Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] they [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With Skinny Puppy signed to a major , it looks like they could soon break out of the cult ghetto . |
| 2 | With Skinny Puppy signed to a major , it looks like they could soon break out of the cult ghetto . |
| 3 | Before they lost Richard Biddle with a hamstring injury , the Quakers looked like they could actually match the ex-Premier League side and for a time they promised to take the lead . |
| 4 | Offering small quantities would also give greater variety to people 's diets , a variety which they may be unable to obtain if they can only buy in quantity . |
| 5 | Another aspect of Qaddafi 's theory of democracy is that parties were forbidden because they could only represent , and could represent only sectors of the people . |
| 6 | Yeah because our uncle also wants to so they did n't know whether they should all go and get or whatever I do n't know . |
| 7 | Maybe the time has come when they will now pass on the secret that they have so jealously guarded . |
| 8 | They said he was unwilling to show them the evidence he had been given so they could adequately prepare their case for the parents . |
| 9 | Had they done so they would certainly have greatly accelerated the rate at which they colonised the land . |
| 10 | Many of them go on to wonder if they could ever make a marriage . |
| 11 | Equally worrying is the fact that deaf people are effectively disenfranchised because they can neither get access to nor take part in the political debate . |
| 12 | But if it 's an unforgettable honeymoon you are looking for they can also help . |
| 13 | There are even now other issues on the pensions debate we have employers like Telecom using pension funds to fund redundancies we now even have the government looking to see if they can get hold of pension fund money in British Rail and in the Coal Board to see if they can also fund job losses . |
| 14 | She was eager to mingle with the other guests , but had been carefully primed by Stephen that morning to wait until they could politely leave the prime Minister and his wife . |
| 15 | I asked if they would please call me Richard — Dick , I said , made me feel like a symbol of some kind . |
| 16 | His latest disciplinary bust-up has left senior Middlesex officials wondering whether they can ever tame the 22-year-old hothead . |
| 17 | Like a plucked daisy , it was a ragged sort of circle , and Rolande and Ydrys were resentful of having to play when they would sooner dance . |
| 18 | Often our cavalcade would stop so they could both dismount and study foxgloves , fungi on tree bark , or the different types of mushrooms . |
| 19 | But it 'll be they 'll nick them , they 'll nick them , you know cos they can still nick them once they 're laid ! |
| 20 | That 's a conditional gift divorce makes it that that gift is revoked but she may still survive therefore the condition would apply and therefore the subsequent er provisions that you 've made in a will do n't apply because they can only apply if the wife survives twenty eight days but that 's ignored ! |
| 21 | If 1 Samuel 4 left them asking whether they could still regard themselves as the people of God , chapters 5 and 6 reassured them that their God had certainly not gone over to the Babylonians . |
| 22 | The receptionist welcomes the guests with a smile and greeting , hands the pen to them and asks if they will kindly complete the registration form ( Fig. 3.8 ) or sign the hotel register ( Fig. 3.21 ) . |
| 23 | Neither knew if they would ever see each other again . |
| 24 | When those surveyed were asked if they would definitely vote , the Conservatives were two points ahead , with 40 per cent compared to 38 for Labour and 19½ for the Liberal Democrats . |
| 25 | She said they applied to be rehoused in 1982 and the delay was caused because they would only accept a two-bedroomed house in Allerton , a popular area with many applicants . |
| 26 | Yes Chair , th th that 's right , as I understand it , there is no reason why C should not be discussed next session , indeed it 's probably right that it should be , but it 's a matter for members to decide whether they can usefully do so before considering B. |
| 27 | Not knowing which companies will take over , and not knowing whether they will simply speculate on the available properties , it is essential that there is a back stop . |
| 28 | Professional conjurers who do complicated and difficult tricks practise until they can totally forget the technique and concentrate entirely on the audience . |
| 29 | I think the best conclusion would have happened if they 'd just let it happen , rather than trying to force the issue on April the nineteenth . |
| 30 | I wonder if they would sooner live in a tribal hut than the white man 's three-bedroomed house with fully-fitted kitchen ? ’ |