Example sentences of "[conj] they [verb] [pron] [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | because they realized that they needed it to invent something to fall in to what they 've already got . |
| 2 | anybody they are in the area you know as they always say and ah sorry we need a back door so they say they offer one per door one |
| 3 | Be far better if they told us to do something sensible . |
| 4 | If they lose they get nothing . |
| 5 | If they ask her to do something ! |
| 6 | What seems to happen there is the bird that 's deserted has to stay with the existing family because if he or she erm deserts , those chicks will , will , will die , so er it 's what is sometimes called the Concorde fallacy that if you put a lot of resources into something , you 've got ta see it through , because if you pull out just before the end you can lose everything , whereas i if , if you stay on even if you know it 's a failure , erm at least you may get something out of it , so the , in that case wi with monogamous birds the parent that 's deserted the one that 's left may have to stay , because if they desert then they can have no reproductive success whatsoever whereas at least if they stay they get something . |
| 7 | But even as she fumed she could see the sense in his ploy — nobody would be suspicious of his frequent presence in the nightclub if they thought he had something going with Rory . |
| 8 | i if they want them to do anything . |
| 9 | We needed the support of DJs and radio stations , but they saw someone doing something different and would n't accept it . |
| 10 | ‘ Some people have to get wildly angry before they let themselves feel anything . ’ |
| 11 | Couples in this kind of situation , suddenly confronted by each other 's moods , prejudices , foibles , and , indeed , continued presence day after day , may find themselves facing a great new emotional challenge at a time in life when they thought they knew everything they needed to know about their relationship . |
| 12 | Our Dawn thinks she 's going just for a tea party when they to ask her to drink owt she just takes her time and drinks it . |
| 13 | The social convulsions which followed the transfer of agriculture to a capitalist , or at least a large-scale commercialised pattern , loosened the traditional ties of men to the land of their forefathers , especially when they found they owned none of it , or too little to maintain their family . |
| 14 | A palace aide said last night : ‘ We were all a bit apprehensive about the lunch but when they arrived they put everyone at ease . |