Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] [pers pn] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | They could no longer hang or burn them but they were expelled from the church and all its sacraments and services , which at that time was a very severe punishment |
| 2 | They could no longer hang or burn them but they were expelled from the church and all its sacraments and services , which at that time was a very severe punishment |
| 3 | But even when they were famous names like those , Madame used to recite or whisper them like they were the names of lovers or at least the dear departed , girlfriends , people she had actually met . |
| 4 | A regulation on the control of mergers and competition entered into force on Sept. 21 , giving the Commission authority to vet all large-scale mergers within the EC and to block or reverse them if they presented a threat to competition . |
| 5 | The bishop signified to chancery the names of such offenders and chancery issued a writ de excommunicato capiendo ordering the sheriff to arrest and detain them until they had submitted to , and were absolved by , the church . |
| 6 | Well it 's an awkward time to ask people to go and fetch them when they 're if they 're preparing dinner is n't it ? |
| 7 | If your cigarette went out the screws would come back and light it if they was in the right frame of mind : all depends who was on . |
| 8 | I might do this last actually the eyes and I 'll go back and do them when they 're dry . |
| 9 | And er , I 'll come down and show them if they like . |
| 10 | He has an open-door policy , which means that staff are encouraged to come and see him if they have problems . |
| 11 | The shark then chases all the children and has to try and touch them before they reach the safety of the side of the pool . |
| 12 | Dad tucked a twin under each arm and took them home , where we helped to wash and clean them before they went to bed . |
| 13 | do n't try and stop them and they start all over again it 's incredibly hard work |
| 14 | For example , in many road accident situations , the witness will only have realised that an accident had occurred when they heard the crash , and looked round and saw the aftermath , although they will try and tell you that they actually saw the vehicles colliding . |
| 15 | ‘ I thought people would just laugh and criticise me but they seem to like it my singing . |
| 16 | Oh , I 'll have to see wh she 's going to ring me this afternoon and say whether they can do it in the S C R. I 'm gon na try and persuade her that they can , because there are only forty people at this dinner and they 'll look stupid in the middle of the dining hall . |
| 17 | The extra vehicles in the street with their flashing blue lights , had brought some of the neighbours to their doors or bedroom windows and one of the uniforms was designated to go and ask them if they 'd seen anything . |