Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [verb] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , it was great to have clothes to wear again , real clothes , beautiful clothes , clothes that had been created with genius and handled with adoration , shy , deceiving little artefacts that seemed just lengths of cloth but once you possessed them would flow over your body like enchanted water and transform you into something magical . |
| 2 | It 's I do n't know what it was , er they hardly , we were having a discussion with the doctor , erm none of them would put forward their opinions or their views or what they thought |
| 3 | It 's worth considering three different kinds of freedom , for , put together , they may conjure up something of the stridency of the period . |
| 4 | They may start out their adult life living alone , spend some of their middle years living alone , or end their days living alone . |
| 5 | ‘ So they may see how you are . ’ |
| 6 | They may wonder where they belong . |
| 7 | Just by naming them does n't commit them to do anything , they may say Well he never asked me I 'm not doing that . |
| 8 | Alternatively , they may say why they do n't like it — bitter , but still useful . |
| 9 | At somewhat higher Rayleigh number theory still provides much understanding of the observations , but the experiments are less peripheral ; e.g. they may indicate just what flow patterns should be included in the theoretical analysis . |
| 10 | If cornered , they may thrust out their limbs in a fully stretched posture , flatten their bodies and then hold this rigid , spread-eagled pose until danger has passed . |
| 11 | Sometimes users resent the time taken from their usual work : they may ask why they should spend their time on ‘ computers ’ when they are employed to work on their application . |
| 12 | They may disclose only their name , rank , date of birth and serial number ‘ or equivalent ’ ; if bullied , their best technique is to send up the unseen questioner . |
| 13 | Mind you they must go somewhere I do n't know where , cos we never pick them up |
| 14 | Where sites are distributing the data locally , in whatever form , they must set up their own local registration system . |
| 15 | However , once they learn the conventional term for a specific meaning , they must give up their own coinage and begin instead to use the conventional term . |
| 16 | On opening the door the heat penetrated the heavy black coats but they managed to withstand it , knowing they must carry out their job . |
| 17 | He said , on his death-bed , that they could bury his body but when his flesh had rotted they must dig up his skull and keep it in the house or some dreadful disaster would come . |
| 18 | Not everyone has been having a bad recession , and not everyone believes they must prune radically their investment and marketing budget . |
| 19 | Travel — Ferries : Ferry firms keep their heads above water With the Chunnel coming , ferry companies know they must smarten up their act if they are to keep custom . |
| 20 | ‘ They must know why their husbands and fathers were away so long — and why they had to face such dangers . ’ |
| 21 | They 'd tell Father Watson and the nuns , but what did that matter , they must know why she was absent from school anyway . |
| 22 | Of course , if schoolchildren are to use the library effectively they must know how it operates , how it is administered and how it is organized , but these arc only the preliminaries . |
| 23 | Years was it four or five ? — had passed since Rabbi Moishe first suggested that they should set up their own settlement in Palestine . |
| 24 | They should send out their own photographers , let them risk their lives . |
| 25 | ‘ They probably feel they should sort out their lives because of the risk of war , ’ Maureen said . |
| 26 | ‘ They should stay where they are so that Ulster people can continue to enjoy the excellent facilities and services available . ’ |
| 27 | If it is in awarding themselves points for put-downs of the public then they should give up their jobs , live on welfare , and be rude to their friends . |
| 28 | They should state how they are to be published or intimated to persons interested . |
| 29 | They should stick ter what they do best , like christenin 's , weddin 's an' burials , and the Sunday services . |
| 30 | A person who decides not to be tested need not make this decision known to their doctor , but if the question arises of having a blood test for any purpose , they should ask specifically what the purpose of the blood test is . |