Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] they [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We might not even get as much coverage as Sunderland if they manage to get into the play-offs ( and with the way their luck goes they 'll get a play-off place by finishing tenth ) . |
| 2 | If partnerships find the case proven they should consider how the tensions towards fragmentation might be reduced and how they might come to be a better understanding of the responsibilities and common commitments which are essential in any decentralised organisation . |
| 3 | The Ministry of Defence say they 'll help anyone who asks for help … |
| 4 | Hitachi Ltd and Toshiba Corp say they will step up their production of 4M-bit memory chips shortly in response to recovery in the US market : Hitachi intends to boost monthly output by July to 8m from the current 7.5m and as it is near capacity will have to get more of them from Goldstar Co ; Toshiba said it would raise monthly output to between 6m and 7m by September from the 5m or so it is doing right now . |
| 5 | But the English Tourist Board say they 'll support the region in the absence of a regional tourist board , and will urgently seek a replacement . |
| 6 | When Jonathan Malcolm and his girlfriend met they could have little idea of the trouble which lay in store . |
| 7 | Labour say they would increase policing levels still further , and the Liberal Democrats are calling for new crime prevention programmes . |
| 8 | Labour 's shadow chancellor John Smith unveils their alternative budget promising everyone earning up to £22,000 a year they would be better Dr Ashok Kumar launched his campaign to retain Langabrugh pledging ‘ I 'm here to Opinion polls show the Tories with a three point Labour say they would scrap the City Technology Colleges if they won power . |
| 9 | Labour say they 'll give local people the right to reject such schemes in future , but admit the Yorkley development may have already gone too far to stop . |
| 10 | That way , if you should pass out before the ambulance arrives they will know when you last applied pressure . |
| 11 | Maybe somebody in the pentagon figured they could find out how ill he was just by listening to it . |
| 12 | Chief Inspector , Robin Harrier , says the increase in crime means they must take more action . |
| 13 | ‘ When you expect a deal to happen they may tell you there has been a last minute problem and the people either providing the funds or the guarantee either require a non-performance bond to be put up or require some kind of payment up front to prove you really mean business . |
| 14 | One-third of five- and six-year-olds in one study said they would prefer to be without their sibling altogether — hardly a vote of confidence in sibship . |
| 15 | Other research suggested they might become concentrated , churned around in the waves and eventually deposited back along the beaches and banks of local estuaries . |
| 16 | And er Oh and if he If the time of the the er tinkers that they came round , if they came round about the time of the the pig killing they would look for the piece of bacon . |
| 17 | But the men stayed locked up for two hours until their boss agreed they would repair the faulty central heating immediately — on overtime . |
| 18 | Council say they 'll beat the British National Party . |
| 19 | The council say they must pay up . |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Borough Council say they will save £400,000 a year by switching to a fortnightly collection of rubbish . |
| 21 | Kelly 's management say they will continue with measures to eradicate drug abuse on the premises and that following the incident they would be stepping up their own security . |
| 22 | Management say they should wait until September when the results of a EC study into pay is released . |
| 23 | Draw attention , if necessary , to the fact that words may not be pronounced the way their spelling suggest they will sound . |
| 24 | This report by the Commons Social Security Committee says they could have some of it now … if it was n't for administrators and liquidators spending months in legal wrangles over who gets what . |
| 25 | While Tayside Region and Perth and Kinross District Council indicated they could afford only part of the survey , estimated at £80,000-£100,000 , the Scottish Office reply was unequivocal . |
| 26 | On 5 November 1978 , four generals called Afshar saying they must see him at once . |
| 27 | Had the girl known they would follow her ? |
| 28 | Anti-car-theft company Nightstick believe they will help steer Lewis through his world heavyweight final eliminator at London 's Earls Court on October 31 — and help make the £4m battle a sell-out . |
| 29 | At first , Topaz thought they must have quarrelled but , as the stillness was never broken , she concluded it was yet another odd custom practised by the strange women who surrounded her . |
| 30 | Whatever party forms the next Government , people like Chick Grail hopes they 'll do much more to keep the wheels of industry turning . |