Example sentences of "[verb] they [vb mod] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we 'd just attacked they 'd have killed you immediately , so I thought it best to try and get you to a safer distance before anything happened . ’ |
| 2 | As long as individuals are different and have personal aims , ambitions and needs they will seek to achieve those for themselves . |
| 3 | Although there are several reasons why passive sentences can be useful for the writer , then , it is worth noticing that if passives are overused they can produce writing that is unappealingly arid . |
| 4 | You expect they 'll want to prod you or something . |
| 5 | ‘ I would like that , but I expect they 'll want to see me . |
| 6 | If they had dominated I expect they would have had at least a few more ( in 20 mins ) . |
| 7 | I expect they will have to have some prayer about it all . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ Now my parents realise they may have to go to help with identification . |
| 10 | One old lady from Wiltshire told me if the Germans had come they 'd have killed off old people like her . |
| 11 | Erm if I tried they would have caught me so I just stand still and do n't scream or cry because I 'll get some more . |
| 12 | The first survey ever of such tests has found that another 59 companies say they may start testing . |
| 13 | They say they may have to stop working at the hospital and it ca n't survive without them . |
| 14 | Some non-muslim parents say they 'll boycott swimming lessons while they 're segregated . |
| 15 | Earth First say they 'll continue to monitor Timbmet and will come back if mahogany trading continues . |
| 16 | Despite today 's vote , anti-hunt campaigners say they 'll continue to campaign against fox hunting . |
| 17 | In the meantime ramblers say they 'll continue to campaign what they say is the right to enjoy their forest . |
| 18 | Campaigners say they 'll continue to fight to save a hospital threatened with closure . |
| 19 | Campaigners say they 'll continue to fight for Standish , but at the hospital tonight there was an overwhelming feeling that it 's already too late . |
| 20 | The veterans say they 'll continue to fight for the truth to be revealed about what they say was a ’ crime against humanity ’ . |
| 21 | If they do n't , they say they 'll have to sack a hundred and fifty teachers , although one MP says they should sack council staff instead . |
| 22 | MIlton Keynes environmental health officers say they 'll have to make regular inspections of the restaurant . |
| 23 | Local people say they 'll keep fighting to get it banned . |
| 24 | Our lads say they 'll try to join the Irish Guards . |
| 25 | Yet if forced to make a choice , about three-quarters of teachers say they would prefer to teach boys ( Davies 1984 ) . |
| 26 | Even the pools and betting organisations , which have attacked the lottery for so long , now say they would like to run it . |
| 27 | Labour say they would increase policing levels still further , and the Liberal Democrats are calling for new crime prevention programmes . |
| 28 | British and American scientists say they would have preferred to wait longer before restarting ROSAT . |
| 29 | ‘ First you claim that the family is collaborating with the kidnappers , then you say they must have used their influence to have me sent here . |
| 30 | I say they must have got the knowledge from him somehow , by what manner of deception I know no more than you . |