Example sentences of "but they [vb base] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may want men in their lives , but they know they do n't necessarily need them . |
| 2 | We have players of world-class like Wright , Limpar and Merson but they know they have to keep putting in the work-rate . |
| 3 | They did n't vandalise the house , but they know who did . |
| 4 | But they admit they need all the help they can get from the public . |
| 5 | But they wish they 'd had it earlier . |
| 6 | Few party members challenge his diligence as an MP , but they claim he has lost touch with the party and treats all critics as extremists . |
| 7 | But they 've they 've been doing that since er last century . |
| 8 | Yes it is actually we use it on one of our other brochures but they 've they 've got all the er all the nice cars . |
| 9 | Well , I like them a lot , but they make me feel kind of young and stupid at times . ’ |
| 10 | I 've got some pills but they make me feel like a rag in the mornings . |
| 11 | But they make me die because you , you you 're a day , I mean we got this sort of letter the bailiffs were coming in because we were a day late . |
| 12 | ‘ But they let you walk in and take his place before they even knew that you never laugh at anything , even if it 's funny . ’ |
| 13 | Now then part of it is they ask me You do n't have to , but they ask me to ask people to sign erm to say It 's just to say that you do n't mind your conversation being used . |
| 14 | We 've only got two now , but they like us to tell them the details of the day . ’ |
| 15 | But they expect us to keep the place open for ‘ em . |
| 16 | They agree with Cohen 's argument that working-class boys are likely to form and join delinquent subcultures , but they feel he has not taken account of the different and specialised types of subculture that exist . |
| 17 | The action taken by his parents has prompted detectives to review the case , but they say they 've always kept an open mind . |
| 18 | British authorities do not like either B15 or B17 but they say they arc unsure how to act . |
| 19 | All bets are recorded on microfilm at the betting shop , but they say they have no trace of it . |
| 20 | Two of the women have said they are petrified amid warnings that war could break out soon , but they say they have to go . |
| 21 | His mother and father say they know their son was a bit of a wheeler and dealer , and was not always on the right side of the law , but they say he did n't deserve to die in this way . |
| 22 | But they say you have to be over 35 to comply with the insurance requirements . |
| 23 | I ca n't afford it but they say I 've got to pay it so they 'll take me to court . |
| 24 | However , not every loose-leaf is published by Croner — this means that people do n't always get the best advice , but they 'phone us to complain ! |
| 25 | ‘ Time and again I 've warned them , but they think they know best . |
| 26 | They 're not sure , but they think it looks as if all three bodies were trussed up like parcels . |
| 27 | Often those are n't at all the sort of clothes they wore while they were alive , but they think it makes them grander when they start saying " REVENGE ME ! " or " OH HORROR , HORROR ! " and things like that . |
| 28 | They welcome a new investigation , but they want it done by independent officers . |
| 29 | But they want you to use the graph and that 's what they 're giving the marks for . |
| 30 | And they , I do n't know what you 'll think , but they reckon they spend at least two to three days average in the first week of the new month purely doing new reports . |