Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pron] they " in BNC.
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1 | But once you break that down and start to have lots of small independent production companies , then you find very many larger numbers of women and everyone can choose who they want to work with . |
2 | who speaks to you , er it 's easy enough to just er have the microphone handy that they do n't see and just switch the tape on and I 'll record what they 're saying , come away , see , do it secretly like that , they do n't have to know really that they 're on tape and it does n't really matter , I mean the people who will listen to these tapes are er anonymous you know |
3 | Erm and I could see what they were after you know , an engineer has in his mind the plan and how to go about the thing and , and get it all done in a one-off situation . |
4 | ‘ I 'm not the sort — I 'm big and strong , and I can take everything they throw at me on my broad shoulders . |
5 | And I used to tell them they were good at it . |
6 | " The material cost your aunt a pound a yard and you should see what they 've put in their place . |
7 | And you used to have what they call a wick in it you know to light it and turn it down at night time and blow it out down the . |
8 | Let's put some of the spotty Herberts on board and we 'll see what they 're made of . |
9 | And we 'll see what they have to say and if you feel so moved you can ring back and shout at them Katherine . |
10 | And we used to have what they call er a stick and goos it used to I remember we used to have sti what you call stick and goos It was like a great long thing like that and you used to have a stick and it used to be on the floor and you just tap it and and hit it like that and it goes |
11 | We hope it 's sunk in and they 'll know what they 're doing by the time they get to Bosnia . |
12 | You know , and then you leave it It 's what they term soft and it 's got to be left to sort of harden you know , and then some instances some people prefer a dull polish , they do n't like a a very bright and they 'll say what they call pumi powdered pumice stone and they put that sprinkle that on , and it 's got to be done a certain way with a brush so to not to leave any marks . |
13 | It should be recognised as the only organisation that the deaf mutes of the whole United Kingdom can look to as the protector of their interests , and they should have something they can depend upon . |
14 | And they must leave what they are doing |
15 | See see , folk like that , right , see when they come up , get somebody in the , in the playground and they can annoy them they keep bloody doing it ! |
16 | Mrs Ruddock , who said she had been nominated as spokesperson for the wives , told reporters : ‘ Some wives are working , but you can speak to any wife , and they will tell you they are 100 per cent behind Terry . ’ |
17 | And they could choose what they wanted from that ? |
18 | It was their problem , I thought , and they could do what they liked . |
19 | And , you know get reasonable money and there were there were still rented rooms of a sort , but she could find somewhere , of a sort , to live with other kids and they could do what they jolly well liked ! |
20 | Yes , I was very successful in that respect as well that er , my children , I taught them that just to wait till the January sales and they 'd get what they wanted for half the price ! |
21 | landlords and they used to do whatever they wished to do . |
22 | And they used to make what they called chappens That was , that was a , a tin jug . |
23 | Winkles down at Finn Mill there used to be sm well thousands , millions of them , winkles and the ships used to come round from the Blackwater from Colchester area , come round , stay round the Finn Mill about a fortnight and they used to have what they call a well in their boat and they used to have fill up little sacks like a sand bag of winkles and take them round there and cultivate them . |
24 | You do not know Italian men yet , my dear , but I can tell you they are all — without exception — unbearably vain . |
25 | ‘ They stretch most marvellously , like these are doing now , but I can assure you they never come off ! ’ |
26 | Now how they 're gon na send them I do n't know , but I can assure you they will send them in a hurry . |
27 | But we 'll see what they say . |
28 | Quiz them and they wo n't be able to tell you what was said , but they will know what they intend to say . |