Example sentences of "they [verb] some [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this chapter we shall be considering some of these ‘ natural ’ shocks to the system of marriage and asking why they upset some people and are the making of others . |
| 2 | They charged some people with the murder a year later . |
| 3 | " It 's only — well , I thought I 'd ask you — how she looked when — I mean they say some people who die like that , they look sort of , their faces … " |
| 4 | What had the members seen for their entrance fees and contributions when it could be shown that in that year they received some £pound9,000 in benefit while over £pound32,000 went into the management of the union ? |
| 5 | What , ah , have they got some people then ? |
| 6 | They wriggle , they 're slimey and they give some people the creeps . |
| 7 | Embedded within discussions of human rights is the intention that we should not so organise our social institutions that they promote some people and inhibit others . |
| 8 | Giants could not charge admission and after cancelling match sponsorship from a local computer company , they lost some £2,500 on the evening 's promotion . |
| 9 | Helplessness and dependency are very uncomfortable experiences ; to alleviate the discomfort they induce some people become dictatorial . |
| 10 | But said that they went on Tuesday evening they had some people over and they were looking we were gon na go for a meal in Chorley er they 'd come over from Grantham , and they were going over on the night on the night ferry , on night boat from Hollyhead . |
| 11 | I 'm trying , trying to say they need some people to listen to that and you know , to get the new words if that is the case . |