Example sentences of "they [vb base] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They fear they could lay themselves open to prosecution for murder or manslaughter — or in some cases a civil action for damages — if they disconnect a feeding tube without court permission . |
| 2 | And they fear it could mean the end of traditional pubs . |
| 3 | They live with a constant dread of the telephone ringing because they fear it will bring bad news . |
| 4 | I guess he 's just what Big Jack needs , a full-back who 'll try & get forward , and if they qualify we could see a few Leeds players in the USA even if without England and Scotland . |
| 5 | Also , the person asking for the review has to agree that if they lose they will pay the other side 's costs . |
| 6 | Rather than try to impose large structures on what is happening from the outset , they begin at the most local level , trying to see how participants in interaction handle conversation : how they judge who can speak , and when . |
| 7 | When they hatch they will try to follow and come close to the first slowly moving object they see which is the right sort of colour and more or less chicken-sized . |
| 8 | Salvadorean women often remark that they live in a " matriarchal society " , by which they mean they must support their children single-handed . |
| 9 | Everything they grow they must take to the market to survive , but everything is expensive for them and so they have nothing . |
| 10 | Their skin will be very flushed and dry you 'll get deep sighing and this is the one you 'll get the smell of acetone , not always , you know the nail varnish smell , the pear drops , and then from there they 'll get , they 'll go into gradual I 've put coma there , but gradual unconsciousness treatment the same sugar , if it 's sugar they want they 'll come round almost immediately , if it 's , they 've already got too much well you have , that little bit 's not going to make them any worse , they 've got to go to hospital anyway . |
| 11 | They sense they may have the luck to see a teacher break down , actually self-destruct . |
| 12 | Instead of merely examining how the law enforcement process in its broadest sense constructs a false image of serious crime and its perpetrators , they suggest we should consider the social construction of criminal law categories . |
| 13 | They say we might get to have one . |
| 14 | They say we 'll see the break When we cross the bridge . ’ |
| 15 | How about what 's the American word for post they do n't say oh we 'll put it in the post they say we 'll put it in the ? |
| 16 | Because we we can only take it on their word when they say we shall insure . |
| 17 | ‘ They say we must bring the prisoners to the airport in two hours . |
| 18 | ‘ Firstly , they say we must set free their two brothers from prison . |
| 19 | Thirdly , they say we must put this in all our newspapers . |
| 20 | They say we must wait for science to provide that proof . |
| 21 | ‘ Secondly , they say we must refuel the plane because they want to fly to another country . |
| 22 | The people did not see the two youths — but if they saw them now they say they would lynch them . |
| 23 | But they say they 'll think long and hard before they deciding whether or not to accept the offer . |
| 24 | They say they 'll do whatever it takes to save their livelihood . |
| 25 | Police are keeping a watch on all main roads leading to the site , they say they 'll set up roadblocks if necessary . |
| 26 | ‘ They say they 'll kill Sam . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ The date they say they 'll kill Sam , ’ explained Charlotte , ‘ unless the document is delivered to them . ’ |
| 28 | They say they 'll keep it clear now . |
| 29 | They say they 'll use the information happy in the knowledge that it 's coming straight from the horse 's mouth . |
| 30 | If they do n't , they say they 'll have to sack a hundred and fifty teachers , although one MP says they should sack council staff instead . |