Example sentences of "[adv] they [vb mod] [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those sort of Places made so much they could afford the luxury of high standards . |
| 2 | ‘ At about 6am they said I should eat something and if nothing had happened by 8am they 'd ask a doctor to break my waters . |
| 3 | The allied commanders must also consider how long they can continue the air campaign without wearing out their airmen . |
| 4 | If , as reported on Page One , the funds of the town council are as much as John Bennett states , perhaps they would advance the money for us to buy a new minibus , on suitable terms of course . |
| 5 | Or perhaps they would have the sense to be washing their hair when Esquire phones to ask them out . |
| 6 | If only such offenders were punished by having a Radio One DJ surgically joined to them at the hip , perhaps they would understand the crime of incongruous and pig-ugly extensions . |
| 7 | ‘ Who knows , ’ Ernest said , ‘ perhaps they 'll have a bit of food to spare . |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps they may think the sport is in a period of relative driving mediocrity , ’ answered Jackie . |
| 9 | Owen wondered whether the contras should change their name to the Revolutionary Contras or the New Revolutionaries ; perhaps they could change the name of the cause , too , to ‘ Revolutionary Counter-Communism ’ , and the leaders of it ( same old leaders ) could give a press conference in Philadelphia , in front of the Liberty Bell . |
| 10 | Rachel wanted to move to London , and thought that perhaps they could share a house . |
| 11 | Perhaps they will find a section that I have missed . |
| 12 | Now perhaps they should produce an Apple Macintosh version , which would be exactly the same but cost twice as much . |
| 13 | ‘ Perhaps they should put the effort involved in devising wild excuses into their normal work routine , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 14 | Unfortunately with got to get some of those people who do n't want to come and it 's all about bums on seats it 's the old old saying bums on seats we 've got to get an answer how we do n't get to these here at the moment in the audience whether they are people who want to get bums on seats or how they know how to do it perhaps they should have a meeting like this every month I 've never seen so many of . |
| 15 | Perhaps they 'd take an excursion by brake to Pegwell Village this afternoon if the concert had to be cancelled because of rain . |
| 16 | He could countenance violence and killing , if only they might provide a way out of the taedium vitae which formed his spiritual landscape . |
| 17 | If only they would avoid the root positions of the usual three chords , they would begin to discover what resources are available , especially if they realize that chords can often comprise four different notes ( at least ) instead of the usual three . |
| 18 | If only they would come an hour earlier , and erm spend erm a pleasant time in their cars erm on the car park having a picnic before they go in , they would save themselves an awful lot of , of , of hassle . |
| 19 | Intelligence experts suggested that only they would have the equipment and technical expertise to intercept and re-broadcast high quality recordings of mobile phone calls . |
| 20 | Intelligence experts suggested that only they would have the equipment and technical expertise to intercept and re-broadcast high quality recordings of mobile phone calls . |
| 21 | If the complainant remains unhappy about the conclusion , the file must be referred to the Investigation Committee , since in these circumstances only they can conclude the investigation . |
| 22 | If only they could catch a German ! |
| 23 | If only they could teach a thing or two to Gloucestershire — they go into Sunday 's match with Derbyshire looking for their first win over a county side this season . |
| 24 | If he filled those in they 'd have a devil of a job lifting them ! |
| 25 | If the other evidence was good enough they could secure a conviction on that alone . |
| 26 | So they 'll have the run of the place then and then they 'll be able to , be able to go in and out once they please I suppose . |
| 27 | So they 'll have an hallucination of eating the cake and say yummy is n't this cake lovely , and you and I can see there 's no cake there . |
| 28 | It 's so they can open the door behind them , the passengers getting in on that side of the road . |
| 29 | So they can enjoy the present like anyone else — exercising , going on an outing , eating their favourite food , having a bath , watching television . |
| 30 | So they will take the glass and they will pay us recycling credits for that . |