Example sentences of "they [vb base] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Raith Rovers are hardly world beaters but then they haf a little help from the referee who gave them a dodgy penalty and turn down two good penalty appeals in the last two minutes . |
| 2 | They want most of the time to feel confident about what they are tackling , even if they make a few mistakes , and basically optimistic about their own future and the future of education . |
| 3 | They make a few modest changes in their product development systems , but ignore the larger problem of redesigning their organizations to foster other necessary attitudes and skills . |
| 4 | They make a few quid do n't they at bowls ? |
| 5 | They want a few more minutes . |
| 6 | What d' ya think if someone says they want a few words with you what d' ya think 's going to happen ? |
| 7 | I 'll , I do n't know if they want a this week |
| 8 | Properties they say a few years ago are down by 25 to 30% , that with lower mortgage rates gives them a tremendous boost . |
| 9 | Many different types on the market , but when you actually start to look into them , erm , they reveal a few things , you can see by this one it 's a fairly old one , but it is for for demo purposes only , this is one by Polycell , it 's battery operated in a plastic cases and it 's handy because it 's got a torch but when you actually put the alarm on it goes my gadget 's not working really . |
| 10 | Into these they put a few handfuls of the clay and cow-dung mixture and then , adding water , kneaded it until it was liquid and as pale and frothing as freshly-churned cream . |
| 11 | There was a long pause , the kind of pause that winners always display as they create a little time to savour their victory . |
| 12 | Then as soon as they loose a few games Cantona will bugger off , Sharpe will go back to old habits and Giggs will go to Italy ( : - ) ) . |
| 13 | If they read a few textbooks they would find out that more major medical advances have depended on animal studies . |
| 14 | They draw a half dozen songs from their eponymous debut LP , plus one off the next album and encore with a cool-funk reading of ‘ Hey Joe ’ . |
| 15 | They draw a half dozen songs from their eponymous debut LP , plus one off the next album and encore with a cool-funk reading of ‘ Hey Joe ’ . |
| 16 | They invent a few rules that do n't mean anything so that you can ruin your health trying to change them . |
| 17 | This will cause problems in Europe , especially if they get a few injuries . |
| 18 | Down here they get a few of that . |
| 19 | We could say well there 's our it 's a half for you and a half for you and we cut the other one and they get a half each . |
| 20 | Marg keeps me informed , she said she meets Jo in the town and they exchange a few words with them |
| 21 | They offer a few scholarships but are mainly attended by boys from well-to-do families who want their sons to get into the officer corps . |
| 22 | And they 've a few tips for drivers . |
| 23 | As we move on from chatting to some cheerful and cheeky young kids with an impressive vocabulary ( even to a soldier ) , they throw a few stones at us and run away laughing . |
| 24 | So I just picked two examples , but you 'll find that they generalize a some interest . |
| 25 | ‘ The only thing I can think of is that there is a convent near where I live , and they take a few elderly people . ’ |
| 26 | When they reach the borders of their territory , they take a few steps with lowered hindquarters so that long grass passing between their back legs rubs against this gland and acquires a smell that even a human nose can easily detect . |
| 27 | but if they have a , if they have a some sort of fast food provision in the menu with a limited choice . |
| 28 | SNCO 's and commissioned officers pay a bit more because they have a few gourmets amongst them ! |
| 29 | He says they have a few pounds to trim off the engine but that will be achieved by Imola . |
| 30 | They have a few artists now and then . ’ |