Example sentences of "[vb past] [that] [conj] they did " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lee gave him a shove , there was some pushing and tripping up , Kevin fell over into Dean 's lap and a woman at the other end of the car shouted that if they did n't behave themselves she 'd find someone at Goldhawk Road who would make them . |
| 2 | And stated that if they did not do so , we would an injunction to stop the proposals going through . |
| 3 | He remarked that if they did not exist he and many others in his position would have to invent them ! |
| 4 | The speaker paused in his speech and warned that if they did not stop they would be removed . |
| 5 | Some older workers feared that if they did not accept ‘ voluntary ’ redundancy they would not receive any redundancy pay . |
| 6 | The force with which the judges made their case for Second Empire can be explained by assuming that they felt that if they did not strongly press for this form of building , another , and less welcome style in their eyes , would be adopted . |
| 7 | That corrosive fear has now spread through industries and professions who once felt that if they did n't have the fabled ‘ job for life ’ , they could at least be assured of adequate warning of impending unemployment , reasonable compensation , a decent level of benefit linked to their final salary , and a realistic chance of a fresh start with another company . |
| 8 | I stayed still , hoping desperately that they would not see me , for I knew that if they did they would lose no time in tormenting me and finally killing me . |
| 9 | They were the better kind that managed that because they did n't have much money to buy them , so . |
| 10 | Political opponents such as Mr Chihana take great risks by returning to the country ; Dr Banda recently said that if they did , they would be ‘ meat for crocodiles ’ . |