Example sentences of "they or [vb base] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does n't include the unregistered and unmeasured unemployed — women with men who have to maintain them or claim for them , and those whose dole is exhausted but who are disqualified from supplementary benefit because they live with wage-earners . ) |
| 2 | Those on the sidelines tried not to see them or know about them , but it was difficult . |
| 3 | You should never talk to them or go in their cars or houses . |
| 4 | It can be a fairly minor loss , like social status or face — some people suffer agonies for fear that someone will laugh at them or sneer at their taste or intelligence , for example . |
| 5 | We can speculate that there is a psychological motive for this switch , with Adele using a change of code to indicate that she is only reporting these words and does not herself " stand behind " them or vouch for their validity . |
| 6 | ‘ Most of the time we were so busy rushing the posters out that we did n't have time to read them or think about what they said , ’ said Mr Mark Roblett , 27 , the elder of the two brothers whose south London company came to the aid of both parties . |
| 7 | They will be put under the strain of doing jobs for which they are unsuited and as a result will either leave after a short time , have the humiliation of being told they are unsuitable , or cause difficulties for other staff who have to rely on them or cooperate with them . |