Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [vb infin] [conj] [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think they should try and do something more positive to curb that sort of thing . ’ |
| 2 | They 'll stand and watch anything for hours . ’ |
| 3 | Er just make it available , if somebody asks for it , they 'll go and drag somebody up to have a look at you , and they will keep er er they 've made it so they keep an independent arm , but it 's not the major part of their business . |
| 4 | It 's not surprising , therefore , that with all this emphasis upon grading the members of this department have not got around to experimenting with self-assessment , although both felt they might try and introduce something along these lines for the next fourth year . |
| 5 | ’ Then I asked the children to write about some experience they could recall that had something physical about it . |
| 6 | She 'd inwardly fumed when he told her drug users were habitual liars , that they 'd say or do anything to get what they wanted . |
| 7 | ‘ But there were three or four incidents off the ball , and I should have known it was me they would try and pin something on . |
| 8 | ‘ They will say or do anything to hold onto it . ’ |
| 9 | These people may need to get married — trapped — to prove that they can get out , that divorce is not impossible , to discover that they can influence and do something about the situation . |
| 10 | I can offer an account of what the minimum level to be attained at 16 by 80%-90% of pupils would entail in a few areas of the curriculum … ; in English , pupils would need to demonstrate that they are attentive listeners and confident speakers when dealing with everyday matters of which they have experience , that they can read straightforward written information and pass it on — orally and in written form — without loss of meaning and that they can say clearly what their own views are ; in Mathematics , that they can apply the topics and skills in the foundation list proposed in the Cockcroft Report ; in Science , that they are willing and able to take a practical approach to problems , involving sensible observations and appropriate measurements and can communicate their findings effectively … ; in History , that they possess some historical knowledge and perspective , understand the concepts of cause and consequence , and can compare and extract information from historical evidence and be aware of its limitations ; and in CDT [ craft , design and technology ] , that they can design and make something , using a limited range of materials and calling on a restricted range of concepts and give an account of what they have done and the problems they encountered . |