Example sentences of "[adj] [vb base] they [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some say they would move to Germany ; others want to wait . |
| 2 | Some say they 'll take over the children 's education completely as they try to help their youngsters make up for lost time . |
| 3 | Some say they should bring back hanging ; others say it is the politicians they should hang ; but most say there is nothing anybody can do at all . |
| 4 | Some of the Filbert Street faithful reckon they 'll have clinched promotion by then too . |
| 5 | Yet they did — and some reckon they will double their earnings this year . |
| 6 | The risk of losing what little bust they might have is enough to discourage many an overweight lady from commencing to diet , so this diet must therefore be good news for them . |
| 7 | Many fear they will have to take out a second mortgage to pay for the spin-off merchandise from the Macauley Culkin sequel : Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York . |
| 8 | They all think they can remember . |
| 9 | but two to ten shift they 'd have power cut |
| 10 | Five say they 'll vote against the Government , even though that is seen by some as a direct challenge to the Prime Minister 's leadership . |
| 11 | Earth First say they 'll continue to monitor Timbmet and will come back if mahogany trading continues . |
| 12 | But 1 believe they will have to try , and will most of them want to do so . |
| 13 | I think in general term they will go along with the erm the de-furbishment or the destruction of the er but my understanding is they are reserving their judgement until they 've seen some version of the plan . |
| 14 | ‘ The rich think they can buy anything , do n't they ? ’ |
| 15 | Their joint wish is that before they both die they will find out who killed their son , when it happened and how it was done . |
| 16 | Such abuses were seldom reported , thorough investigations were rarely held , and " the few perpetrators disciplined or prosecuted usually get little more than a slap on the wrist and most know they can get away with it unchallenged " . |
| 17 | The prosecutor tells them that if they both confess they will go to jail for ten years ; if neither confesses they will get two years ; if only one confesses he ( the confessor ) will get just one year while his fellow prisoner goes down for 20 . |