Example sentences of "[that] they [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They have said that they would order it , they have said that they would not order it , and they have even suggested that they would order it and send it to sea without any weapons . |
| 32 | They have said that they would order it , they have said that they would not order it , and they have even suggested that they would order it and send it to sea without any weapons . |
| 33 | I rather got the impression that they would take him er , er , continue interest in what would happen , I 've got the impression they have a representative here to give their view of how it was er |
| 34 | The two unattached women seemed to have been drawn together perhaps by their very unattachedness but more certainly by Rupert Stonebird 's dinner party and the idea that they might meet him in Rome . |
| 35 | I did look at the stripogram group because I was so horrified at the thought that they might do it again . |
| 36 | He suspected that they might think he had used the incident of the bad teeth and the convenience of a farming father to bolt from that tough and dirty job . |
| 37 | Cos that 's whatsername 's erm Kenny said that they might give you an injection . |
| 38 | Donleavy had thought seriously about the chance encounter with Hurley , and , on balance , had decided that they might turn it to account , although … |
| 39 | you fill out a little sheet of paper with the , with the names like John A , John B or whatever , so that if there 's another tape and you 've marked John B and they missed a word , or what what the word was and they there 's a chance that they might use it again later on you see . |
| 40 | Perhaps , I said , there is another copy that they might let us photograph . |
| 41 | When the apostles came down , they felt there was ‘ something more ’ for them and proceeded to lay hands on them that they might receive it . |
| 42 | The governors of royal colonies , appointed by the king , were expected to maintain a rather dignified and aloof attitude and it was thought that they might find it hard to do this if they had lived in the colony as subordinates or as private citizens in the past . |
| 43 | Ca n't you see that they might find it worthwhile to bend the truth and sit on justice when there 's so much at stake ? ’ |
| 44 | Things like that they ought to put you in a room together , you 'd be fine would n't you ! |
| 45 | At first , when he had suggested that they ought to celebrate her ‘ housewarming ’ with champagne , she had thought he was joking . |
| 46 | So it 's more likely that they 'll make it compulsory . |
| 47 | Tell an alternative comedian that you live in Sheffield and work mainly outside London , and there 's a good chance that they 'll treat you with suspicion . |
| 48 | And they will outline on the course a a number of other things of course that they 'll blow you out for . |
| 49 | ‘ You seem sharp enough to me , ’ Lucy said , thinking how hard it was to find a way of guiding someone into telling you things that they 'll assume you already know . |
| 50 | ‘ I 'm glad to see you 're putting those binoculars to good use , ’ Windeler said , indicating the Zeiss that Schaffer was still holding , ‘ but I doubt that they 'll tell you much . |
| 51 | Try out the PA system on site ; do n't take the management 's word that they 'll do it for you . |
| 52 | And I had to say that they 'll do it at Brownies . |
| 53 | that they 'll allow us to claim . |
| 54 | In theory , you could see me in the Sunshine Home for Impoverished Journalists in 40 years ' time , tripping the nurses over with my Zimmer frame in the hope that they 'll let me father their child . |
| 55 | ‘ If you go round saying that they 'll have you locked up in a padded cell . ’ |
| 56 | I know that they combine a macho enthusiasm for selective violence with a rigid adherence to middle-class morality , but you are n't seriously suggesting that they 'll suspect me of cutting Paul 's throat because I go to bed with his wife ? |
| 57 | Candidates should send to the undersigned ten copies ( one from overseas ) of their applications and of any statement that they may think it desirable to submit , and should name three referees . |
| 58 | The latest word from Malawi is that they may see him after Kamuzu Day , a possible flashpoint , this Thursday . |
| 59 | Nissel and Bonnerjea acutely observe that all this may lead to ‘ a lack of perspective on the situation ’ so that they may find it difficult to accept appropriate help or place limits on their involvement . |
| 60 | This would inevitably be slow-moving , but it was only seventy miles from Berwick , so that they must expect him before the town within the week . |