Example sentences of "they [verb] they would [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The people did not see the two youths — but if they saw them now they say they would lynch them . |
| 2 | If I had refused … they threatened they would take our parents ’ lives . ’ |
| 3 | There was a lot of discussion and in the end they decided they 'd leave it up to the caddies . |
| 4 | They 'd stand there and laugh at you , or say things to get you going , and when they felt they 'd wound you up they 'd walk away laughing . |
| 5 | Soon Alison would know , the Carters would know , everyone would know , and once they knew they would cut me dead . |
| 6 | Ten teams took part in the first race in 1975 , and they all enjoyed themselves so they thought they would do it again the following year . |
| 7 | Some of the crew were against this because they thought they 'd get their watches stolen ( I ask you ) and some in favour so that they could get a closer look at the women ( I ask you ) . |
| 8 | So they thought they 'd have it checked out ? |
| 9 | But surely if they did they would find it easily enough . |
| 10 | They think they 'd have your bags . |
| 11 | Certainly no one set any store by when they said they would conduct their final funeral rites . |
| 12 | he had , he had a definite attitude problem so they said they would relieve him of his contract oh that 's fair enough , they 're paying you good money and they expect you to work hard and that 's it but we finish at one o'clock next term |
| 13 | Although their car and many of their belongings were destroyed by the bomb , they said they would continue their honeymoon . |
| 14 | Well , I suppose to find out his surname , but I have n't found it out , but they said they would stop it anyway . |
| 15 | I had some material and they said they would make it up into a Kamiz for me , so next time I went there I took along a garment that fitted me . |
| 16 | They said they would send it , they got so far as taking her address , but she changed her mind , she wanted to wear it that night . |
| 17 | Alison added , ‘ They said they would take it , but it is not quite certain that it will be performed . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I phoned the president 's office and they said they would see what they could do to help . |
| 19 | ‘ When they heard our story they said they would get us out of Romania . |
| 20 | The buil the I 've rung them up and they said they 'd do it . |
| 21 | So we left there that Wednesday morning and they said they 'd give us until the Friday to think about it . |
| 22 | I also got in touch with the real FFL lot at the weekend , they said they 'd send me an information pack . |
| 23 | ‘ They said they 'd kill me , ’ she whispered . |
| 24 | ‘ My daughter 's dog an Alsatian called Prince went over to the men but we called it back when they said they 'd kill it . |
| 25 | Well , if they said they 'd cancel it anyway . |
| 26 | They said they 'd clean it up , but their MP thinks they may need help . |
| 27 | Well I would the only thing I can say in this is this cash , I know they said they 'd get it got in the piggy bank before the poll tax , but as they keep shouting about they 've got to put the poll tax up , they 've got no money , they they 're putting the staff off and one thing and another . |
| 28 | " Oh , " Quiss said , shaking his great bearded head quickly as though the whole subject was of too little consequence to be worth discussing , " they said they 'd see what they could do . |
| 29 | " They said they 'd see me in three years to do my D.Phil. at Oxford . |
| 30 | If they guarantee to put the mattresses all up in the dry they asked you to do yours or did they say they would do it ? |