Example sentences of "[subord] [det] [modal v] [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some students will use the time to try out major speeches they have never attempted before , and find out where this may take them . |
| 2 | Now do n't put it near anybody cos that 'll cut them . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the strategy is placing renewed pressure on LAG : ‘ Lignite Action 's position has always been that they do not want to allow any form of boreholing or test-drilling by the company because this will give them a foothold into the area and once in , it will prove more difficult for them to be ousted again ’ . |
| 4 | Children , it is suggested , need to be inducted into the main forms or aspects of the culture they live in , partly because this will equip them to lead full adult lives , and partly because culture seems to some as inclusive a concept as one can find for planning a general education . |
| 5 | Remember also that companies are interested in your leisure activities , because these may tell them something about you , in particular in relation to the job in question . |
| 6 | The intention of the environmentalists who had campaigned for the referendums was to make it necessary for parliament to pass new legislation , since this would give them the opportunity to press their demands for much stricter controls . |
| 7 | He therefore decreed that before either could reproduce they must fight to the death , with the flesh from the loser being fed to deserving men . |
| 8 | Certainly neither the KGB nor the GRU are going to stop spying , for that would leave them as exposed to criticism as if the CIA suddenly stopped spying on Russia . |
| 9 | Also , do not use large amounts of sticky tape to seal envelopes , as this can render them unusable . |
| 10 | Never use these scissors to cut paper as this will blunt them . |
| 11 | It is not simply that it is a vital matter for some small group of people ( as some may think them to be ) called ‘ Christian feminists ’ who would reconcile their feminism with their Christian faith . |
| 12 | They sang songs like the birds and made shapes on the walls ; and though these could help them not at all , yet they passed the time and enabled them to tell themselves that they were splendid fellows , the very flower of Rabbitry , cleverer than magpies . |