Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] they [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before the brigade of receptionists change shift they must ensure that all work has been processed as far as possible and that any messages or matters to be dealt with are brought to the attention of the evening shift . |
| 2 | In the present situation , the officers find themselves in a very difficult position , I can not imagine an officer saying no to a member and this is what has happened if we run out of money , then the very thing that we are seeking to do , in other words to implement the democratic process to allow people to come to meetings and speak will go by the way , and I can remember some time ago when I was a new member on here saying I would be prepared to attend property sub-committee briefings as a deputy and not be paid and I was very smartly brought up by a friend in the labour group who said that 's all right for you , you can afford it , but it 's not alright for some of us 'cause we can't. and the difficulty is if we run out of money and we either have to stop the allowances or we have to slash the allowances , yeah , knows who it was , we have to slash the allowances , then legitimately people will be able to say that the democratic process is being stifled because they are not going to be allowed to go to meetings , and therefore , I think that situations whereby a member attends to speak to a , an item , a specific item and then stays on for a double length meetings and claims double length allowances that sort of thing has got to be stopped , and also members attending just to nod approval at something that has happened that they 've been associated with , that should stop , if they want to come they should come at their own expense . |
| 3 | Remember , though , that badgering agents is quite useless ; if they want to come they will come , but telephoning them and overselling yourself can be just as useless as not letting them know that you 're alive and working . |
| 4 | Apparently , the authors have concluded from published research that women get interrupted because they ‘ allow themselves ’ to be ( does this ‘ contributory negligence ’ argument remind us of anything ? ) and if they want to succeed they must emulate male speech . |
| 5 | Most want to feel they can give responsibility to one contract . |
| 6 | Once they have realized what they want to achieve they can talk about this to their child . |
| 7 | Unfortunately when other divisions come and use it they seem to think they can pick up the caravan and there 'll be a wonderful display in there |
| 8 | ‘ Some people seem to think they will be picked regardless . |
| 9 | Liberal Democrats like to think they can provide the brain to Labour 's brawn , but with 18 MPs and 19 per cent of the vote , Ashdown 's claim to provide ‘ leadership for the wider debate about the construction of a post-socialist , non-Conservative Britain ’ is a fantasy . |
| 10 | Presumably pop-stars and politicians feel otherwise , but many people like to feel they can control the extent to which their names are known ; it is to them an aspect of personal privacy , and it extends to other identifiers like home address . |
| 11 | Palace 's recent turnaround in form gives some cause for optimism that their relegation fears will recede in the New Year , but if Howard Wilkinson 's men continue to falter they could find themselves being unthinkably dragged into the mire . |
| 12 | Okay , so I lied about the cuddly toy and the microwave , but I bet if ART could have got them into the Multiverb 's 1U , 19″ rack format they would have . |
| 13 | If we stay put they can stay up there and fry the valley bottom , and us with it . |
| 14 | As a result , you keep wishing they 'd wind up this particular gag and move on to the next item , a frustration which makes the film seem drawn out and sluggish . |
| 15 | Mill manager , informs us that if all the bags that has packed were laid end to end they would reach to Moscow ! |
| 16 | If they go skiing they might break their leg … |
| 17 | With the next trowel-full I 'm going to find a new species and I keep hoping they 'll name it after me . |
| 18 | ‘ They tend to think they 'll be cutting trendy hairstyles all day . |
| 19 | People tend to think they can just draw like Picasso without having any basic learning of drawing . |
| 20 | People tend to think they can just draw like Picasso without having any basic learning of drawing . |
| 21 | Do think they 'll work it out ? |
| 22 | But I do think they will struggle to score goals with Nigel Clough up front on his own . |
| 23 | ‘ I do think they should do something for it . ’ |
| 24 | If the problems they fear do arise they will stop sending buses on to the estate . |
| 25 | But if Labour do win they will make the usual hash of things and then the whole merry-go-round will begin again . |
| 26 | Though he declined to say who he thought would win tomorrow , one gets the impression that he will be in Scotland 's corner , remembering that if they do win they will head for Twickenham and possible Triple Crown glory . |
| 27 | But I do know they would weigh up the dangers and think about the very fact that they could fly . |
| 28 | If they do appear they should be reported to SST immediately : |
| 29 | are , are out , are out now , in , in relation to consultation and user groups and their re or representative organizations , have been asked to comment in relation to the whole process before we go , we get to Panel and P and R er , so that we get , and then full Council , so we will get some indication , and twenty six particularly , so that , maybe those members in the last er , er , Council do realize they might have got , we might have got our fingers burnt in relation to this particular issue . |
| 30 | The Dean in Chapter of Hereford Cathedral have yet to vote for the privatisation scheme although I do believe they might just vote for it . |