Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] they [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No doubt if their theses eventually appear they will contradict my oversimplified ideas on the matter , but this seems to me an ideal place to demonstrate " event stratigraphy " . |
| 2 | When astronomers could build a large enough telescope they would see the lunar inhabitants going about their daily lives . |
| 3 | She said , ‘ I only hope they can leave you alone for one night . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Master Rickie Crowninshield likes to scuba , ’ McIllvanney said sourly , ‘ and his daddy 's paying for the gear , so gear they will have . |
| 5 | That 's why er people who come to our company and then after a year or so think they can go away and do this on their own , ca n't do it . |
| 6 | Parliament was an assembly over which the clergy had no theoretical control , however much weight they might wield within it in practice ; convocation was a provincial — not a national assembly , and , though often summoned on the king 's nod , it met by , and laid down , its own procedures and determined its own composition . |
| 7 | He is dependent on the permission of others for every step he takes , and if they so wish they can make it impossible for him to carry on any concrete activity . |
| 8 | Though if you give them enough notice they can do almost anything … |
| 9 | If the very best single they can come up with is a double A-side featuring Hale & Pace ( Britain 's unfunniest men ) doing ‘ The Stonk ’ , and Victoria Wood stretching that tired Ovaltine and slippers persona to new depths of smugness , then March 15 could be a very depressing day indeed . |
| 10 | Those who have missed the target altogether just hope they can find their arrows . |
| 11 | The best deal they could strike . |
| 12 | Mr Major embodies the growing number of people who , though not mystified about their humble class origins , no longer believe they should remain , as he put it , ‘ boxed in ’ to them forever . |
| 13 | When you 've been with the same bank since you were thirteen , you somehow feel they will grow up with you . |
| 14 | I just wish they 'd get the hell out of My Life . |
| 15 | I just wish they 'd stagger lecture finishing times because the corridors just get so totally packed |
| 16 | Well all the way from , they used to come from and they used to have some sunbonnets on , I always remember they used to have the , I 'm not a dressmaker but you know a la they do n't like frills down the back that used to hang down the back and the I remember them coming round selling blocks of salt . |
| 17 | Their response has been to greatly enlarge the present building but they still feel they must plan to plant churches . |
| 18 | Although they have other options , the fact they have not yet given up on Hirst means they still feel they can sign their prime target . |
| 19 | ‘ I still think they should take advantage of their education , ’ retorted Flora . |
| 20 | " I still think they should come down . |
| 21 | A Somali taxi-driver denounces those in his country who still think they can make a radical revolution , before turning to a discussion of the narcotic , khat , legally available in Britain but banned for some time in the US . |
| 22 | John Gorman says … they still believe in themselves and still think they can do it but they need to get a result … |
| 23 | The police say some drivers still think they can get away with it . |
| 24 | But the Junior also felt a little odd , the playing area being rather off to one side , so Hamer would say it 's this that they 've looked to address — but I still think they could have done it better . |
| 25 | All this talk of 2 points per game and championships is a bit premature , we 'll end up sounding like scumites who always think they 'll win everything . |
| 26 | Britain will stump up 14 per cent , France and West Germany both say they will pay 22 per cent . |
| 27 | If trade unions can stir up support they will receive sympathy from non-Communists who cherish the five storey factory as part of the national heritage . |
| 28 | But they also know they can give you at least a bit of a chance . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ They probably feel they should sort out their lives because of the risk of war , ’ Maureen said . |
| 30 | Those who know no better probably reckon they can put one over Mary , passing her off as a cups-of-tea , rustic East Country accent , down-home , fund-raising type . |