Example sentences of "they [vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it 'd got this eggshell in the bottom and they used they would work a a mast a sail on it . |
| 2 | Captain America and Billy the Kid had blown it when they believed they could make a lot of money and retire , but life was not simply about economics ; they had , according to Fonda , found their freedom but their liberty was like the statue in New York harbour , surrounded by polluted waters . |
| 3 | I knew MPs who could n't sleep at night because they were going through lobbies voting against their consciences for the Gulf war — to kill 100,000 people — because they believed it would help a Labour victory . |
| 4 | They assumed he would provide a technical input but underestimated the degree of creative guidance he would proffer . |
| 5 | And if they thought that she was going to invite Colin and Yvonne in for a drink when they arrived they would get a shock . |
| 6 | Not very seriously — just a hand up her dress — but they felt they would prefer a better neighbourhood . |
| 7 | Immediately they thought they would make a fortune if they were able to sell this food in shops . |
| 8 | They thought they would get a warm welcome when they offered the money to the charity-funded hospice in Milton , Cambs . |
| 9 | He said : ‘ I was outraged they thought they could tell a bookseller what to do . |
| 10 | so we 've got one or two people because they thought they 'd do a duo on design and print buying from them |
| 11 | And here were people who wanted him not just for the name on the letter-head , but because they thought he could make a positive contribution . |
| 12 | They said they 'd give a lot of help . |
| 13 | But it was so costly so they said they 'd get a second hand one . |
| 14 | she can move them but she 's got no use in them , so they said it 'll take a long time |
| 15 | And at school they said I would make a good teacher . |
| 16 | I thought that would be that , but they said he could have a vote , and he loves to go . |
| 17 | After examining it , they considered it would make a good tool-box and decided to take it with them . |