Example sentences of "[modal v] they [vb infin] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the brutal oriental still held one ace up his sleeve , should they give him the chance to play it . |
| 2 | No I suppose not in a sense , but there again we should be because like you 've just explained , why should they give themselves a |
| 3 | Why should they send me a pen-pusher ? ’ |
| 4 | He remembered taking her to school , it was after their mother died , Georgia would 've been seven , she did n't want to go , there were girls who tied her to trees , it was her accent or her looks , he could n't remember now , but he had to take her because he 'd promised Dad , Dad who did n't know anything , the scratches on her legs were brambles , the bruises on her wrists were something else , he could n't remember now , how could they tell him the truth , how could they tell him anything when all he did was sit in dark rooms with his head in his hands , his head haunted by her ghost , and each dawn broke like the slow blow of a hammer . |
| 5 | Well they phoned back and they said , can you tell your husband to take his car to National Tyres er , that insurance has sent him , and could they give him an invoice for the insurance company . |
| 6 | He was good enough to work like a black for the Tories , but would they offer him a seat ? |
| 7 | Would they lend you a dressing gown ? |
| 8 | Did any News reader obtain one and would they sell me a copy or allow me to pay for a loan of a negative ? |
| 9 | Will they give me the cold shoulder ? |
| 10 | Can they give you an idea of the questions which will be asked ? |