Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] they [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Results will be given as quickly as possible , but some experts fear they could take up to a month if demand is high . |
| 2 | You might be in here , harmless , visiting somebody , and before you could say Werewolves Unite they 'd have you on the operating table , jacking both legs off . |
| 3 | Home owners and charities say the rules could lead to administrative chaos , and local authorities fear they will have to pick up most of the tab . |
| 4 | Bus company operators insist they will lose custom if the plan to move bus stops from the High Row to Crown Street goes ahead . |
| 5 | The researchers say they can find no evidence of occupational exposure among medical staff or farmers , with the one known case of a farmer whose cattle had BSE developing CJD being regarded as chance , rather than direct transmission . |
| 6 | It comprises a cash alternative worth up to 23p a share and 43p per preference share , but irate shareholders say they would get more money — 46p a share — if the company went into voluntary liquidation . |
| 7 | The authorities say they 'll provide alternative services for everyone who uses the Centre and that they hope to redeploy the forty staff . |
| 8 | Our lads say they 'll try to join the Irish Guards . |
| 9 | If elected , the three dissidents say they will continue to sit in the opposition as independents . |
| 10 | The other Andeans say they will go on with free trade without Ecuador , if need be . |
| 11 | The Government has suspended moves to cut subsidies pending the results of a joint inquiry but many dentists say they will quit the NHS if the issue is n't scrapped . |
| 12 | Many of Britain 's 18,000 dentists say they will refuse to take any more NHS patients if the Government cuts subsidies . |
| 13 | Spokesmen for both schools say they will obey the law if they are ordered to admit women , but they will do so grudgingly , as they did with blacks in the 1970s . |
| 14 | British Waterways believe they could use other canal networks , via Oxford and Milton Keynes , to move Welsh water to the south east of England , avoiding future drought . |
| 15 | That 's really what both parties believe they will get out of this contract . |
| 16 | The proposed ban was eventually carried by 7 votes to 5 , but hunt supporters believe they 'll win the full vote next month . |
| 17 | These little units boast they can withstand even the fiercest tempest , allowing the owner to remain snug and comfortable inside as the elements rage outside . |
| 18 | But the Lib Dems think THEY can take North East because they beat the Tories soundly in the local council elections last year . |
| 19 | Too many drivers think they can wind down the window , sing a song , have a conversation and it 'll go away , but I 'm afraid it does n't . |
| 20 | ‘ Now my parents realise they may have to go to help with identification . |
| 21 | Crushed to death : boy 's parents say they may sue for damages . |
| 22 | Some non-muslim parents say they 'll boycott swimming lessons while they 're segregated . |
| 23 | In the meantime ramblers say they 'll continue to campaign what they say is the right to enjoy their forest . |
| 24 | The first survey ever of such tests has found that another 59 companies say they may start testing . |
| 25 | But the big record companies say they need elaborate long term contracts to invest in new talent . |
| 26 | Commuters say they 'll believe it when they see it . |
| 27 | An independent Conservative candidate may stand against John Taylor at the General Election , and some local Conservatives say they will support him . |
| 28 | Bus company directors say they may withdraw services from an estate if plans to introduce sleeping policemen are given the go-ahead . |
| 29 | Their parents hope they will follow in Adam 's footsteps . |
| 30 | ‘ People do n't use pubs like they used to do and that 's the demise of the country pub , not so much the other things that have been said . |