Example sentences of "[vb infin] they [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Your friend would know they 'd kill him .
2 I do n't know they used to cart it away .
3 I see people now in the same situation as I was before , unable to meet anyone , and they do n't feel they can do anything about it , and I want to say ‘ Yes you can ! ’
4 Often patients , particularly newly diagnosed people , were unsure about an aspect of their diet or treatment but did not feel they should bother their GP or hospital .
5 I can see they 'll get it from that quarter and before very long .
6 These units will fear they may lose their contracts and close .
7 So we 'd better get back behind our lines , because if the Germans catch us I ca n't believe they 'll invite us to join 'em for tea and crumpet . ’
8 We protect older people from harm , real and imaginary , because we do not believe they can protect themselves .
9 And they 'd be talking , now you could bet they could get somebody interested in that shop on , on politics or trade unionism , they 'd get one in that shop .
10 If the buses ran from Bramford Road to Lattice Barn one year , they 'd decide they 'd send them from Bramford Road to Bourne Bridge the next .
11 All you can do is hope they 'll sort themselves out .
12 I then expect I will be tortured , and if they see I do n't die they will poison me .
13 Ah just a couple of people that 's all two people and er they 'll just have to get round it somehow but we do n't yeah well you speak to him right yeah well they can have they can have what they want but I mean it might be just a short term thing .
14 If someone goes away on holiday , you may well give the key to a neighbour , they probably know a relative of yours or somebody like that that if anything does happen they can contact you or your relative to come down and check the house over .
15 And they 'll take they 'll take everything away from you no messing around .
16 I mean seven years continual dredging for seven years apart from a month they in dock and you were taking out eight hundred tonne every hopper load and some days you were doing five loads and sometimes four loads , was a lot of mud we dumped so much mud out at erm near the Cork Lightship , now you would think they would level theirself off would n't you and if they did n't that up .
17 I do n't think they would keep my knees happy in bed , and out and about I think I would find myself worrying if my skirt was the right length .
18 Saddam is now more reliant than ever on other clans , which do not think they would survive his overthrow .
19 Do you think they would allow me to pass on this ultimate truth ? ’
20 ‘ But I do n't think they would let me run it on the company 's machine , ’ he added regretfully .
21 But if they had her there , d' you think they would let him know ?
22 Like , as if it was fri , you know , like I would think to myself , if I did n't know that , I do n't think they would mistreat it .
23 Try cooking this ham , do you think they might like it then ?
24 ‘ It makes sense , but why do you think they 'll hire you ? ’
25 I do n't think they 'll pay me any
26 Cos I do n't think they 'll give me the shopping for nothing and there 's no bank down Rainbow .
27 I should n't think they 'll give you an injection .
28 ‘ Do n't you think they 'll think it funny that you 're the one taking me to his home , and not Travis ? ’
29 I do n't think they 'll send you out today .
30 I do n't think they 'll say it , but they might find they are
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