Example sentences of "they [vb base] [pron] [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All these people — ’ he gestured wildly with a carpet roll of arm — ‘ they imagine that they perceive what is really there but they do n't . |
| 2 | If you do n't know what they mean i anything if you do n't know how to do it it 's hard but if you do n't even know what they mean it 's very hard to work out what 's going on is n't it and what you 're supposed to be doing . |
| 3 | They say 'e 's all right ter talk to . |
| 4 | The other danger arose from Government departments squeezing a small bill into the Queen 's Speech : ‘ They say it is just two or three little clauses and … it immediately turns out that the process is not nearly as simple as was promised . |
| 5 | ‘ They do n't find it in any way offensive , in fact they say it is beautifully done . ’ |
| 6 | The weather has been ideal — about 85 in the shade , and not much more , although they say it is unusually ‘ cold ’ for the time of year ! |
| 7 | I make a price , they say it is too much . |
| 8 | They say it is too soon to say if either will produce any results , but Chief Inspector Steve Cross of Cheshire 's Serious Crime Squad confirmed : ‘ We have been given some new names which we are following up at the moment . |
| 9 | It 's what they say it 's just the whole business of looking at lectures for the British National Corpus . |
| 10 | They say it 's just a paper excersise which ignores the real problems in the mental health service . |
| 11 | ‘ Golly , they say it 's about eight feet tall , black as pitch , covered in scales , breathing brimstone and smashing in the top of the army tank . ’ |
| 12 | They say it 's too soon considering that they just started work with Bull on them , as we ourselves noted . |
| 13 | ‘ Except that they say it 's certainly not game but butcher 's meat . |
| 14 | ‘ But they say it 's very healthy to sleep on a hard surface . ’ |
| 15 | They say it 's very rough , Australia . ’ |
| 16 | And they say it 's very rare . |
| 17 | They say it 's only right compensation should be paid . |
| 18 | But they say it 's only the tip of the iceberg . |
| 19 | But they say it 's only around 30 . |
| 20 | They say it 's only available for |
| 21 | So far as the finger-work or typesetting goes , she is as quick or quicker than a man ? — They say she is more deft and better adapted to it " ( a trade unionist ) . |
| 22 | They say she is very clever and will keep my house well . |
| 23 | ‘ They say she 's very susceptible , ’ Gloria explained to Mrs Parvis when she went to borrow an extra shilling for the meter to light the gas fire in the basement room . |
| 24 | They say he 's too strict ; but I think he 's just shy . |
| 25 | They say he 's as good as an extra night nurse . ’ |
| 26 | They say he 's as powerful as the President in Washington . |
| 27 | You may also be surprised at how often they say he is still there ! |
| 28 | ‘ They say he is always up early , having been a sailor and all that . ’ |
| 29 | They say there 's too many children with problems round here to worry much about the old well , they 'd damn well have to worry if I was n't here doing all the work would n't they ? |
| 30 | They say there is most interesting society , with lots of concerts and plays and cultural pursuits . |