Example sentences of "[vb base] they [modal v] [verb] [pos pn] " 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 | Chelsea say they 'll announce their new manager in the morning . |
| 3 | Police say they 'll treat her remarks as a formal complaint . |
| 4 | Police say they 'll treat her remarks as a formal complaint . |
| 5 | A farmer and his family who live in a wooden shack on their organic farm say they will lose their home and their livelihood if they are n't allowed to build a proper house . |
| 6 | ‘ We hope they will reach their decision as soon as possible , because it is not the sort of thing we like to have hanging over us . ’ |
| 7 | I want to leave by about ten tomorrow so I 'll get on to a garage first thing in the morning and hope they can fix my car straight away . ’ |
| 8 | I really hope they can raise their game and get us back into the Premier Division . |
| 9 | Those who have missed the target altogether just hope they can find their arrows . |
| 10 | You buy lots of brazils , peanuts , and walnuts because you know they will make your festive tablepiece . |
| 11 | That is why Labour and the Tories stand in areas where they know they will lose their deposits . |
| 12 | How dare the Nottinghamshire police suppose they can throw their weight around in this way ? |
| 13 | Most people find they can improve their recall of dreams with practice . |
| 14 | But I find myself coming down against its styling ( subjective , I know ) and awkward control layout ( still somewhat subjective , but two people here reckon they would trap their little fingers between the switch and volume control ) . |
| 15 | Yet they did — and some reckon they will double their earnings this year . |
| 16 | This place is so good that some Peak activists reckon they will take their holidays indoors next year ! |
| 17 | Examples of this may be : the agoraphobic person who never goes out because they believe they will collapse and die of a heart attack ; the lift phobic who believes they may become trapped in the lift and suffocate to death ; a person who avoids meeting others because , if a disagreement starts , they believe they will lose their temper and hit people ; and last , a person may obsessively check the locks on doors and windows , believing that somebody is bound to break into the house if they fail to make these checks . |
| 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 | One fundamental difference between junior and adult fiction is that many ( in certain periods , most ) writers for children feel they must tell their readers what they want them to know or to feel . |
| 20 | Salvadorean women often remark that they live in a " matriarchal society " , by which they mean they must support their children single-handed . |
| 21 | Rangers go to Motherwell knowing that if they avoid defeat they will equal their best unbeaten sequence of matches — 38 — set back in 1975/76 when they won the domestic treble . |
| 22 | and Ruth says I commit myself to him , he will now be my god , and therefore your people will be my people , your home will be my home , your destiny will be my destiny the way is clear , she makes that greatest decision of her life , a decision that will affect the whole of her life but its not as say a life decision is a commitment now , we , we , we are always confronted , day after day we are confronted to make decisions , some of you make decisions and were not too committed about them , and if things alter they will change our minds , not just a ladies prerogative to change her mind , men do it as well and things happen and we think oh no well , I wo n't go through with that I 'll change my mind before its too late , but here Ruth she is not just making a decision , she is making a total commitment , a commitment that is worth time of the whole of her life , to promised to be loyal to de to Naomi and her deceased husband , she promises loyalty to Naomi 's race and the people of god , but above all she acknowledge 's Naomi 's god and her willingness to follow him to the end , you know this , how she finishes of this commitment where you die I will die its to the end its to the end of my life , I will not walk out of it and even after you 've gone mother in law , even after you are dead I am still committed to that decision , this decision I am making today where you die I will die , there I will be buried , and here she sorts of puts this solemn vow to this commitment , thus may the lord to do me and worse if any thing but death parts you and me . |
| 23 | Think they 'll raise our pay ? |
| 24 | I think they would fancy their chances going er with the wind behind them . |
| 25 | They think they 'd have your bags . |
| 26 | ‘ You could try , but I think they 'd find your case more interesting . ’ |
| 27 | I think they mean that I look fat and ugly and I wish they would keep their remarks to themselves . |
| 28 | Well I wish they 'd correct your spelling . |
| 29 | ‘ I wish they 'd turn their heads , ’ Chris said . |
| 30 | Two people on opposite platforms and when the trains come they will go their different ways and not meet again . |