Example sentences of "they [verb] they [modal v] [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | To put it another way : how did they think they could share their thoughts about the trick objects with another person ? |
| 2 | Salvadorean women often remark that they live in a " matriarchal society " , by which they mean they must support their children single-handed . |
| 3 | That is why Labour and the Tories stand in areas where they know they will lose their deposits . |
| 4 | Examples of this may be : the agoraphobic person who never goes out because they believe they will collapse and die of a heart attack ; the lift phobic who believes they may become trapped in the lift and suffocate to death ; a person who avoids meeting others because , if a disagreement starts , they believe they will lose their temper and hit people ; and last , a person may obsessively check the locks on doors and windows , believing that somebody is bound to break into the house if they fail to make these checks . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | Certainly no one set any store by when they said they would conduct their final funeral rites . |
| 8 | Although their car and many of their belongings were destroyed by the bomb , they said they would continue their honeymoon . |