Example sentences of "they [vb past] [pron] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they entered they could hear someone playing a cello . |
| 2 | Then , when I really insisted that they keep right on the centre line , they found they could do it if they tried hard . |
| 3 | Well they found they could do it far better with a tractor and a mower . |
| 4 | If they liked you they believed they could teach you to do anything and by God ! you 'd do , it as well as anyone . |
| 5 | 38 witnesses , among 90 creditors owed almost £2 million when How went bankrupt , have told the court they believed he 'd put their money into secure deposit accounts . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | As they arrived he would take them up to her in bed . |
| 9 | If I had refused … they threatened they would take our parents ’ lives . ’ |
| 10 | The little ones would giggle at that if they noticed , and if they giggled she 'd know what about , he was sure . |
| 11 | There was a lot of discussion and in the end they decided they 'd leave it up to the caddies . |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | The colonial assemblies saw themselves as bodies parallel to the House of Commons and they felt they could use their authority over finance to control the royal governors . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Against all reason they felt it could turn his slow decline around like a Lourdes ' miracle . |
| 16 | Soon Alison would know , the Carters would know , everyone would know , and once they knew they would cut me dead . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | They knew I would guess they killed Sabine . ’ |
| 19 | Perhaps that was what mothers meant when they insisted you should change your underwear daily for fear you should be run over . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 ? |
| 23 | They thought they could regain his soul by sorcery , and so they devoted all of their time to weaving a spell to do so . |
| 24 | They thought they could say anything and get away with it . ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Some of the crew were against this because they thought they 'd get their watches stolen ( I ask you ) and some in favour so that they could get a closer look at the women ( I ask you ) . |
| 27 | So they thought they 'd have it checked out ? |
| 28 | Maybe they thought you 'd join them . |
| 29 | Why should Billy 's Action Man friends take it out on him — unless they thought he 'd set them up ? ’ |
| 30 | The Gardai said they thought he 'd identify them . |