Example sentences of "they [verb] [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he knows that they fear him more than dishonour . |
| 2 | I think they got me this lovely velvet one . |
| 3 | There was a pile of really filthy-looking blankets on the bed , they got me some sheets and a towel , and I managed to get an extra pillow because of my asthma . |
| 4 | eighty pound if it 's not one thing you know it 's fortnight ago from Co-Op it 's forty one P a packet , went last week it was forty six P a packet , so Richard and Angela went the other day for nan and they got me some at same time , she leant me the money , yeah , cos I was absolutely broke , gone back down again to forty one |
| 5 | My bag , my writing , my camera , films — they got it all ! ’ |
| 6 | When they got it all home , the honeycombs were cut and drained through cloth into jars . |
| 7 | No , I think it 's just I think they plan well according er to John yesterday they planned it this way . |
| 8 | They planned it this way ? |
| 9 | Kohl , Mitterrand , Bush , whoever happens to be this week 's Italian or Japanese prime minister — it does n't matter , they hate 'em all . |
| 10 | cos they book it all at the same time |
| 11 | and they come round and they bring them all out to the front |
| 12 | Ah sure they bring them all back again . |
| 13 | They bring it all back then . |
| 14 | erm he did n't think they had any bilingual signs and they did n't have they were n't using their Portakabins so they scrapped them all last year sold them off . |
| 15 | Have n't they given you any any cream for your skin ? |
| 16 | But have they given you any cream that you ca n't get other than through a doctor ? |
| 17 | But if you did and said can you sell me some erm emulsion paint , which is non-drip , and they sell you some matt paint , which drips , then clearly they 've sold you something which was not fit for the purpose that you had specified . |
| 18 | Well that 's if they clamp you that 's what they do |
| 19 | In go the Pyramids , Atlantis , the Holy Grail , the Knights Templar , the Freemasons , Napoleon , the Paris Metro map , Hitler , Ayers Rock and , unfortunately , much more besides ; out comes a dread secret to do with control of the ‘ telluric currents ’ which cause earthquakes or continental drift or something ; not that it much matters , since they made it all up . |
| 20 | ‘ They made it all up , ’ said Thresher 's Jayne Bridges . |
| 21 | They made us all kneel , made us put our heads between our legs and clasp our hands behind . |
| 22 | ‘ They made us more professional and were useful as a basis for court reports , ’ he says . |
| 23 | They made us this way . ’ |
| 24 | Why should they treat them all equally ? |
| 25 | These people here are very over-careful you know , they just like to cover every eventuality so they asked us all to ring our families even though there is n't a thing wrong … . ’ |
| 26 | City have had more than their fair share of great players : Gordon Banks , Peter Shilton , Gary Lineker , Alan Smith , Gary McAllister , Mike Newell — pity they sold 'em all ! |
| 27 | If they eat it all , people will realize how healthy they are ! |
| 28 | Our dad says he does n't mind what people eat , as long as they eat it all . |
| 29 | The only positive freedom is the freedom to use our creativity — and when machines are used as a substitute for labour rather than as an extension of our abilities , they deny us that freedom . |
| 30 | They bale it all up through , when you go and nick a load of bales |