Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | School board superintendents complained they had to hire the buddies , allies and nephews of board members . |
| 2 | but they did n't explode , so the RAF lads said they were made of macaroni . |
| 3 | Light rail supporters claim they are fast , clean , efficient and can reduce congestion . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , Germany 's employer , trade and industry associations said they had formed a committee to fight xenophobia , which is now said to be putting off foreigners from investing in the country 's impoverished East . |
| 5 | College officials said they could not recall any previous speaker receiving such an enthusiastic welcome . |
| 6 | Oxfam aid workers say they 've become the new targets in the war in Somalia . |
| 7 | EPA officials say they do n't know who prepared what 's come to be known as the EPA 's hit-list . |
| 8 | But reality in the 1990s mean her story has a side retailers feel they ca n't ignore and that means it 's off sale . |
| 9 | A group of mobile cafe owners say they 'll fight moves to ban their vehicles from the roadside on a busy dual carriageway . |
| 10 | The cafe owners say they 've never caused an accident . |
| 11 | A group of mobile cafe owners say they 'll fight moves to ban their vehicles from the roadside on a busy dual carriageway . |
| 12 | Queensland aborigines believe they can sing a man to death , and indeed recently managed to sing the state 's premier — a white man , a New Zealand migrant who cared little for ‘ black fellows ’ — out of office . |
| 13 | Say Happyhol Cabins confirm they 'll be over Monday to erect . |
| 14 | In the course of our case studies , we found that programmers/analysts capable of working in certain specific software/hardware areas ( for example , IBM System 38 , PICK ) were extremely scarce , in some cases so much so that " nobody is training them any more " ( since high turnover rates meant they would not have the chance to amortise the training investment ) . |
| 15 | A recent survey of BHRCA members found they had joined principally because they wanted an effective voice to put the industry 's case to Government . |
| 16 | A spokesman said : ‘ Many rang in on car phones saying they would be late . ’ |
| 17 | Opposition leaders say they want an early general election . |
| 18 | Hounslow councillors say they had been under the impression that relations between them and the police were slowly improving , although Mr Wetzel and John Connolly , the influential chair of housing , continue to boycott the statutory police consultative group . |
| 19 | Milton Keynes police believe they know who his killer is … and with more help from the public they 'll be able to make an arrest . |
| 20 | How dare the Nottinghamshire police suppose they can throw their weight around in this way ? |
| 21 | Than when the ambulance men arrived they also tried to revive it . |
| 22 | Regular handling and fondling of the young animals helps ensure they grow up into docile but nonetheless bold animals . |
| 23 | As Japanese banks can count 45% of unrealised gains on shareholdings as capital , Japanese banks with huge equity portfolios thought they would easily meet the deadline . |
| 24 | Who are the users of accounting information and which accounting reports do they normally use ? |
| 25 | Last year Detroit 's car makers thought they were about to turn the corner in their battle against the Japanese . |
| 26 | The car makers say they 're confident there 'll be no shortage of buyers . |
| 27 | The small size of the formulations compared to red blood cells means they could penetrate solid tumours , making them more susceptible to chemotherapy and radiotherapy , and they could reach inaccessible parts of the heart during surgery . |
| 28 | Futures punters know they are playing with fire which is why some ask not to be rung at home , and the name of the commodities firm is never to be given to anyone who answers the office phone . |
| 29 | All three potential Kunsthalle directors say they are being welcomed by the lower Manhattan art community . |
| 30 | Poly administrators say they do n't want any more disruption like that and they 've agreed to talks . |