Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] i [vb mod] [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was funny cos I could hear them talking and I was really sort of like |
| 2 | I think that , had the girls been from today 's society the situation may have been different but I will assume they are from the same background as the boys were . |
| 3 | It may be possible that I shall meet them all again one day . |
| 4 | it 'll get mainly dry and I can finish them off in here ca n't I ? |
| 5 | It 's more than likely that I 'll ask them to publish that we know there 's a message but that she has n't delivered it and wo n't talk . |
| 6 | They 're working ever so hard and I must say they were good , you know , erm , cos they have n't finished the job yet , but erm , I think they know what there about you know , and they 've certainly got a lot of energy and it 's a hard job . . |
| 7 | We called for some fish and chips to take back for all of us , but I was n't sure that I could eat them after seeing that documentary where they all had ulcers . |
| 8 | I have never been confident that I can split them with the naked eye , but 7 × 50 binoculars make it easy enough . |
| 9 | I keep saying when they get sort of quite long that I 'll have them properly shaped and |
| 10 | I 've instructed all those you wish to see to be available today , but it would be helpful if I could give them some idea of the order in which you wish to see them . ’ |
| 11 | I was so elated and relieved I could have kissed them , but immediately felt ashamed that I 'd let them see my fear . |
| 12 | Leave alone and I 'll sort them out . |
| 13 | ‘ I am not so complacent that I would say they wo n't become a formidable competitor but for now they are not , ’ Jonathan Martin , head of sport at the BBC , said . |
| 14 | All the trees ( except the hollies ) were bare-rooted transplants and as small as I could get them . |
| 15 | Well they 've wanted a mid-field player and a good striker , now people well write letters to local press informing them of this , but they do n't seem to be prepared to do this , they , the managers want to do their own thing as far as I can see they think the people on the terraces do n't know anything , but Jim and I were saying last night they wanted a mid-field player for ages now all this season , a ball winner , they have n't had one since Willie used to play and |
| 16 | I may tell lies all my life if it 's expedient but I must know them for what they are and I must never tell them to myself . |
| 17 | ‘ Wales have made enormous strides , but I would like to see them being more creative before I would say they are a real force again . ’ |