Example sentences of "they [vb base] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Photocopies or even originals of the News of the World , if they remain from last Sunday , are no substitute for evidence being placed before the Home Secretary so that appropriate action could be taken . |
| 2 | Though both had appeared in the press and are very slight pamphlets , they rank as first editions in book form . |
| 3 | Given the fact that much of the property in the western half of the country was sub-let to under-tenants at rack rents , it is doubtful whether regional differences were as pronounced as they appear at first sight . |
| 4 | They range from 13th century ruins , to 20th century replacements . |
| 5 | Yes welcome to Talking Sport , good evening , tonight 's headlines ; a disappointing result at the Manor as Oxford United outplay Charlton , especially in the first half , but concede a goal late on to finish as a one all draw , and they drop to eighteenth in the table . |
| 6 | As Richards has recently indicated , the Cox survey and the longitudinal study are not as mutually supportive as they seem at first sight . |
| 7 | Outrageous they seem at first . |
| 8 | It can therefore be seen that these inducements are not quite as attractive as they seem at first sight . |
| 9 | The basis of lateral thinking is to be provocative with your ideas and to put them forward however bizarre or ridiculous they sound on first hearing . |
| 10 | This research evidence seems contrary to common sense , but such findings are not as incomprehensible as they look at first sight . |
| 11 | How will the hard men of the IRA react , when they hear at first hand what harm they are doing to everything they say they stand for ? |
| 12 | It 's me they talk to first when there 's going to be an office sweep . |
| 13 | I wanted to find a better job , but for a factory you need to have finished school and in the coffee processing industries they ask for ninth grade . |
| 14 | They date from 18th–19th century . |
| 15 | And as they prepare for first division football he 's relishing another challenge , just as he 's looking forward to renewing acquaintances with certain Meath players today . |
| 16 | This may be unsatisfactory given the many different types and forms of treaty , and the diverse ways in which they impact upon third parties . |
| 17 | Although a good deal of excavation has taken place at Alcester , especially in the south-western suburb around Birch Abbey , very little has received full publication.6 Excavations in the fortified area of the town have always been difficult owing to the presence of modern buildings , but with new developments taking place , they have at last become feasible ; even now , though , the line of the defences is still imperfectly known . |
| 18 | That 's all the more reason why you should not be cutting their budget below what they need for next year . |
| 19 | Some of them even have to be parents when they get home where they see at first hand the pressures to supply children with fashionable merchandise . |