Example sentences of "they [modal v] [verb] [subord] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Absolutely no one — they 'll react as soon as they guess I 've left the country . |
| 2 | The sharp miniature flakes that covered the rock like fish scales cut into my finger tips and felt as though they would break as soon as I placed a toe on them . |
| 3 | Jack had gone to India soon afterwards , and although Susan wore no ring they were definitely engaged , and everyone took it for granted that they would marry as soon as circumstances would permit . |
| 4 | ‘ Hence , when money wages are rising , workers may , rightly or wrongly , credit such rises to unions and hope that by beginning or continuing to support them they will do as well or even better in the future ’ ( Bain and Elsheikh , 1976 , p. 64 ) . |
| 5 | He looked to the United Nations to devise a system of trusteeship which ( so it was very carefully phrased ) " would make effective the right of colonial peoples to choose the form of government under which they will live as soon as in the opinion of the UN they are qualified for independence " . |
| 6 | This means that we deprive ourselves of their expertise and the valuable contributions they can make as well as failing to challenge the implications of statements such as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 's claim , ‘ Children who need to be able to count and multiply are learning anti-racist mathematics — whatever that may be . ’ |
| 7 | Greg Downs says the club is in a better position than it 's been for eight or nine years and if they can play as well as last year they 've got a good chance |
| 8 | It must therefore help learners when they listen to a foreign language if they can see as well as hear what is going on . |