generally restricted access to unemployment benefit ( Atkinson and Micklewright , 1989 ) and , in particular , they have denied benefit to women who had been eligible to at least some benefit in their own right . |
| 21 | They have played host to ten children from Byelorussia , north of Chernobyl , in which 20% of the land ( an area two-thirds the size of Scotland ) has been contaminated . |
| 22 | Just like anybody else , they have understood science to be a process of investigation , and religion a matter of faith . |
| 23 | The ca n't get onto the southbound carriageway … so they have to go north to Peartree before turning round and coming back . |
| 24 | They have pushed south to within 100 miles of Baghdad , and talk optimistically of marching on the capital . |
| 25 | that is against the law , because they have to have access to that cupboard in case there is a fire . |
| 26 | The Wedding Present violently oppose most rock 'n' roll ethos , but perhaps one of the few areas where they have shown loyalty to tradition has been their gluttonous appetite for live work . |
| 27 | They have sworn allegiance to the Warbutt now . |
| 28 | On the fine wire they have reduced life to , |
| 29 | Some religious groups have uplifted people 's ethical conduct , but at other times they have allowed brutality to others in the name of the religion . |
| 30 | They have drawn attention to the injustice of exempting husbands but not cohabitees . |