Example sentences of "[vb base] they [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drinkers at Peter Kavanagh 's pub in Egerton Street , Toxteth , Liverpool , say they ca n't tell the difference between Harry and Johnny . |
| 2 | They say they ca n't discuss the case until the inquest is over . |
| 3 | Councillors say they ca n't afford the repairs which would cost three million pounds a year . |
| 4 | The people of both villages say they 'll also remember the 2 men who sacrificed their lives yesterday . |
| 5 | Yet even the cooperative farmers say they 'll now support the strike . |
| 6 | Factory bonuses have been replaced by compulsory pay deductions to buy government bonds , and many enterprises say they can not buy the bonds because they no longer have any cash . |
| 7 | Association chief executive Frank Clark said : ‘ We say we wo n't give in to the IRA and yet the police say they can not guarantee the safety of a manager at a football match . ’ |
| 8 | If you try and fudge it and set up three or four , say they can all discuss the same thing , you are building in the ability for major conflicts . |
| 9 | ‘ They will not only raise awareness , but we hope they will also raise the quality of education on social concerns , as well as stimulating organisations and individuals to take action to address the problems , ’ said Ashish Sen , Producer and Media Coordinator with the centre . |
| 10 | To conclude I think that we should go along rather than hope sort of an aspect of Conservative philosophy which is that people should be encouraged to earn money and they should be encouraged to save money and that therefore in this case this means proposing this Conservative motion , though I hope they will actually have the common sense to withdraw it . |
| 11 | Rachel 's parents say they know they ca n't stop the programme but they 'll be switching it off . |
| 12 | You know they would rather see the old concerts . |
| 13 | ‘ If Safeway succeed they could completely undermine the new Cornmill shopping centre due to open this August . |
| 14 | As they bargain they can now stop the drama and turn ( out of role ) to their peers and ask for help . |
| 15 | When they start to unpack , they find they ca n't get the cellar door open . |
| 16 | A senior British source said yesterday : ‘ If the Irish find they can not ratify the Maastricht treaty there is n't going to be a treaty . ’ |
| 17 | And the only place with a lock on is the bathroom and I reckon they 'll blooming knock the blooming door down by the sound of it . |
| 18 | Strongly influenced by their worldwide sales to date of over 60 million ‘ Walkman ’ products , they believe they can similarly capture a huge mass market for personal , on-the-move , multimedia information and games . |
| 19 | But back Northampton went and though they held the first Nottingham surge they could not stop the second and scrum-half Hughes dived over on the left to score a try which earned a standing ovation . |
| 20 | If England lose they can still reach the finals as one of the best two second-placed teams in the three four-team European groups . |
| 21 | Well no I just wondered if you 've had your own telly and you 've just got it private you know , I mean they would n't have no records |
| 22 | They say government cutbacks mean they ca n't do the job properly . |
| 23 | But there are no plans for the houses , many fear they 'll just remain a boarded-up eyesore instead of providing much-needed accomodation . |
| 24 | The POA says previous appeals for extra staff have fallen on deaf ears ; if the same happens this time , they fear they 'll soon have a riot on their hands . |
| 25 | Some accountants are reluctant to take unpaid leave because they fear they will not have a job to come back to if , as seems to many likely , there is another wave of redundancies . |
| 26 | 10am : Talks break down after cats claim they ca n't understand a word I say . |
| 27 | If you call they may not have the cash in the house . |
| 28 | I think they 'll just buy a strip anyway . |
| 29 | I 've seen them , but I mean if , if they saw anything , I think they 'd just turn a blind eye to most of it . |
| 30 | The scenes of horror and infamy on board of a man-of-war are so many and so great that I think they must rather disgust a mind than allure it . ’ |