Example sentences of "[subord] they actually [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , according to Williams , this argument gives utilitarian methods greater prestige and a greater role in decision-making than they actually deserve . |
| 2 | It is characteristic of decision-making that obstacles always tend to seem more real than they actually turn out to be . |
| 3 | Whereas in actual fact if they come in very nicely and ask very nicely , they might have got more than they actually got here when they came in shouting and yelling . |
| 4 | So here we are seeing exactly how the objects would look if our eyes were sensitive to wavelengths about five times longer than they actually detect . |
| 5 | This view assumes that people always want fewer babies than they actually have ( because of inefficient family planning ) . |
| 6 | I see bands going out on the road with a dozen more people than they actually need . |
| 7 | ‘ Most think they need far more than they actually do . |
| 8 | Deaf people also imagined hearing people to hold more negative attitudes than they actually did . |
| 9 | A NORTH-EAST company was fined a total of £1,300 with £582 costs for claiming its products contained more meat than they actually did . |
| 10 | … the pupils are remarkably honest about their reactions , if anything they tend to be rather hard on themselves in their criticism of their own work , but they very , very rarely pretend that it 's better than , or more successful than they actually feel it is . |
| 11 | They 're brilliant at implying more than they actually say . |
| 12 | and erm , we 've , we 've sorted out the balance up till the end of December , so they actually owed us money , even though |
| 13 | Let's look at the position of women once they actually get into the child care role and certainly the position of poor women erm the man is then the wage earner , the women then is relatively powerless . |
| 14 | We 're asking the Councillors if they actually get out of their cars and get on buses and travel to and from council meetings and er shopping , that sort of thing for public transport . |
| 15 | We we 've asked I M R O if they actually got those accounts and what they learnt from the er from the Liechtenstein company and they 've told us they ca n't , they ca n't tell us it 's er it 's private correspondence . |
| 16 | And there is a little wrinkle there as well , and th if , if they , if your parents are allowed to live there rent free , even though you own the house , you wo n't be liable to capital gains on disposal , er if they , if they actually pass the ownership of the house to you while they 're alive , and then you continue to let them live rent free , as I understand it , you w there would be no capital gains liability on disposal . |
| 17 | Well if they actually took the time to explain to you what went into those sausages , you probably would n't eat them at all , would you ? |
| 18 | But by the time of Charlemagne the majority of warriors were on horseback , though it is not clear if they actually fought from horseback or if they used the horses simply as rapid transport for traditional Frankish foot soldiers . |
| 19 | It is all right for the hero and heroine to go to bed together , although if they actually make love before they are married , a wedding should follow immediately . |
| 20 | Yeah that 's , that 's okay it 's just er I mean I would like to feel you would introduce me if they actually knocked on the door and came in this evening otherwise they 'd think would n't you , I mean |
| 21 | If they had done this to her possessions , what would they do if they actually came face to face with her ? |
| 22 | Yes , Jackie has the whereabouts , now if she keeps , she also keeps a list of the erm support staff , but if they actually go out at lunch time that we do n't know . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , in case I seem to be just er avoiding the question , er I would have to say that this has been asked for before and we have resisted time and again , that 's the history of the matter , on the grounds that what these parents are really asking for is baptism and it 's our opportunity to er , to speak in these terms er and it 's a gold golden opportunity if they actually come to us . |
| 24 | But if they actually put that , the ca they do |
| 25 | They 're a randy lot , really — they only murder unfaithful wives if they actually catch them at it . ’ |
| 26 | It was argued by some on the Public Schools Commission ( DES , 1970 ) , for , that parents and children would appreciate the value of the education they received and not simply take it for granted if they actually had to part with some money . |
| 27 | Parents who make demands which are regarded as excessive are resented by their children ( even if they actually meet some of those demands ) , as are those who engage in emotional manipulation or divide the sibling group against each other ( Firth , Hubert and Forge , 1970 , ch. 12 ) . |
| 28 | there 's another meaning to the word respect , which is what is shown up by the Stoke Newington incident , and other similar incidents , in that , you can only respect somebody if they actually live up to the standards that they actually hold out to the rest of you . |
| 29 | . Can I just ask the other question perhaps which is relevant when people do make a contribution if they actually identify themselves so that may be useful if actually know who people are representing themselves or representing an organisation . |
| 30 | You know those , these people that get , if they actually do have people employed to analyze these tapes and sit and listen to them they 're gon na have such a laugh . |