Example sentences of "[det] they [modal v] [vb infin] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We should have looked first ! ’ he declared abjectly when all they could see of the scene below and beyond was of rooftops and forest shrouded in mist and rain . |
| 2 | Between them they supplied all they could remember of the encounter by the roped-off enclosure above the river . |
| 3 | ‘ The British people will say to themselves : ‘ Well here 's a government that 's got a majority of 100 , they 've been in office for 10 years , they 've had all these opportunities , and at the end of 10 years all they can think of to do is to make individual attacks on the Leader of the Opposition . ’ |
| 4 | All they can think of is getting the adrenalin going with some warlike talk . |
| 5 | I know it 's not his car 's number plate , or not the car he usually travels in , but ask if it fits his birthday in any way , or his phone number , or anything at all they can think of . |