Example sentences of "they [verb] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've got a different atomic weight , cos they 've got a different number of neutrons , but they got the same number of protons and they 've got the same pattern of electrons , and the pattern of those outer electrons is what decides its chemical properties . |
| 2 | They 'll go into that exam without doing , alright they dance the same as you |
| 3 | Once constructed , sanctuaries and temples of whatever cult continued to receive votive offerings , and the richer and more prestigious they became the more emulation they aroused and the greater the inflow of precious substances . |
| 4 | Is it that would they make the same kind of comment to one of their male students , like ‘ that 's a nice jumper you 've got on ’ , something like that ? |
| 5 | There is a tacit acceptance that , because men are generally more successful in material terms than women , women could become more successful if they made the same educational choices as men . |
| 6 | The Polish presence in the city may have been small , but they made the most of it . |
| 7 | And you know I went into that film it was just being launched in America , and there was a sort of prologue to the film and er I did n't know whether to , to become terribly angry or , or just about cry because the prologue was as if Britain was a sinking ship you know , this was the last we would see of this great thing and they made the most of it you know , like er i the g the film was the old private schools you know the old w well the public schools in England . |
| 8 | They checked the few patients in the waiting-room , and Kathleen got Amy to sort them into priority , talking through the decision-making process as she did so . |
| 9 | Thus if they sold the same number of beds next year they would only make £3,000 assuming they bought all those beds at the current price . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , as British buy-outs come firmly into vogue , they raise the same question that early American ones did . |
| 11 | But when such people are exposed to a high-fat Western diet , they develop the same type of preferences as Westerners . |
| 12 | One group of sites could be seen to be more or less contemporary because they produced the same types of tool , while those which produced other types could be shown to be earlier or later in date . |
| 13 | They shared the same sense of humour as long as they kept off delicate subjects like sexism . |
| 14 | He was astute enough to see that in some ways they shared the same experiences . |
| 15 | He found there was no real difference between Santiago marginals and those in higher strata in a cultural way , that is , they shared the same values and aspirations , but the squatters were unable to realise these because of structural features . |
| 16 | Freames and Pitts Mills were in close proximity to one another and this , coupled with the fact that at various times they shared the same tenants and were put to similar uses , has caused a certain amount of confusion . |
| 17 | The difference was , of course , that they shared the same land mass , and were directly connected to each other by transcontinental tracks . |
| 18 | Kirsten proved a fine role model for the impressionable Rhodes throughout the tour , and while on the surface the pair could n't be more contrasting in appearance or temperament , there is no doubting that they shared the same total commitment to their game and country . |
| 19 | They shared the same paynote and were self-selected . |
| 20 | To Constance 's delight , there in the corner by the fireplace was a watercolour of a woman wearing the dress , and she was amazed by the similarity between her friend and the woman in the picture — they shared the same strongly determined mouth — even though Miss Hatherby was old and not pretty like the Honourable Miss Trevelyan , whose brown eyes possessed amazing richness and beauty . |
| 21 | They shared the same cigarette and frolicked in the pool . |
| 22 | He was interested to find that they shared the same distrust , perhaps the same revulsion . |
| 23 | They shared the same social defect — seasonal unemployment — and the same natural hazards — extreme variability in yield between bad and normal years . |
| 24 | Tolonen had been of the same generation as the T'ang and they shared the same unspoken values . |
| 25 | They nearly always ate together ; they gave each other all they had that was especially valuable ; they shared the same house , slept under the same roof . " |
| 26 | and they shared the same manager . |
| 27 | So when they are sick , especially women 's things , they make the most of it . |
| 28 | Broadly speaking , their best strategies to cope with a Labour win would be to ensure they make the most of allowances created through the independent taxation of husbands and wives , and — where possible — to take income on a self-employed basis rather than as employees . |
| 29 | It is the only major meeting that the Belgians stage regularly , and they make the most of it . |
| 30 | They make the most noise — singing , chanting and shouting imprecations against the opposition fans — they run the most and they can represent a rather awesome spectacle to their rivals . |