Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | One way of allocating groups quickly and randomly , ensuring a good mix , is to ask the children to sit in a circle , allowing them to sit where they want , and then counting round the circle , giving each child a number — one to eight , then starting again . |
| 2 | ‘ I understand it 's hard for the organisers because they have to go where they can find the biggest sponsor . |
| 3 | ‘ I understand it 's hard for the organisers because they have to go where they can find the biggest sponsor . |
| 4 | More and more people in South Africa want to go where they ca n't hear the screaming . |
| 5 | The motorhome will be the lucky winners ' base for the next two weeks , offering them freedom to go where they please to explore New Zealand 's unspoilt areas of breathtaking , natural beauty . |
| 6 | We guarantee nothing — wild birds are free to go where they wish and , though we can give them the best possible conditions , we can never be certain that they will stand in front of a hide ! |
| 7 | And some of the great families had n't been too happy about nomes being able to go where they pleased , without having to ask permission . |
| 8 | lives or is that talking about they 've approached straight line that 's already there in heaven , in other words , the , the , you know that the understanding which I have it from this bible is er that seems to be suggesting that er that 's talking about apos the apostles ' lives before they died , our spiritual lives with brightest ones who have at that er point been made perfect by being prepared to go where they 're going |
| 9 | Then to go where they are , yeah ? |
| 10 | Bombs made from plastic lavas tend to remain where they fall , but denser , more solid bombs sometimes bounce off the sides of the scoria cone at a glancing angle , and acquire a rapid spin . |
| 11 | The children were to remain where they were — wherever that was the parents were to remain in ignorance , with the children still isolated . |
| 12 | It was declared the best policy was for the ‘ sent down ’ youth to remain where they were so that they could make their valuable contribution to the motherland on the ‘ agricultural front ’ , as in previous decades . |
| 13 | The Pomeranian Junkers began to complain that the end of serfdom had released the peasants they held in moneyless bondage to wander where they would . |
| 14 | The MG was a seasoned trooper , steadily eating up the distance , and it left her thoughts free to wander where they chose . |
| 15 | In general , this does not apply to local employment , because the newcomers either retain their employment in nearby towns and commute to work or they have come to the countryside to retire . |
| 16 | Access to files sometimes leads people to worry that they will be sued if the record contains unprovable statements . |
| 17 | She often seemed to worry that they would appear strange to me and out of key with the age . |
| 18 | and not have to worry that they 're er gon na be a problem for mum |
| 19 | Whether you agree or disagree with what they do , you have to accept that they 've worked out a very complicated system of values . |
| 20 | When the Monday 's play was then completely washed out too , England had to accept that they were not going to square the series and could hope only for another draw . |
| 21 | The clear implication was that , eventually , their full demands would be met and in the meantime the Unionists had been obliged to accept that they could no longer rule with total disregard for the feelings and aspirations of Derry 's Catholics . |
| 22 | But fortunately most people who are asked to help in surveys are prepared to accept that they are appropriate people to answer questions on the survey for which they are approached , and particularly where people feel that they are being asked to give ‘ expert ’ information this can be seen as rather a compliment : ‘ If you want to know about how a housewife organizes her day I can tell you everything you need to know . ’ |
| 23 | Above all , to what extent can clinicians be persuaded to accept that they are financially and managerially accountable for their decisions ? |
| 24 | Painters had to accept that they were likely to be ignored , shunned , set on by dogs like tramps , under suspicion like wandering lunatics and criminals . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's difficult for people to accept that they ca n't interfere with the transfer of data once it 's automated . |
| 26 | It 's interesting that gay men on Switchboard found it much easier to accept that they did n't automatically know best for lesbians than white people on Switchboard find it to accept that they might not know best for Black people . |
| 27 | It 's interesting that gay men on Switchboard found it much easier to accept that they did n't automatically know best for lesbians than white people on Switchboard find it to accept that they might not know best for Black people . |
| 28 | Yet even when they see Japanese methods being successfully introduced to this country , British managers are still reluctant to accept that they too could try co-operation with the workforce in place of confrontation . |
| 29 | Some young people refuse to accept that they are deficient in the skills and cultures necessary for many working-class jobs . |
| 30 | Prison reformers have been slow to adapt to prison realities , and to accept that they must address the wider canvas of the criminal justice process . |