Example sentences of "but they [vb base] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The police deny leaving any meaasge , but they 've declined to be interviewed . |
| 2 | They 've got to see you sign the will or at least acknowledge it and in practice see you sign they do n't need to know what 's in the will they just want to see you sign but they 've got to be there it 's no good up the road as one witness did for not for me to her husband who was working in his shop witnessed the signature afterwards . |
| 3 | slip through the net so far but they 've got to be done . |
| 4 | ‘ No , but they 've got to be done , and Shirley 's making the tea . ’ |
| 5 | He likes them fresh but they 've got to be like virgins — you know , untouched . |
| 6 | but they 've got to , I remember when Rhys played in that , the F A bars quarter final , two seasons ago down here , they got well over a thousand down there then , and you just could n't move , that were brilliant , all the way round the ground there were about four of five people deep |
| 7 | But they 've got to be long enough in the leg for me |
| 8 | It 's been a bit difficult because we are used to doing the things that choirs do , having music and hiding behind it , and of course getting the girls to be uninhibited has been a bit difficult , but they 've taken to it very well actually and having the costumes for today 's rehearsals has been a great help . |
| 9 | He saw kites being used but they keep falling to the ground . |
| 10 | When Insurers settle a partial loss they acquire no proprietary rights in the subject matter insured — but they become subrogated to all the rights and remedies of the Policyholder in so far as the Policyholder has been indemnified under the Policy . |
| 11 | They may be few and far between , but they cause worry to elderly people who fear that the gap may lead to them being put in the same position . |
| 12 | We are not sure why some individuals use certain defence mechanisms , say aggression , while others use different mechanisms , but they do appear to be learnt from parents or other role models . |
| 13 | But they do point to the complex inter-relation between official discourses and the domain of constructed personal experience and pleasure . |
| 14 | Palm sanders are not a new phenomenon , but they do seem to be growing in popularity , certainly with the trade buyer . |
| 15 | ‘ But they do seem to be a long way off . |
| 16 | My opinion on the basis of this experience is that interdisciplinary courses are a good idea but they do have to be worked at and the scheme defended strongly . |
| 17 | But they do have to be selected — and that takes a lot of |
| 18 | Smoke alarms need very little maintenance , but they do need to be tested regularly to make sure they are in good working order . |
| 19 | But they do need to be small enough to fit on the cover without taking up much space , and light enough not to tear the paper . |
| 20 | Staff remain with the horses at the races — but they have to pop to the loo now and again . ’ |
| 21 | But they have written to one another for ten years , hardly knowing why , and perhaps have found the greater satisfaction in it because it is a luxury , not the fulfilment of a need . |
| 22 | But they have got to be able to say : ‘ We will open ourselves up to a change agent ’ … and change is painful . ’ |
| 23 | But they have got to be able to say : ‘ We will open ourselves up to a change agent ’ … and change is painful . ’ |
| 24 | Their highest finish was third two years ago , but they have slipped to their lowest placing of eighth this season , losing to all their local rivals Mowden Park , Darlington RA and Bishop Auckland . |