Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] they [modal v] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Sien came home they would take it . |
| 2 | Oh you would have thought though they 'd send it back . |
| 3 | As they got nearer they could see it was some-one , head and shoulders clearly visible . |
| 4 | They may have thought they had been abused therefore they could do it . |
| 5 | This too he dragged and tugged out of his pocket , and they both stared at it as though by doing so they could turn it into something else . |
| 6 | That 's what I 'm saying perhaps they must let it out though . |
| 7 | What was needed was a good control system which would tell them where in the organization the problem lay so they could tackle it at source . |
| 8 | So if anybody has anything they wish to raise perhaps they could raise it as I mention the minute . |