Example sentences of "they [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I just find those subject the easiest to deal with : on the one hand , they 're the most tangible feelings I have to pull out of myself ; on the other , they make me want to make a stronger statement when I ultimately do that . |
| 2 | The two essays on Stead are among the best here , since they fulfil the reviewer 's prime duty — they make you want to read the books as soon as possible , in the light of the genuine enthusiasm they convey . |
| 3 | Well what 's happening is they want they wanted to save money |
| 4 | As customers if they do n't get the quality that they want they need to bring pressure to bear on the in-school supplier . |
| 5 | And when you can be clear about what it is you want and be clear what it is they want you 've got more of a chance to get the solution to win win rather than if you 're just interested in your position and your side . |
| 6 | You want your parents to come to you first and they want you to come to see them . |
| 7 | As I say , they expect I 've got music , it 's not gon na come as a shock to them . |
| 8 | and then they forget they have to pay for it |
| 9 | " They say we 've sold our souls to France in return for rice fields over which the crane might fly all morning without encountering barriers . |
| 10 | If they say we 've got to pay it , well then I 'll have to come back at the council meeting . |
| 11 | If they say we 've got co I have n't got copy . |
| 12 | They say they gone put up solar . ’ |
| 13 | In the past they say they 've suffered prejudice and poor support . |
| 14 | They say they 've taken this unusual step because they feel the Standard Assessment Tests or SATS are worthless . |
| 15 | They say they 've nursed the constituency to a point where they regard it as one of the most winnable in the country ; certainly the bookies make them favourites . |
| 16 | An and they ring up and they say they 've had a cold all week and they ca n't put up with it a minute longer |
| 17 | They say they 've bucked the trend . |
| 18 | They get into discussion with a neighbour on Concorde going to New York and when they get back they say they 've got the finest idea since sliced bread . |
| 19 | But it 's not , it 's flourishing and there 's plenty demand ca n't get enough slates and er yes they say they 've got er terrific overheads this and that , er well erm they can put them figures there they change the tune changes every day . |
| 20 | They say they 've got the balance right . |
| 21 | They say they 've got to be home by nine . |
| 22 | They say they 've enjoyed the transition from farmer to fashion designer . |
| 23 | Now they say they 've changed their minds . |
| 24 | They say they 've wiped smallpox off the face of the earth . |
| 25 | They say they 've tried everything — including secure accommodation — but sending him to the Costa Blanca to stay with his grandparents seemed the most appropriate course of action . |
| 26 | Music is a means of catharsis for them and they say they like to do things in extreme . |
| 27 | They say they had to stop a passing cleaner to take a plate from her trolley |
| 28 | ‘ They say they have gathered in all who would come out from the north side down to Pitnacree , and the south side as far up as Kenmore. , ‘ The Grandtully crowd ? |
| 29 | They say they have obtained my name and address from an agency : clearly they have decided to market them in the North-East in a big way . ’ |
| 30 | They say they have lived there all their lives and will be very unhappy to go . |