Example sentences of "they [verb] he [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How did they think he could get more production from his work force if they allowed so little cash for its upkeep ? |
| 2 | ‘ They say he would beat up the devil himself for a shilling , ’ replied Barney . |
| 3 | They say he may strike again and they 're appealing to anyone who recognises this picture to contact their local police station . |
| 4 | They say he could have a future when he 's finished his studies . " |
| 5 | They say he should have waited around like a good boy , taken a few duff , even Duff fights , and he would have been rewarded in due course by boxing 's power brokers . |
| 6 | And they say he will fashion any spell so long as someone will pay him enough . ’ |
| 7 | Now they hope he 'll help pull in other big names . |
| 8 | Shrewsbury fans hoping that wo n't do what they hope he will do for England against San Marino next week , if he 's picked of course . |
| 9 | They hope he will lift their economy out of recession , hope he will heal the racial disharmony and end the violence in their cities , hope he will keep their country the sole superpower in a fast-changing world . |
| 10 | They believed he would grow by six inches — but Steven added another two for good measure . |
| 11 | 38 witnesses , among 90 creditors owed almost £2 million when How went bankrupt , have told the court they believed he 'd put their money into secure deposit accounts . |
| 12 | They assumed he would provide a technical input but underestimated the degree of creative guidance he would proffer . |
| 13 | Isabel needed his protection as far as Winchester , and if he did n't have those answers before they arrived he would keep her under restraint until he unlocked every secret she possessed . |
| 14 | As they arrived he would take them up to her in bed . |
| 15 | They must have realized that had they stayed he would have had to kill them as well . |
| 16 | Detetives still have n't been able to build up a description of the attacker but they believe he may have worked with horses in the past . |
| 17 | Police hunting a man who raped a woman at Swindon college have widened their search because they believe he may have moved out of town . |
| 18 | The Pitman yard , which has done so well in this race — one winner , a second and two thirds since 1983 — believe he will adapt to the unique Aintree fences , and as long as he copes with the first few , they feel he must go close . |
| 19 | As they worked he would disappear every fifteen minutes and return with some food , usually slices of bread , which he finished almost before he sat down again . |
| 20 | He 's in the sixth form , working for his A-levels , and they reckon he might go to Oxford . ’ |
| 21 | They reckon he should 've said cut it down to about two or three , four pints a day , there 's fifteen milligrams of valium . |
| 22 | They claim he should have faced a Crown Court judge for causing death by reckless driving . |
| 23 | Each day Tim spent in hospital they thought he might survive , but tests showed the opposite . |
| 24 | There was also there a vociferous ( John and later said they thought he might have been drunk ) Russian , about 35–40 who is currently on a short term study period at Florence University into the history of space travel and aeronautics . |
| 25 | Why should Billy 's Action Man friends take it out on him — unless they thought he 'd set them up ? ’ |
| 26 | The Gardai said they thought he 'd identify them . |
| 27 | And here were people who wanted him not just for the name on the letter-head , but because they thought he could make a positive contribution . |
| 28 | They think he might head back here . |
| 29 | Although he clearly wants to walk off the boat , the ambulance crew scramble on board and clamp him onto a stretcher , so firmly that I wonder if they think he might punch them . |
| 30 | So he keeps going round asking everyone what they think he should do . ’ |