Example sentences of "they [adv] [vb past] [prep] term " in BNC.
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| 1 | Baldwin , with his wife , then saw Davidson , and although ‘ still a little stunned ’ they both talked in terms of an immediate and complete withdrawal to Astley . |
| 2 | It is true that they frequently spoke in terms of a division between Whigs and Tories , especially in Anne 's reign ; yet there were times when they rejected this language in favour of a distinction between Court and Country parties or even some multi-party formulation . |
| 3 | They never came to terms with the speed of Dalian Atkinson ; neither did Dean Saunders . |
| 4 | The rebel officers ' paramilitary allies , the Carlists and Falangists , were certainly eager to spill the blood of their left-wing enemies , yet they too thought in terms of days rather than years of actual military conflict . |
| 5 | Now it reports in here a survey carried out in The Doctor , September the twenty sixth , and it was asking there who they actually supported in terms of the National Health Service changes , and you may be surprised to hear who in fact came out on top of that . |
| 6 | The Crown and its officials certainly had to face major issues , but they seldom thought in terms of policy : indeed the word was less often used in the sense of a plan or strategy than to suggest , at its highest , shrewd dealing , and , at its lowest , a disreputable cunning . |