Example sentences of "they [vb past] [pron] [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , when I really insisted that they keep right on the centre line , they found they could do it if they tried hard . |
| 2 | Well they found they could do it far better with a tractor and a mower . |
| 3 | If they liked you they believed they could teach you to do anything and by God ! you 'd do , it as well as anyone . |
| 4 | Well there 's a physical limit to how much we could produce in a an eight hour shift and all the slate makers were adamant that the figures he reckoned they could produce and what they reckoned they could produce you know they were totally different . |
| 5 | Isabel needed his protection as far as Winchester , and if he did n't have those answers before they arrived he would keep her under restraint until he unlocked every secret she possessed . |
| 6 | As they arrived he would take them up to her in bed . |
| 7 | There was a lot of discussion and in the end they decided they 'd leave it up to the caddies . |
| 8 | Erm , as I say , she 's like , she 's very democratic , and she 's always asking them what they felt how , how they felt they should tackle it , I mean They had n't decided what the message should be |
| 9 | They 'd stand there and laugh at you , or say things to get you going , and when they felt they 'd wound you up they 'd walk away laughing . |
| 10 | Soon Alison would know , the Carters would know , everyone would know , and once they knew they would cut me dead . |
| 11 | The trouble was , although they 'd got me to do it — maybe because they knew it would save them money , or maybe because you ca n't get that kind of work done by your usual process shop — I did n't know how to do colour separations . |
| 12 | They knew I would guess they killed Sabine . ’ |
| 13 | Ten teams took part in the first race in 1975 , and they all enjoyed themselves so they thought they would do it again the following year . |
| 14 | Say they needed it at eight , they thought they might need it at eight o'clock and then turned out they did n't , because one body else came in the restaurant , then they 'd just stick that in the fridge over night , and put it out the next morning . |
| 15 | I had thought that builders built houses when they thought they thought they could sell them , I did n't realize it was part of some altruistic policy of complying with planning policy , still we learn everything every day , do n't we ? |
| 16 | Erm , I came down and explained what the nature was , what you wanted to be done , you did n't really explain why and how important that our was , which I felt , that he said what he needing doing , he said what resources he had , and he said that , he did n't really set tasks erm , but he did ask them what they thought they should do you know . |
| 17 | So they thought they 'd have it checked out ? |
| 18 | Maybe they thought you 'd join them . |
| 19 | Why should Billy 's Action Man friends take it out on him — unless they thought he 'd set them up ? ’ |
| 20 | The Gardai said they thought he 'd identify them . |
| 21 | They thought it would stop us did n't they ? |
| 22 | But surely if they did they would find it easily enough . |
| 23 | ‘ If they did you 'd hate her for what she did to Grandfather . ’ |
| 24 | he had , he had a definite attitude problem so they said they would relieve him of his contract oh that 's fair enough , they 're paying you good money and they expect you to work hard and that 's it but we finish at one o'clock next term |
| 25 | Well , I suppose to find out his surname , but I have n't found it out , but they said they would stop it anyway . |
| 26 | I had some material and they said they would make it up into a Kamiz for me , so next time I went there I took along a garment that fitted me . |
| 27 | They said they would send it , they got so far as taking her address , but she changed her mind , she wanted to wear it that night . |
| 28 | Alison added , ‘ They said they would take it , but it is not quite certain that it will be performed . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ When they heard our story they said they would get us out of Romania . |
| 30 | The buil the I 've rung them up and they said they 'd do it . |