Example sentences of "[vb base] they [modal v] [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chelsea say they 'll announce their new manager in the morning . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | I really hope they can raise their game and get us back into the Premier Division . |
| 5 | Those who have missed the target altogether just hope they can find their arrows . |
| 6 | That is why Labour and the Tories stand in areas where they know they will lose their deposits . |
| 7 | How dare the Nottinghamshire police suppose they can throw their weight around in this way ? |
| 8 | Most people find they can improve their recall of dreams with practice . |
| 9 | 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 ) . |
| 10 | Yet they did — and some reckon they will double their earnings this year . |
| 11 | This place is so good that some Peak activists reckon they will take their holidays indoors next year ! |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Salvadorean women often remark that they live in a " matriarchal society " , by which they mean they must support their children single-handed . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I think they would fancy their chances going er with the wind behind them . |
| 18 | I think they mean that I look fat and ugly and I wish they would keep their remarks to themselves . |
| 19 | ‘ I wish they 'd turn their heads , ’ Chris said . |
| 20 | Two people on opposite platforms and when the trains come they will go their different ways and not meet again . |
| 21 | See they used to hurt their neck . |
| 22 | ‘ I fear greatly for their safety — God grant they will retain their lives if not their liberty ! ’ |