Example sentences of "they [vb base] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kangaroos can sustain speeds of up to 25 km/h for long periods ; but what they gain in the springs , they lose as pendulums . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm the Great Anarch , ’ Piper said conversationally , ‘ I order the spheres as they dance in the vault of space . ’ |
| 3 | They say they dance in the sky at a carnival at the end of the world — have you seen them ? ’ |
| 4 | David Preece scored the second-half goal that earned them their first win in seven games and , though they remain in the bottom three , they do have a chance of making the Premier League . |
| 5 | Luton have lost only four League games at home this season and , though they remain in the bottom three , they are only five points behind Coventry . |
| 6 | For the proximo-distal axis , our suggestion is that the cells learn their position by measuring how long they remain in the progress zone , a mechanism based on measuring time . |
| 7 | The cells in the progress zone seem to be able to measure how long they remain in the progress zone and this enables them to , ‘ know ’ their position along the proximo-distal axis . |
| 8 | However , while they remain in the hands of farmers , and while agricultural workers are completely dependent on their employers not only for their jobs but also for housing and education , there can be little hope of real improvement or of community involvement . |
| 9 | The CFCs are reasonably safe while they remain in the leakproof sealed units but not so when fridges are dumped and crushed . |
| 10 | From these , it is clear that a buyer can be owner of the goods even though he has not paid for them and even though they remain in the seller 's possession . |
| 11 | More generally on durability , it seems that the requirement that the goods be of merchantable quality is a continuing requirement that they will continue to be of merchantable quality for a reasonable period after delivery so long as they remain in the same apparent state as that in which they were delivered , apart from normal wear and tear . |
| 12 | In Lambert v. Lewis ( 1981 H.L. ) Lord Diplock said that the condition of fitness for purpose was a continuing obligation ‘ that the goods will continue to be fit for that purpose for a reasonable time after delivery , so long as they remain in the same apparent state and condition as that in which they were delivered , apart from normal wear and tear . ’ |
| 13 | The Library issues floras on loan to staff on condition that they remain in the building , and accessible to other Library users during normal working hours . |
| 14 | The adult worms , bright red in colour and up to 2.5 cm in length , are easily recognised at necropsy where they predominate in the horny lining of the gizzard . |
| 15 | John Ricks , a farmer near Colchester , says his onions cost 9p a lb wholesale ; packing and transport costs 10p ; they sell in the supermarket for 29p . |
| 16 | They hide in the birch forests and in the Ural Mountains . |
| 17 | Thing about this programme it is so it is so crucial to everything that goes on at Radio York while it is happening , they eat in the other room that 's how much er interest there is they eat in the other room . |
| 18 | Thing about this programme it is so it is so crucial to everything that goes on at Radio York while it is happening , they eat in the other room that 's how much er interest there is they eat in the other room . |
| 19 | ‘ Sure , they eat in the café here many times . ’ |
| 20 | The persons alleged to have picked up the letter then chase the accusers round the circle and try to catch them before they sit in the empty space , as in the previous game . |
| 21 | They sit in the dust of the vanished cattle . |
| 22 | They sit in the boat . |
| 23 | They sit in the coffee bar . |
| 24 | so that , you know they sit in the office |
| 25 | So even if they are inadvertently or wilfully slipping down a couple of hundred more calories than they intend in the course of a day , they might still find themselves clocking up a decent weight loss on the scales each week . |
| 26 | Another important feature is the absolute co-ordination of the arms as they change in the ports de bras , often moving through the 1st position . |
| 27 | They change in the same society over time ; for example , when one society is at war with another , some people are actively encouraged to wound and kill other people from the enemy group . |
| 28 | It looks as if the two books were not conceived as a single entity although they interrelate in the way that Hilton picks up and elaborates aspects of the subject of Scale 1 in Scale 2 . |
| 29 | They may have to jump again and again before at last they land in the pools at the head of the falls and can continue on their journey . |
| 30 | The plumed seeds of Dischidia parvifolia ( Asclepiadaceae ) are wind-dispersed but , if they land in the vicinity of ant nests , they are gathered and taken into tunnels , where they germinate and their roots gain access to nutrients in the insect frass . |