Example sentences of "they [vb base] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they book me a flight out of Gatwick , like the charters do , I just say I 'm not going on that one , get me Luton , change the ticket , get me Manchester , I do n't care , I 'm not going from Gatwick . |
| 2 | You know you know some people they lose them a bit young do n't they . |
| 3 | My mum and dad deny that they make them a brew , but when I get home there 's usually 20 dirty cups outside the door . ’ |
| 4 | When combined , they make you a force to be avoided . |
| 5 | There is a history of heart disease in her family so Doc D gets her cholesterol checked every now and then and they make it a policy not to keep cheese in the house . |
| 6 | And the other thing about visual things , let's , let's say there is a reference to somebody having piles , but they make it a visual gag |
| 7 | She can afford it , and they fit you a treat . |
| 8 | They send them a post card through and I thought it was about February , but Win reckons it 's the end of March their booster time . |
| 9 | They send him a free one every six months ! |
| 10 | They send you a Burton 's voucher to the value of whatever you 're looking for , be it ten quid or f and you go in there and you buy a suit you know and everybody 's happy . |
| 11 | I went out I went out with Peggy er on Wednesday er for meal and she 's been saving Daily Telegraph vouchers and when you got so many vouchers you send them up to the Daily Telegraph , who 's sent them , it 's offers closed now and they send you a thing like a credit card and they send you a list of all the places that you can go to for a half- price meal |
| 12 | I went out I went out with Peggy er on Wednesday er for meal and she 's been saving Daily Telegraph vouchers and when you got so many vouchers you send them up to the Daily Telegraph , who 's sent them , it 's offers closed now and they send you a thing like a credit card and they send you a list of all the places that you can go to for a half- price meal |
| 13 | and you send it off and they send you a booklet where you pick a holiday and this go-kart worth a thousand pound on the so they 're having to do that you see . |
| 14 | Perhaps they send you a similar letter . |
| 15 | I do n't know how they can make mistakes like that they send you a letter one minute and then on your rent book 's different . |
| 16 | But that 's it the system is n't but they send us a donation which they 'd had for appearing on B B C or something . |
| 17 | The drama starts with a brief discussion of how people might live without modern technology , and ( using the model of the pictures they have seen ) , they build themselves a fortified encampment — a wonderful image this , with chairs organised into a large circle and then laid down so that the legs all face out . |
| 18 | They 've recently decided to halt further growth , against education policy , They say its a bold move . |
| 19 | They cost us a fortune ! |
| 20 | If they show you a picture , you 've got a better chance . |
| 21 | Half-nine , it , it was erm , they show you a family that , it were n't , it 's not no , it 's not , not the set up thing , the thing where they 've gone into the house with cameras and the people like , |
| 22 | Or even even , if they show you a receipt , you do n't know if it 's stolen or not . |
| 23 | What happened was there was a burglar and er they went downstairs and they him over the head and then they put him a chair and they got the and he goes , what shall we , what shall we wrap him up in ? |
| 24 | They ca n't make any profit out of us as they charge us a very reasonable rate . |
| 25 | Clearly , you may also be able to persuade someone to lend you money if you have power of some sort — if they owe you a favour or if you are their boss or if you are in a position of some authority for example . |
| 26 | We pay every week to get into the game ; this money goes to the manager and team , and in return they owe us a good afternoon 's entertainment . |
| 27 | Yeah , it 's pretty good but erm the older ones think they run it a bit ! |
| 28 | They give me a reindeer hood that they assure me will be warmer than my silk and fleece and wool . |
| 29 | Although they give me a good start for next issue . |
| 30 | I always write my friends ' books into my Harrods list , even if they give me a copy , and then I keep it out quite a time so that other people ca n't have it . |