Example sentences of "[conj] they [vb base] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why Labour and the Tories stand in areas where they know they will lose their deposits . |
| 2 | In contrast , a merger is the voluntary union of two companies where they think they will do better by amalgamating . |
| 3 | Musical clergy , on the other hand , may find it hard to accept standards of choice and performance which are lower than they believe they could achieve themselves . |
| 4 | Other schools ask the children to bring in the name of a senior citizen that they know who would appreciate a gift , by acts such as these the school 's status is again increased in the locality . |
| 5 | I think it 's a thing that they wish they could dis-invent , do n't they . |
| 6 | Calling all pensioners … with a message from welfare officer Sheila Redmond : ‘ If any retired employees are in need of advice or help that they think I could offer , they only have to ‘ phone me on . ’ |
| 7 | Teachers do not have enough time to do the job that they feel they ought to do and want to do . |
| 8 | It 's such a lovely idea , think of all those people whose battle for life is so depressing , and then just one moment of beauty may come and illuminate the dark corners of their existence , so that they feel they may have lived just for that one thing . |
| 9 | You wo n't be allowed to erect a headstone , have a name-plate or put flowers on a common grave , so is it any wonder that the whole thing smacks of the dreaded ‘ pauper 's burial ’ and that , however poor , people will make monumental sacrifices to raise the money somehow for the ‘ something better ’ that they feel they should provide ? |
| 10 | This emphasis upon the need for cultural and social reinforcement , though often overlooked by educationalists , is crucially important if the learning process is to be useful and related to the experience of the community groups so that they feel they can go on to employ practical applications of their learning . |
| 11 | Yet recently Dr Hsu of Zurich has suggested that they record what must have been one of the most spectacular incidents in earth history . |
| 12 | But then they bring up the story of a great uncle who was infected with French ideas and took to drink , and so they insinuate I shall do the same . ’ |
| 13 | Once they 've I 'd get a little tray in here overnight , I reckon . |
| 14 | Children are very quick to spot this and will take advantage of the situation — and once they know they can get away with anything , you will lose their respect . |
| 15 | And they know they 'll have to unite behind the new one if they 're to be a force at the next General Election . |
| 16 | And they know they 'll get something . |
| 17 | American guests are famous for deep ties and they hope they will consider themselves at home as long as they are in this country . |
| 18 | And they fear it could mean the end of traditional pubs . |
| 19 | Do they issue them , part of the reason that of them having higher wages is that part industrials are bias that they , they have a higher wages and they think they will have a stronger growth in the industrial sector |
| 20 | They get the shilling , and a golden promise , and they think they will come back alive one day . ’ |
| 21 | The young regulars come to a station and they think they can tell a reserve man what to do . |
| 22 | But you know sleep escapes a young person , if one 's in their young twenties and they think you can go to bed at er half past two in the afternoon and have an hour or two . |
| 23 | Workers are only too aware that Ford of Britain 's pre-tax profits doubled to more than £673m in the last financial year and they feel they ought to share in its success . |
| 24 | If you do and they work you will keep them , or adapt them until you feel comfortable with your ‘ tool kit ’ . |
| 25 | He 's in the sixth form , working for his A-levels , and they reckon he might go to Oxford . ’ |
| 26 | My friends are Liverpool fans and they say they can get me tickets for the KOP , but no way am I standing with a bunch of idiots . |
| 27 | And they say he will fashion any spell so long as someone will pay him enough . ’ |
| 28 | If they wish they can stick to the bare bones of the task , as an intellectual exercise , but if they feel secure they may inject ‘ feeling ’ ideas . |
| 29 | People may put themselves into residential care if they wish they will pay the whole of the bill . |
| 30 | If they listen they 'll love you if you listen I 'll tell you because you 'll do it . |