Example sentences of "[conj] they [verb] they [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although they do they do I mean I 've been I 've been to the presentations |
| 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 | ‘ When I used to watch Bros on the telly and they said they loved their fans , I used to think it was a really naff thing to say . |
| 4 | Not like some they sent him ; six weeks in wireless school and they thought they knew it all . |
| 5 | But I said Cheryl if we do sell these tickets to whoever and they think they round yours , I said they can , you know what she said no I do n't want anyone else , I said that 's fair enough . |
| 6 | If they lose they get nothing . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | i if they want them to do anything . |
| 9 | I do n't think they can take any more , you know they 've left nothing there , but now the allies — I do n't think there is much , and even if they have they call them surgical , you know , sight bombing |
| 10 | But they hinted they knew who forged it . |
| 11 | RSPB spokesperson Mike Everett said some of the worst offenders were a minority of gamekeepers who shoot birds of prey because they believe they threaten their game birds ‘ despite research which shows this is not the case . ’ |
| 12 | Before they started they unbuttoned their tunics . |
| 13 | ‘ He had already contacted the police and when they came they asked me to look after the children so we sat in the car . |
| 14 | ‘ Our Leader does n't like to be told that his election was a fraud , that actual grievous bodily harm was perpetrated to bring him victory , that people were n't telling the truth when they said they wanted him , only him , when they said their hearts beat as one with love of him . |
| 15 | I had thought that builders built houses when they thought they thought they could sell them , I did n't realize it was part of some altruistic policy of complying with planning policy , still we learn everything every day , do n't we ? |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | A palace aide said last night : ‘ We were all a bit apprehensive about the lunch but when they arrived they put everyone at ease . |
| 19 | He says people of the period had a hard life , but when they celebrated they did it in style . |
| 20 | Well , the answer is , giraffes tried to eat food on higher branches of trees , strained upwards , and as they strained they stretched their necks and they passed on their stretched necks to their , to their descendants . |