Example sentences of "they [conj] [adv] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | A self-appointed leader , he made the rules without being explicit about them or even explaining that there were rules . |
| 2 | If they failed to reach agreement , the Queen would summon them and simply say that it was their business to ensure that the Queen 's government was carried on . |
| 3 | He would dearly have loved to be with them and greatly regretted that age precluded any such thing . |
| 4 | He was not scheduled to address them but just to prove that even the most carefully planned trips have an element of flexibility , he did rise to speak , without the use of notes , for 15 minutes . |
| 5 | The ship is due to sail that day : on shore with the captain at a prize-fight , he overhears a plot to kidnap a certain American lady visiting Los Xicales with her brother , and rides out on a bicycle to warn them but also expecting that this will be the moment foretold for that second meeting . |
| 6 | The educational psychologist listened tolerantly to Mrs Singh 's comments , did not respond to them but simply repeated that Balbinder needed to be with teachers who were experienced in working with small groups . |