Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] they [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It closes off the street half way and you know George Street is a commercial street erm delivery lorries will go up and not know where to turn round and come back or what entrance or exit they can use , and also because traffic ca n't use it it will simply put a terrific amount on another of the main streets , namely Beaumont Street . |
| 2 | We talked about each department erm being able to invest in their own technology and make their own er decisions on what sort of database or interface they would use to deploy their applications . |
| 3 | Or feel they could do it ? |
| 4 | Respect for their seniors was near the top of the list … however high or humble they might be . |
| 5 | OVEX TM must not be taken by women who are or think they may be pregnant . |
| 6 | Lionfish are predatory and will eat any fish they can get into the mouths ( or think they can ! ) . |
| 7 | If our staff are worried about problems at home or work they can not achieve that , ’ said , staff relations manager with Standard Life in Edinburgh , explaining the company 's decision to provide an Employee Assistance Programme ( EAP ) . |
| 8 | Even the WBC , the governing body that insist they 'll now give their title to Lewis , would have been been appeased by such a compromise . |
| 9 | Things that upset them could be an uninvited intruder through the cat flap , a row with another cat , even the arrival of a new three-piece suite . |
| 10 | The government says schools like Pate 's are better-off out of local authority control … but admit that the school has had it 's hands tied by the rules that say they ca n't spend more on teachers than the county council will allow.The governments proposing a review of the regulations system in 1994 but for teachers at Pate 's who 're facing redundancy and pupils a drop in educational standards this could be too long a wait . |
| 11 | It says in this paper that last they could only |
| 12 | Detectives say they now want to talk to all her former clients , and insist they 'll be as sensitive as possible . |
| 13 | They debated unhappily , reluctant to commit themselves to an opinion , until John Prophet suggested sadly that in the circumstances it might be well to consult the archbishop of Canterbury , and in some relief they agreed on this course , and carried their problem that same afternoon to Lambeth ; where Thomas Arundel , on the force of whose word and influence they could rely , advised them , in consideration of the desperate need , to issue the required letters patent , and he would be responsible for defending their action to the king , should it need any defence . |
| 14 | They charge you an extra quid for booking with a credit card , and say they ca n't be held responsible if the postman wobs the ticket in transit . |
| 15 | All those people who criticise these young girls and say they wo n't be able to cope and wo n't make good mothers ought to come in here and look at them now because they were absolutely fantastic with those children . |
| 16 | ‘ They phone and say they 'll accept £20,000 and two months later they 'll ring again and say £18,000 , ’ says Lisa Wilson , partner in Portsmouth-based Accountability Recruitment . |
| 17 | They phone and say they 'll accept £20,000 and two months later they 'll ring again and say £18,000 |
| 18 | But the commoners are angry at the threat to the tradition , and say they 'll fight for their land . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's very flattering for me that in America people go to the Irish Tourist Board and say they 'd like to go to Mountfern or some of the other villages I 've written about . |
| 20 | Up and down the country people ring me up and say they 'd like to modify their glider . |
| 21 | British Nuclear Fuels refuse to discuss individual cases , and say they will not comment on the latest report until it is published . |
| 22 | They are collaborating on integrating the software into the distributed architecture of HaL 's systems and say they will extend Motif for mission-critical applications . |
| 23 | WEAR VALLEY : Market traders have voted to reject the council 's latest cost-cutting plans , and say they will strike if a compromise is not found . |
| 24 | Chalmers 's family has maintained that he is innocent of the charges of which he has been convicted , and say they will continue to fight to prove it . |
| 25 | The officers blame the private catering company for the standard of food and say they should be sacked . |
| 26 | Very big and brave they must have looked in their new NATO camouflage suits , and absolutely dead they were when they were taken out of the vans . |
| 27 | yeah , well I was gon na say those new five P's are but you see you just get the new five P's and low and behold they will produce something else |
| 28 | They were not the sort you could put out in a black bin bag and hope they would be gone in the morning . |
| 29 | ‘ I could wait for dark , bypass the current in the fence , climb over , sneak up to the house , stick a bug on one of the windows and hope they would n't see it . ’ |
| 30 | Spokesman Mark Glover said : ‘ We have been supported by Linda McCartney , Elton John and others in the past and hope they 'll support us now . ’ |