Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] they [vb mod] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Ministry of Defence say they 'll help anyone who asks for help … |
| 2 | ‘ When you expect a deal to happen they may tell you there has been a last minute problem and the people either providing the funds or the guarantee either require a non-performance bond to be put up or require some kind of payment up front to prove you really mean business . |
| 3 | On 5 November 1978 , four generals called Afshar saying they must see him at once . |
| 4 | Had the girl known they would follow her ? |
| 5 | A High Court judge said they would earn nothing from the book , if convicted . |
| 6 | Clara could not count the times she had heard her mother declare that when she died she would be dead , and she would n't care what happened to her body , and for all site cared they could put her out for the dustman to collect sentiments which from the first had filled Clara with a vague alarm and horror , for they were clearly reasonable enough in their own way . |
| 7 | Security said they 'd send someone over right away , and she busied herself for the next few minutes with the half-dozen patients in the waiting area . |
| 8 | ‘ If we wait till the rain stops they may hear us , ’ she heard herself saying . |
| 9 | Two-thirds of their sample thought they could obtain their preferred type of job within 24 miles of home , but only 18 per cent were willing to travel this distance daily . |
| 10 | When the helicopter came to collect us , the crew said they would take everything in one journey rather than the expected two . |
| 11 | The society say they 'll inform him anyway . |
| 12 | Western fans knew that they 'd get their mythical moral dramas , lovers of sloppy romance knew they 'd get their climatic tears . |
| 13 | Every family with a young man knows they may lose him to the war , and they are as furious about it as a swarm of bees . |
| 14 | Also , amplified hearing aids are bringing fresh hope to the chronically deaf , and a new device called a handtapper means they can put their hands on a moulded plate and receive manual signals activated on a keyboard many miles away . |
| 15 | Celia thinks they 'll say his illegitimate daughter is next-of-kin . |
| 16 | A farmer and his family who live in a wooden shack on their organic farm say they will lose their home and their livelihood if they are n't allowed to build a proper house . |
| 17 | Nor was there any reason to believe they would get it over the next thirty years , either . |
| 18 | Half of those making this statement thought they would use it for experimentation and over 40 per cent for information handling . |
| 19 | ‘ Did n't the hospital say they 'd have her met ? ’ |
| 20 | It was a local concern , employing whole families , and everyone knew that in order to flourish they must give it their all . |
| 21 | The couple felt they should make their plight known so that others would realise the danger of accepting a surveyor 's report . |
| 22 | ‘ It pays well and has brought valuable jobs , but if the demand for slate drops they will close us down without a second thought , ’ one said . |
| 23 | I commend you , by the way , for insisting on arriving early , for as the set time approaches they will tighten their surveillance at their ports of entry . |
| 24 | ‘ If they make an impact next season great but if they need time to develop they will get it . |