Example sentences of "[to-vb] they [vb mod] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a local concern , employing whole families , and everyone knew that in order to flourish they must give it their all . |
| 2 | Vince has has raised a point about er erm , informing er and consulting local people and to let local people know erm when the meetings are then local ca n't go , I 'm sure that if they really wanted people to come they 'd make it much more er , in erm with the advertising so clear that er people would be able to and also if they had it at the times when a their meeting at the times when it was mostly convenient to er , the general public . |
| 3 | Other readers , trying to buy houses , might be glad to find they could afford them . |
| 4 | And to encourage people to work they would make them fill in a job-sheet saying how many forms they had booked in . |
| 5 | If they 're desperate enough to sell they 'll flog it ! |
| 6 | Palace 's recent turnaround in form gives some cause for optimism that their relegation fears will recede in the New Year , but if Howard Wilkinson 's men continue to falter they could find themselves being unthinkably dragged into the mire . |
| 7 | Recently he had begun to suspect they would like him to leave and , if they could have been sure of finding a substitute fourth , would have asked him to do so . |
| 8 | If they have to leavce they 'll knock it down . |
| 9 | because they must know what 's gon na happen when they , you know , when the cows come home , they must know when the chickens come home to roost they must know what 's gon na happen |
| 10 | Nor was there any reason to believe they would get it over the next thirty years , either . |
| 11 | But as they drew deeper into the coppice , moving farther east all the while , she began to fear they would leave her entirely behind . |
| 12 | ‘ If they make an impact next season great but if they need time to develop they will get it . |
| 13 | Next day Bacchus was caught behind off Hendrick 's first ball , and suddenly England began to think they might do it . |
| 14 | There is utter and total confusion and anything that stands still they used to say they would paint it in industry they now say market test it and they do admit to us that the end object does not necessarily mean complete contractorization or privatization , but at this particular moment in time |
| 15 | Judd saw his own hand , held hovering uncertainly over the heap of treasure , quiver as Stringy 's had done and wondered if that meant he looked as mad as the rest of them did ; and he wanted to say they could have it , that he was opting out and they could divide his share among the three of them and stuff it . |
| 16 | ‘ When you expect a deal to happen they may tell you there has been a last minute problem and the people either providing the funds or the guarantee either require a non-performance bond to be put up or require some kind of payment up front to prove you really mean business . |
| 17 | ‘ We want them to feel they can join us , hop off for a bit , and re-join further down the line . ’ |
| 18 | Although it is frightening that so many people take Ecstasy to guarantee a ‘ good time ’ , what is more frightening is that it takes a Class A drug for them to feel they can lose their inhibitions . |
| 19 | It took me a long time , years rather than months , to relax enough for anyone to feel they could tell me anything . |