Example sentences of "they [verb] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the light of our discussion in Chapter 2 , it could be argued that in so doing they failed to get to the root of the problem . |
| 2 | From four hundred members they expected to rise to hundreds of thousands in the coming ‘ death agony of capitalism ’ . |
| 3 | Just before m w when my father and mother when they were courting before they they got married to with , yeah ? |
| 4 | They remain shut to this day . |
| 5 | Three countries — Denmark , Ireland and Belgium — meanwhile indicated yesterday that they remain opposed to another key element , which forsees the abolition of all limits on tax-paid goods that can be carried across borders by private travellers . |
| 6 | Although the Tories plan to reduce manpower by an average of 20pc across the three services they remain committed to several important new orders . |
| 7 | They remain dedicated to the task of setting up a group of integrated schools as a sector of education complementary to the existing system . |
| 8 | Their manner of life and lack of learning were denounced by reformers ; but they lived according to their own customs and traditions , and there is little evidence that they were more commonly celibate , or less ignorant , in 1200 than in 1000 . |
| 9 | They agreed to extend to Gibraltar a 1985 Anglo-Spanish extradition treaty [ see p. 34179 ] , a 1989 agreement on the prevention and suppression of illegal drug trafficking , and an agreement on customs co-operation . |
| 10 | They agreed to return to their barracks after the government undertook to pay them their January and February salaries . |
| 11 | They agreed to return to work but under protest at the wage freeze and benefits cuts . |
| 12 | They agreed to come to the negotiating table and Robert Carnwath , with their counsel , drafted terms of agreement under which a settlement could be worked out . |
| 13 | In the Ordovician and Silurian periods they became adapted to life in most marine environments , but were particularly numerous in shallow water habitats , in some cases forming whole banks , as mussels do today . |
| 14 | ( They became known to his subjects , from their poor but different figures , as ‘ The Maypole ’ and ‘ The Elephant and Castle ’ . ) |
| 15 | At each stage of their return to the sea , they became specialised to their particular habitat , some going back into freshwater rivers , others frequenting shallow coastal waters or the deep oceans . |
| 16 | There is some evidence that these were originally connected to his grandson Frederick II , and that by the mysterious process of collective imagination and tradition , they became drawn to the more powerful figure of Barbarossa . |
| 17 | Mrs. Mott had complained of the noise they made going to and fro . |
| 18 | In April 1990 , as the downturn deepened , they sold LET to Swedish life insurance giant SSP for £550 million , pocketing £40 million each and staying on to run the company . |
| 19 | We keep asking questions about the Opposition 's investment plans : how much they intend to give to the British Technology Group , regional development agencies and investment trusts . |
| 20 | Estate agents will now have to give consumers more information , with specific requirements to write to clients informing them of services they intend to offer to prospective purchasers , and to explain in writing terms such as ‘ sole agency ’ , ‘ ready , willing and able ’ , and ‘ sole selling rights ’ . |
| 21 | The begetters of the whole event are artist Chris Garratt and writer Mick Kidd , who will be running a practical workshop in the Dovecot tomorrow , when they intend to work to a deadline to produce a complete comic strip . |
| 22 | They advocate returning to the rates . |
| 23 | In general , if cells of vertebrate embryos are moved from one part to another of the early embryo they develop according to their new location and not from where they are taken . |
| 24 | ‘ Why would they want to talk to you ? ’ |
| 25 | Did n't they want to talk to me ? ’ |
| 26 | Do they want to continue to be ruled by communists ? |
| 27 | But they did n't , so why did they want to come to Britain ? |
| 28 | I did n't know that they produced according to peak |
| 29 | Most editors and journalists are perfectly honest about the fact that when they need help they tend to go to those PROs who have been helpful in the past . |
| 30 | Good spatial resolution means that they tend to respond to high spatial frequencies . |