Example sentences of "[vb base] they [modal v] [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who live nearby say they 'll do everything in their power to try to stop it . |
| 2 | Say they 'll learn something from this lot . |
| 3 | The Ministry of Defence say they 'll help anyone who asks for help … |
| 4 | But they say they can do nothing . |
| 5 | yeah , well I was gon na say those new five P's are but you see you just get the new five P's and low and behold they will produce something else |
| 6 | And they know they 'll get something . |
| 7 | Boys seem to make an effort only if they are going into a situation where they know they might meet someone they fancy , whereas lots of girls I know will put on make-up just to go to the local shop ! |
| 8 | For she was one of those born failures as a disciplinarian , one of those teachers whose classes know they can do anything they want . |
| 9 | If you can manage to get one photo of a gunmen in all that crowd , how many more were there they did n't get a photo of you know , erm , so that 's bull shit for a start the said that they only fired upon identified targets , going on motorbikes , and erm , I mean the thing is , the para 's are a highly disciplined , highly trained apparently at a you were n't even allowed to go out there without at least five years experience yeah , they were soldiers , they need and I ca n't believe that they negligibly you know , cos there was women and children there , and nearly all of them had wives and kids , you know , and there was reports from like the Irish saying oh yeah , they were mixing body er , care and body people and fucking laughing and joking over dead bodies and my old man said yeah if you just , if you just seen something drop most people will laugh and joke about it , you know I do n't know if you 've ever meet this sort of , old man , but the service sort of a , a unique sense of they can laugh at anything , you know they can see somebody with its guts put out in front of them and they 'll fucking crack out about it , its the only way they can stop themselves cracking up , or fucking crying sort of thing . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ They are very skilful boys and I believe they will cause lots of problems at Windsor Park . ’ |
| 12 | There 's bound to be some rub-off , but I like to maintain a balance so that at least in one subject area of the school the children feel they can contribute something of themselves , and the work therefore becomes meaningful for them , as opposed to working from a set format , like an art school ; end-product , colour exercise and the rest of it . |
| 13 | It 's very important they feel they can do something themselves as well . |
| 14 | And if their own experiences are dealt with , ‘ they feel they can offer something to their children ’ . |
| 15 | But surely , if people feel they can produce something which will stand up to repeated inspection , one should expect only the very best . |
| 16 | Ludwig Holzer claims that slobs work harder because they feel they must prove something . |
| 17 | Some people are unable to make choices because they feel they must have everything and can not accept the loss that is inherent in exercising choice . |
| 18 | I mean they 'll do nothing about sex , they 'll just do all about morals , wo n't they , and decent , respectable people I 'd say and biology 's just cold and clinical . |
| 19 | Where yo where you are I mean they 'll have nothing . |
| 20 | ‘ She is a qualified international referee and although the players are entitled to their opinions , I think they might say something different in the morning , ’ Foo said . |
| 21 | people think they ought to do something for you . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Parochial self-interest — People think they will lose something of value as a result . |
| 24 | Many businesses think they can do nothing to protect themselves — but Barclays offers well-proven ways to limit damage which no business can afford to ignore . |
| 25 | But they think they can run everything from Detroit and that 's the way the organisation is going to be restructured . |
| 26 | ‘ The rich think they can buy anything , do n't they ? ’ |
| 27 | Thus when the officials think they must do something to stimulate tourism , plant trees or preserve the countryside , instead of acting themselves , they float a tourist board , a forestry commission or a countryside commission . |
| 28 | But I think they could learn something from us . |
| 29 | They should n't drink and if they do they should ask someone else to drive . |