Example sentences of "[subord] they [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The range of political institutions and objectives is well discussed , although one could have wished for more emphasis to be placed on European Community matters and where they may lead us . |
| 2 | You take one or two , having studied the collectors of the world , and the highly professional fences of the antique market , and place them where they 'll bring you in the best and safest return . |
| 3 | They told him to ignore it and to remain at home where they would join him for the evening . |
| 4 | Shabby streets scattered with litter , full of houses where they 'd give you a bed and a bowl of cereal for a fiver , no questions asked . |
| 5 | In fact , I hate playing in Britain because I 've always wanted to play in Spain or Belgium where they 'd understand me . |
| 6 | The conclusions are obvious enough : that there was a tendency among some Victorians to have fewer children where they could arrange it that way , and that improved medical care , hygiene , sanitation and living conditions generally were improving life-expectancy and helping to eradicate infant deaths . |
| 7 | Full marks on their specialist round on palms — lots of long unpronounceable latin names , and then on to the quick fire round where they could blow it all by answering incorrectly . |
| 8 | Not like they were in the dreams he had had recently , where they could torment him without his being able to retaliate . |
| 9 | Almost immediately they began working out the details of their new counselling service — or , as they preferred to call it , their chat-line — and how and where they could fit it into their already busy schedule . |
| 10 | Instead of tripping over their shoes while doing quick changes , each chair had pockets where they could thrust them out of the way . |
| 11 | They looked like anatomies of death , they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves , they did eat dead carrions , happy where they could find them , yea , and one another soon after , insomuch as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out of their graves , and if they found a plot of water cress or shamrocks , there they flocked as to a feast for the time , yet not able long to continue therewithal , that in short space there were none almost left , and a most populous and plentiful country suddenly left void of man or beast . |
| 12 | Instead of land being in demand , lords were having to accept tenants where they could find them , on conditions which the tenants were prepared to offer . |
| 13 | The nasty part is that , either way , it could be a ploy to get Mrs Fraser into the Republic , where they can pick her up . ’ |
| 14 | So brace yourself for events which may seem puzzling at times , but which will eventually straighten themselves out , although they may leave you in an exhausted state . |
| 15 | My whole being snags and crackles with broken glass , but that 's all right , because although they may smell me , nobody sees me and nobody knows me . |
| 16 | Your employer has no legal or even moral obligation to house you , although they may advise you on what is available locally in the public and private sector . |
| 17 | If the calf dies , you will wish you were not wearing them either , although they may help you as you dig a hole for the body . |
| 18 | Erm and although they may say they 're noise tested , erm I think you 've got ta question whether they 're noise tested to the level . |
| 19 | Although they would regard it as the highlight of their year , many would make their way back with a sore head and a light pocket . |
| 20 | The only drawback is the cost — a hefty £1950 in London , £1450 outside — although they 'll help you arrange a home birth on the NHS if you ca n't afford their own service . |
| 21 | Some men certainly lost their estates , although they might recover them later as political fortunes changed , but there is no real reason to believe that the estates themselves were normally impoverished by the fighting . |
| 22 | So what I was gon na say was , that , that partic , partic er participant observations typically involves actually living with the , the study for a fair amount of time , so erm although they might tell you a pack of lies initially you can actually observe what they 're like , what they do and see whether they fit what they 've said and as time goes on you ha hope to develop some kind of rapport with them so that they might totally understand . |
| 23 | The authority may not determine the application before the period is complete but they are not bound to follow any representations received although they must consider them . |
| 24 | My parents were concerned at our attachment to her , although they could understand it . |
| 25 | Their wings are often swept forward slightly although they can close them and dive at tremendous speeds ( Figure 9 ) . |
| 26 | This task is made all the more necessary by the fact that opponents of absolute holism often find it strongly counter-intuitive , not to say absurd ; although they can grasp it at a very general level , they have difficulty in imagining either how it could be developed , or what would make it plausible . |
| 27 | but they can sell it to shops , a crate of it to shops cheaper than than they can sell it so that means |
| 28 | Even then it piled up far faster than they could analyse it . |
| 29 | Even Samuel Montagu had said the purpose of the Crown Suppliers was to provide for departments more efficiently than they could do it for themselves or from any other source . |
| 30 | As it turned out , she was able to tell the experts more than they could tell her . |