Example sentences of "[that] they [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made himself as meek as a lamb , hoping perhaps that they would give him an extra morsel of food or some other favour . |
| 2 | But when he said so , hoping that they would find him a job away from the Zoo , they said instead that if he wanted he could work through the remaining years to his retirement as general helper and sweeper . |
| 3 | Cos that 's whatsername 's erm Kenny said that they might give you an injection . |
| 4 | He persuaded the Stationer 's Company that they should send him a copy of each book its members printed . |
| 5 | The advantage of ni-cads is that they will save you a lot of money if used correctly ; the disadvantage is that the initial purchase cost is high . |