Example sentences of "they [vb base] it [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they fear it could mean the end of traditional pubs . |
| 2 | They live with a constant dread of the telephone ringing because they fear it will bring bad news . |
| 3 | Or maybe blue … they say it may clear up later , but people say that all the time in Scotland . |
| 4 | They say it 'll do little to bring long-term trade to the city , and will only encourge tour operators to use Oxford as a picturesque bus-stop . |
| 5 | They say it 'll make the city centre a safer place . |
| 6 | Well they say it 'll come out like that see . |
| 7 | They say it would make journeys too uncomfortable for passengers and slow their journey times , making services uneconomical . |
| 8 | They say it would allow them to provide the extra accomodation needed to house all their 300 undergraduates and are prepared to spend £5million buying and converting the building . |
| 9 | As they say it would have been all over the village the smell and everything it is wrong . |
| 10 | They say it would have been nice to have had discussions with the contractors before any action was taken.An officer will be on the site , first thing tomorrow . |
| 11 | They say it could lead to a melt-down more serious than that at Three Mile Island in 1979 . |
| 12 | They say it could cause difficulties , but are waiting to see whether the idea will come to fruition . |
| 13 | ‘ They say it could come any time — calling up . ’ |
| 14 | They say it will delay global warming due to the greenhouse effect for several years . |
| 15 | They say it will force them to grow crops that are n't needed simply because they ca n't burn the waste from more useful crops . |
| 16 | While numerous professional and employee groups support the hepatitis B regulation , many employers have protested the financial burden they say it will impose . |
| 17 | They know that protests to the foreign office wo n't bring their daughter back , but they hope it may help prevent a similar tragedy occuring again . |
| 18 | They hope it 'll bring them a step nearer to finding Richard 's killer . |
| 19 | They hope it 'll reveal family resemblances . |
| 20 | They hope it will encourage more people to take up dance . |
| 21 | They hope it will prove so complex and costly to implement that the company may finally decide that mining in Mayo simply is n't worth the trouble . |
| 22 | But having collected the first item on Alex Ferguson 's spring shopping list they hope it will prove to be the lever to rid themselves of a 25-year burden . |
| 23 | If the plans were to be implemented as they stand it would mean a significant deterioration in Maternity services . |
| 24 | Behind Psychic TV exists an occult , disparate breed of hipsters heavily into Gary Glitter , early Sabbath , Arthur Brown , Grateful Dead just because they know it would scandalize the prevailing arbiters of taste . |
| 25 | They believe it could reduce the risk of AIDS being spread through contaminated blood . |
| 26 | Well , I think we 're talking here about hospitals in particular and not GP practice but we 're also saying that this is something which the enthusiastic and bright and very capable people we have in our health service are very keen on because they believe it will do better for their patients . |
| 27 | They believe it will mean that for the first time in El Salvador 's history , there will be genuine political freedom . |
| 28 | Can I deal with your main point , er and in 's very important , er , to understand this , er , the vast majority of the parliamentary party supports strongly what we 're doing , because they believe it will improve passenger services , it will deal with getting freight on , more freight on to rail , now they they backed it throughout the party conference backed it almost unanimously |
| 29 | They believe it will sell because , if consumers are boycotting tropical hardwoods stocked by DIY stores , there is no reason why they should condone burning them on the barbecue . |
| 30 | ENGLAND have turned down invitations to play in two one-day tournaments in November , because they feel it will hamper preparations for the winter tour to the West Indies . |