Example sentences of "they [vb base] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paradoxically these works gain in subtlety of gesture and meaning as they gain in size . |
| 2 | On the other hand , what they gain in power they lose in speed and mobility . |
| 3 | It would be more effective to involve people by education , by making them part of the system so that they gain from helping , to give them a vested interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem and the wildlife around them — very much cheaper than a law force , WWF and CITES secretariats . |
| 4 | Er I du n no , I do n't like crusts I think they taste like shit . |
| 5 | His pizza slices certainly rekindle memories of the good old days in football … they taste like Dubbin . |
| 6 | They taste like brussel sprouts |
| 7 | So as much as the reviewers ' preferences shine through , I still feel that they review without prejudice . |
| 8 | Now their dishes make up in imagination and taste what they lack in meat . |
| 9 | What they lack in brawn they make up for in skill . |
| 10 | However , what they have in decisiveness , they lack in acne-protection . |
| 11 | But the winners make up with the size of their winnings what they lack in numbers . |
| 12 | They dance for hours . |
| 13 | They jerk in surrender to the pulse of Fole 's hammerskins , the tremulous yodelling of Tumblejack 's voice . |
| 14 | They jerk from side to side and rub themselves on the plants , but there is no redness or inflammation of the gills . |
| 15 | They account for £734 million , of which more than £400 million is in UK-based funds . |
| 16 | In the United States , for example they account for 7% of all record sales ( compared with 1% in 1975 ) , thus exceeding sales of jazz and classical music . |
| 17 | In the book there are illustrations of traffic calming scenes in which walkers stroll among the cars and bikes , whilst elsewhere they remain on pavements , protected by kerbs . |
| 18 | They remain on display today in the Crown Room of the Castle , the very room built for them in the reign of James VI . |
| 19 | The Leicestershire company has sold off many of its loss-making businesses to cut debts , but they remain at £76.6 million — more than double shareholders ' funds . |
| 20 | Here , though it is not true that they have no food , for they still have their daily supplies of the ‘ worthless ’ manna , they remain without water , and , manna or no manna , death would seem to stare them in the face . |
| 21 | Whether they remain in Edinburgh or betake themselves to other lands and whatever be the walk of life in which they were bred I believe the students of this seminary will be found everywhere and at all times promoting civilisation in the world . ’ |
| 22 | A small herd of Shetlands was shipped to the Falkland Islands in 1983 ; otherwise they remain in Britain and are beginning to spread to the mainland among rare-breed enthusiasts . |
| 23 | Its members will be drawn mainly from the Commons ( the lower elected house ) , a few will be from the same party in the Lords ( the non-elected upper house ) and , although they remain in Parliament as MPs or peers , their role is very much as members of the executive , aiming to steer their programme through the assembly with as few complications or delays as possible . |
| 24 | Decentralization and democracy , local participation and negotiation , are all very much in vogue in models of contemporary socialist planning … and they remain in vogue because of a continuing recognition of the strengths , as well as the weaknesses of economic planning . |
| 25 | Now , after 16 hours of play and endless training sessions , the final 80 minutes tomorrow will determine whether they remain in Division I of the McEwan 's National League . |
| 26 | I 'm of the opinion that the reason they remain in opposition is that many of them have very little in common with the very people that they 're supposed to represent . |
| 27 | It has been suggested that unless females are mated they remain in season for very long periods and lose condition and strength to the point where they die . |
| 28 | Even if they remain in employment , the combined costs of mortgage payments and maintenance may be difficult to meet . |
| 29 | Members are reminded that , while they remain in employment which is connected with activities of hotel , catering and institutional management , they are entitled to claim income tax relief in respect of their subscriptions to the HCIMA . |
| 30 | Although adolescents are not as vulnerable as young children to the effect of parental separation , contact between young people and their parents becomes less frequent the longer they remain in care ( Millham et al. , |