Example sentences of "they [verb] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | Anyone who thinks they may have become liable to tax since they registered should tell their bank or building society to cancel the registration as soon as possible . |
2 | Children are fascinated by how things grow , so the new series of books from Dorling Kindersley entitled See How They Grow will have them enthralled . |
3 | Many have been taught that in a relationship they have no right to make demands on a partner ; to say clearly what they want may lose his affection . |
4 | The residents of a small Lanarkshire village have blocked a main road in a protest against essential repair work , which they say will isolate them completely . |
5 | Police are keen to recover her stolen black handbag , which they say could help them find to her attackers . |
6 | Meanwhile the police have produced new evidence which they hope will lead them to the killer . |
7 | Happily for their manager Sebastiao Lazaroni , the Brazilians are now unbeaten in 15 games and embarked on a run which they hope will carry them to Turin next summer on a wave of confidence and efficiency . |
8 | Meanwhile the cleaners have a nintety day redundancy period , during which time they 'll be waiting to hear from the firms which they hope will become their new employers . |
9 | Torvill and Dean back on British ice for the training routine they hope will take them to championship success once again . |
10 | They are talking a language we probably do not understand , and which they hope will impress us and befuddle us and increase their status . |
11 | Because it is an earnings-related scheme , if women do qualify for a SERP , the pension they receive will reflect their tendency to earn less than men . |
12 | Well , in my observation , as regards young boys , it er th they played could play them up , the lads would play pranks on the teacher , who would put the best on it for a long time . |
13 | They are entitled to legal representation on their own behalf and any solicitor they appoint will represent their interests in the proceedings . |
14 | Detective Inspector Jim McEwan , who has been studying the case files for a year , confirmed that he and another senior detective , Chief Inspector Ricky Gray , had travelled to England as a result of the information to interview a man who they believed could help them with the inquiry . |
15 | Detective Inspector Jim McEwan , who has been studying the case files for a year , confirmed that he and Chief Inspector Ricky Gray had gone to England as a result of the information to interview a man who they believed could help them with the inquiry . |
16 | Such opposition from his former Anglican and Tory allies persuaded James to try to forge an alliance with the Dissenters , in the hope that the disabilities under which they suffered would give them common cause with the Catholics to support the removal of the penal laws . |
17 | LoPresti and propeller manufacturer Hartzell are co-operating on new cowling/propeller/spinner designs for single and Twin Comanches which they predict will increase their maximum speeds by 42 mph and 35 mph respectively , through reduced drag and more efficient use of propeller airflow . |
18 | When they come to live and work in England they expect no language difficulties such as they know would await them in , say , Panama or Cuba . |
19 | Good players have a large vocabulary of patterns that they know will give them an advantage ; these are the ‘ ends ’ . |
20 | That is , teachers will take a stance that they know will damage their careers in order to uphold a principle about how the school should run . |
21 | Despite their often middle-class origins , these uprooted opponents of Fidel Castro , who have never gained the support they anticipated would enable them to return in triumph to their native land , find consolation in the arms of the Santeria spirits , which are of partly African origin . |
22 | Many of Britain 's civil servants have been on strike in protest at what they see as moves towards privatisation which they believe could cost them their jobs . |
23 | The other side of the placebo coin is that people can be made ill by something they believe will make them ill . |
24 | He must be ‘ full of knowledge , even of tillage and pasturage , and through teaching people by what they understand must lead them to what they understand not ’ . |
25 | GRAVEDIGGERS at Vale of Leven Cemetery in Dunbartonshire have refused to accept new working hours which they claim will slash their wages by £30 a week . |
26 | RAIL commuters have protested at timetable changes they claim will leave them with a long wait or walk . |
27 | The BEA and the Area Boards reciprocated by , in general , not ‘ padding ’ their capital applications with bogus figures to anticipate cuts , though the BEA did , on occasion , deliberately withhold information which they felt would prejudice their case within the Ministry . |
28 | They were able to request anything they wanted from their administrative colleagues which they felt could aid them on any given mission . |
29 | Thanking everyone for their support and encouragement , Mr. Nicole said they were finding in the parish ‘ a diversity of experience ’ which they knew would help them grow as Christians and as ministers . |
30 | The key that they thought would enable them to achieve this was palladium , a light grey metal similar to platinum in appearance . |