Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [verb] that they [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its defenders say that they will always keep its price high and carefully screen potential owners , as a way of protecting it . |
| 2 | Kylie and sister Danielle would have their fans believe that they could n't be closer and that any hint of rivalry is all in the imagination of the press . |
| 3 | Handing out certificates recently at my adult education college in Wandsworth , I was enormously impressed by the number of special needs students who received one , who never in their lives thought that they would qualify for a certificate . |
| 4 | A group of young teenage girls once admitted to me that although they frequently complained because their parents insisted that they should be home by a certain time , they recognized that the deadline gave them a useful excuse for not getting out of their depth . |
| 5 | The management had the financial support of the Industrial Bank of Japan , the Employers Federation ensured that Nissan 's subcontractors would receive alternative orders , and its rivals guaranteed that they would not steal its markets while the firm was out of production . |
| 6 | At the conclusion of the hearing of this petition for special leave to appeal their Lordships announced that they would humbly advise Her Majesty that the petitioner ought to be granted special leave to appeal and that they would give their reasons later . |
| 7 | Many African farmers who are helped by western aid agencies to improve their crops find that they can not sell what they grow because local markets are swamped by cheap western imports — or by food aid . |
| 8 | When Awlad Amira took control of the popular committees a few months later , ousting Mannaia from office , Umar al-Abairsh and his supporters alleged that they could have done so only with Tibbu support ; they said only Awlad Amira , poor and unenterprising , would stoop so low to get their hands on the administration : Awlad Amira denied establish the truth of such allegations : Awlad Amira denied them , as they would ; Tibbu pointed to their political inactivity , their poverty and lack of numbers , and their peacefulness ( except under provocation ) , suggesting that Mannaia were scarcely dispassionate when they talked about the results of elections . |
| 9 | Five hundred thousand of our members took part in that particular ballot four hundred and fifty thousand of our members decided that they would support a political fund it was the first awakening , in my opinion , since nineteen forty five of the political views of ordinary trade union members . |