Example sentences of "they [vb base] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They fear the proposed withdrawal from 17 May of some stops by ScotRail and InterCity will cause further deterioration in the service . |
| 2 | They have no idea what 's out there ( the top shelf of Smiths defines their sexual horizons ) but they fear the worst — they 're the kind of people who see a Cronenberg film and think it 's a snuff movie . |
| 3 | They dispute the economic argument , saying the economy would be strengthened by improving energy efficiency . |
| 4 | They despise the received good taste of garish Italianate fashion and its social connotations : too flashy and cashy . |
| 5 | They liken the pouring forth through the ether and via the cable of television programmes of every imaginable type , to the release into an estuary of toxic chemicals . |
| 6 | First year university students are often left bewildered by the challenge of having to organise much of their study time and find they lack the necessary reference skills to work effectively . |
| 7 | They lack the Catholic sense that it is scriptures together with the unfolding tradition of the church in which authority lies . |
| 8 | They lack the superficial coherence of a written constitution , but they bear a much closer relation to reality than bright ideas on a piece of paper . |
| 9 | Donegal carpets are very expensive , but , although they lack the proven track record of Spanish rugs , they may well become collectable in the future . |
| 10 | Yet as Comecon 's major source of hydrocarbons the countries have felt in recent years the strain of cutbacks in Soviet oil exports as well as what they consider to be unfair trading terms caused by rising costs which they lack the economic freedom to renegotiate . |
| 11 | Authoritative directives are often rules , and even when they are not , because they lack the required generality , the same reasoning applies to them . |
| 12 | Ldc ( less developed country ) borrowers have never been active in the international bond markets , as they lack the required credit quality and/or reputation . |
| 13 | Many also feel inadequate because they believe they lack the right qualifications . |
| 14 | The pelta-urns appear nearer to those of room 10 , Chedworth , for they have comparable volutes and lotus forms , although they lack the simple triangular base . |
| 15 | The same management and work force face the challenges of the current position , but there is nothing to suggest that they lack the collective will , expertise or enterprise to negotiate a very successful future for themselves and their industry . |
| 16 | They lack the remote aspirations of human beings for which , presumably , a linguistic grasp of categories involving at least the present and future would be necessary . |
| 17 | First , they can not ( by a provision of the constitution ) sit as members of the Congress and therefore they lack the direct access that is available to the British Cabinet . |
| 18 | They may fail to understand or to make themselves understood because they lack the social knowledge which enables them to make text into discourse in the language they are learning . |
| 19 | In our marriage counselling we have met many who have a good understanding of how they should be treating their partner , but they lack the proper motivation . |
| 20 | They lack the pre-press capabilities of high-end packages , but are ideal for outputting to colour printers , or producing greyscale images for lasers . |
| 21 | But they lack the three essentials : they do not evolve , they do not process energy , and they can not be called organisms . |
| 22 | They 'll go into that exam without doing , alright they dance the same as you |
| 23 | They highlight the social and manipulative skills of this ape and the need for care in reducing boredom and stimulating breeding , as well as the distinctness of Bornean and Sumatran animals . |
| 24 | They highlight the false assumptions which underpin much social security provision . |
| 25 | Dragons love virgins , but they hate the creamy smell of female desire that will bring the young men to their caves , to steal and kill . |
| 26 | ‘ They hate the Communist regime , you know , ’ John continued . |
| 27 | But they hate the High Street . |
| 28 | But they hate the very word ‘ democrat ’ ! |
| 29 | It is still standard practice to give priority to boys ' education , particularly in families where economic resources are scarce , and illiteracy among women is 10% higher than for men.5 Girls are more likely to suffer from non-attendance , their drop-out rate is higher and they remain the low achievers . |
| 30 | Now they are diesel , but they remain the essential and wryly-beloved familiars of the city . |