Example sentences of "they [vb base] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | In addition , they intend to lease a horse to run in the race and this should provide a novel angle if nothing else . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | IBM and Motorola expect to be producing PowerPCs in the millions starting next year , and they intend to capture a 20% market share in 1996 or 30% to 40% of the desktop market . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | If they intend to make a zombi of her , they will do it there . ’ |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | He adds that ‘ the natives of Mull are very careful to chew a piece … especially when they intend to have a drinking bout ’ . |
| 9 | If they intend to have a go , it 'll take weeks to organize , but that does n't matter . |
| 10 | Along the way they intend to write a book of their experiences , most of which will undoubtedly be totally unprintable . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Michael had a lot of lunches , and in New York they tend to ask a man on his own , ’ she said . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ They tend to get a lot of children cutting through their grounds . |
| 16 | Of course , since they 're not merely ‘ buying ’ but ‘ finding ’ , they tend to develop a nose for hidden treasures . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Like all Trolls they will eat anything and through force of circumstance they tend to eat a lot of rocks . |
| 19 | When people spend so much time seeing each other behave so well , they tend to become a bit intolerant of others less perfect . |
| 20 | They tend to have a consciousness of kind , a feeling of kinship with other group members . |
| 21 | They tend to have a quality of immediacy and interest and they are , generally , believed . |
| 22 | They tend to have a lot more disk space than memory . |
| 23 | They tend to attract a bit of attention if you 're an exhibitionist . |
| 24 | They tend to favour a minimum of two or three reporting to one man at a level above them . |
| 25 | Whether managers know it or not , every decision they make suggests a story to the rest of the enterprise . |
| 26 | The lake 's many arms , and its very irregular shape with constrictions here and twists of direction there , contribute greatly to its fascinating charm as they combine to provide a series of dramatic changes of vista and of interest . |
| 27 | Unless they mean to have a marina here are they ? |
| 28 | They want to create a division in our ranks . |
| 29 | ‘ I expect they want to see a bit of night life , ’ said Sister Dew . |
| 30 | I ca n't believe knowing er some of the people who do hunt , that their motive is actually that they want to see a fox torn to pieces . |