Example sentences of "they [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well ca n't they paint it straight on in the mi , on the ceiling ? |
| 2 | Why do they plant clover with the grass ? |
| 3 | Yeah actually , I 'd be interested if someone sitting on the planning committee , or perhaps a director erm , yeah or perhaps you could tell me , er , why why if the planning committee members are so concerned about this , did they grant the planning permission ? |
| 4 | Do they damage the business of government by inhibiting confidentiality and honest private discussion ? |
| 5 | But would they spring ? |
| 6 | Nor , apparently , did they spring from his disposition , for his outlook was less severe than that of his father and he was quite devoid of that propensity for abstraction which had impaired the prospects of Alexander I. Although he liked parades and reviews , his inclinations were not really militaristic . |
| 7 | The question is , do they enhance or impair the church 's evangelistic ministry ? |
| 8 | Do they enhance or diminish a sense of self-esteem and a feeling of personal security or are they intimidating ? |
| 9 | How should expectations be passed between levels , and how strongly should they influence other processes ? |
| 10 | Can , well , can they influence us today ? |
| 11 | Did they bargain their bodies or no ? |
| 12 | Like , for instance , can they bargain with you to alter any of the exclusion clauses , or do they have to take it as it is and that 's that ? |
| 13 | " How can they laugh like that ? |
| 14 | Why should they forego the safety of the flock ? |
| 15 | How , that is , do they relate to the particular things which are instances of them , and to our minds when we think of those things as men , or as triangles ? |
| 16 | And Cardinal Daly asked : ‘ How can they relate what happened on Saturday to the fine words they wrote in August ? ’ |
| 17 | Just how do they relate to each other ? |
| 18 | What themes emerged in public argument against the slave trade and how do they relate to the basic concern with good order and the imperative of action to achieve it ? |
| 19 | Just who are these people , and how do they relate to you and to the rest of the agency ? |
| 20 | How exactly do they relate to grammar and vocabulary ? |
| 21 | How do they relate to the UK 's experience of periods of structural change ? |
| 22 | How do they relate to the balance between deductive and inductive approaches ? |
| 23 | How is health policy decided , what forms do health services take and how do they relate to people 's wishes and needs ? |
| 24 | You then ask a series of other questions such as do they prefer hearts or spades , red or black suits , or number or picture cards . |
| 25 | Or should they prefer , trainees can opt for our Factor 6 lotion instead . |
| 26 | For example , do they want home based respite care or would they prefer a separate facility for respite care and , if so , what form or forms should this take ? |
| 27 | Do they prefer fresh leaves or dead leaves ? |
| 28 | Do they prefer certain kinds of leaf for this ? |
| 29 | How big do these fish grow , what do they prefer to eat , and what general conditions do they need ? |
| 30 | Did they di do you think they I was going to say enjoy there but I do I do n't think that 'd be the right word , but d did they like or did they prefer to work piece work or was it something that they loathed or I mean there was more money to be made at it was n't there ? |