Example sentences of "[pron] they [verb] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The BEA and the Area Boards reciprocated by , in general , not ‘ padding ’ their capital applications with bogus figures to anticipate cuts , though the BEA did , on occasion , deliberately withhold information which they felt would prejudice their case within the Ministry . |
| 2 | They were able to request anything they wanted from their administrative colleagues which they felt could aid them on any given mission . |
| 3 | Such opposition from his former Anglican and Tory allies persuaded James to try to forge an alliance with the Dissenters , in the hope that the disabilities under which they suffered would give them common cause with the Catholics to support the removal of the penal laws . |
| 4 | Thanking everyone for their support and encouragement , Mr. Nicole said they were finding in the parish ‘ a diversity of experience ’ which they knew would help them grow as Christians and as ministers . |
| 5 | GRAVEDIGGERS at Vale of Leven Cemetery in Dunbartonshire have refused to accept new working hours which they claim will slash their wages by £30 a week . |
| 6 | This was not as easy as they hoped ; they knew that , however much it might disapprove of their activities , the English government certainly had no power to get its orders obeyed on the western side of the Atlantic , but their charter , which they hoped would make them independent of England , and on which they relied for the legal basis of their community , said — like all the other charters — that they must not pass laws that were not consistent with English laws . |
| 7 | Meanwhile the police have produced new evidence which they hope will lead them to the killer . |
| 8 | Happily for their manager Sebastiao Lazaroni , the Brazilians are now unbeaten in 15 games and embarked on a run which they hope will carry them to Turin next summer on a wave of confidence and efficiency . |
| 9 | They are talking a language we probably do not understand , and which they hope will impress us and befuddle us and increase their status . |
| 10 | Meanwhile the cleaners have a nintety day redundancy period , during which time they 'll be waiting to hear from the firms which they hope will become their new employers . |
| 11 | Increased understanding of the burdens which they carry should lead us to greater awareness of the strain under which they are so often put . |
| 12 | Many of Britain 's civil servants have been on strike in protest at what they see as moves towards privatisation which they believe could cost them their jobs . |
| 13 | Police are keen to recover her stolen black handbag , which they say could help them find to her attackers . |
| 14 | The residents of a small Lanarkshire village have blocked a main road in a protest against essential repair work , which they say will isolate them completely . |
| 15 | LoPresti and propeller manufacturer Hartzell are co-operating on new cowling/propeller/spinner designs for single and Twin Comanches which they predict will increase their maximum speeds by 42 mph and 35 mph respectively , through reduced drag and more efficient use of propeller airflow . |
| 16 | These highly intelligent androids , perfect except for their total inability to think creatively , had devised a super robot which they intended should lead them . |
| 17 | Detective Inspector Jim McEwan , who has been studying the case files for a year , confirmed that he and another senior detective , Chief Inspector Ricky Gray , had travelled to England as a result of the information to interview a man who they believed could help them with the inquiry . |
| 18 | Detective Inspector Jim McEwan , who has been studying the case files for a year , confirmed that he and Chief Inspector Ricky Gray had gone to England as a result of the information to interview a man who they believed could help them with the inquiry . |
| 19 | Something they said would mean something to him . ’ |
| 20 | The other side of the placebo coin is that people can be made ill by something they believe will make them ill . |
| 21 | Not all Ruth 's time with the other servants was disagreeable , but she quickly found that Millfield 's own staff had little time for the servants of visitors , especially anyone they thought might consider themselves superior . |
| 22 | He must be ‘ full of knowledge , even of tillage and pasturage , and through teaching people by what they understand must lead them to what they understand not ’ . |
| 23 | Many have been taught that in a relationship they have no right to make demands on a partner ; to say clearly what they want may lose his affection . |