Example sentences of "[vb base] they [vb mod] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Friends of Cuba suggest they may just scrape through now that oil in commercial quantities has been found . |
2 | Oh that 's this er they want they can all have one of these . |
3 | If matters are n't resolved to their satisfaction the environmental groups warn whatever Timbmet say they may well come back . |
4 | The people of both villages say they 'll also remember the 2 men who sacrificed their lives yesterday . |
5 | Thames Water say they 'll no carry out further studies of the site over the next two to three years . |
6 | Yet even the cooperative farmers say they 'll now support the strike . |
7 | But staff at Earlys say they 'll never go on a package holiday again . |
8 | But staff at Earlys say they 'll never go on a package holiday again . |
9 | ESC founders Michael Bogdanov and Michael Pennington director and star of the Shakespeare tragedy say they would rather stay away from the Civic , one of the strongest dates on their world tours , than face the same problem again . |
10 | Labour councillors say they would rather have flats backing on to the gardens than rats and rubbish . |
11 | To find its value , attention is focused on the proportions who say they would break the law , ignoring proportions who say they would never break it ( figure 13.6 ) . |
12 | Some parents say they can barely afford children : living costs rocketed in the late 1980s , and Taipei is now reckoned to be one of the world 's most expensive cities in which to live . |
13 | If you try and fudge it and set up three or four , say they can all discuss the same thing , you are building in the ability for major conflicts . |
14 | But the police say they can still prosecute because the real number plate shows up on the negative . |
15 | An independent charity , the association say they can only hope to continue this level of help to sporting organisations with the public 's support . |
16 | The police say they can only do their job if that information 's kept secret . |
17 | Border police say they can only stand by helplessly as Poles , returning home with their stolen Mercedes and BMWs , suddenly accelerate past them . |
18 | But the family say they 'd rather stay in temporary digs . |
19 | Bob and his second wife Beryl , 49 , say they 'd never sell their dream house — estimated to be worth £500,000 . |
20 | Many of Britain 's 18,000 dentists say they will simply refuse to see any new NHS patients . |
21 | The two say they will also investigate areas of co-operation on future-generation storage products . |
22 | Among the 82 per cent who say they will definitely vote , the Conservative lead increases to two full points , with the Tories on 40 per cent and Labour on 38 per cent . |
23 | The US Baby Bells are telling the US powers that be that they will invest $100,000m upgrading their networks if they are permitted to carry any services they choose on them — if not , they will simply allow their networks to deteriorate and decay : no , they do n't actually go that far , but they say they will collectively invest only $25,000m . |
24 | Supporting her , other women who say they could also lose their homes because they 're separated from their RAF husbands . |
25 | The pair say they could both have been killed if neighbours had n't woken them up . |
26 | They say they could now lose thousands of pounds without expert advice on their crops . |
27 | ‘ People always imagine they 'll never love anyone else , ’ said Lili , ‘ like when you 're freezing cold you ca n't imagine ever being warm again . |
28 | I imagine they would both want to come back anyway . |
29 | In recruiting the best the Profitboss gives his people the best ; the best opportunities to demonstrate their real skills , the best challenge they 'll ever have of making a key contribution . |
30 | I mean if there 's a decision to be made I hope they 'll just leave it up to me . |