Example sentences of "[verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or if liver and limb bud cells are mixed they too sort out into large clumps ; but they make neither a proper liver nor limbs . |
| 2 | Charlotte could have wished they were busier . |
| 3 | As for the countryside , the main complaint of the wage labourer was of underemployment and at certain seasons of the agricultural calendar many of them must have wished they did not have time on their hands . |
| 4 | So people have been forced to look at the way in which they are doing the work in er conjunction with er the manual for whatever other book of rules they have I wished they 'd do they carry out their work . |
| 5 | Colwyn , who requested the match to be brought forward a week to avoid clashing with this weekend 's important game between Glamorgan and Durham at their Rhos on Sea ground , must have wished they had n't bothered . |
| 6 | Those horses , all right , I 'm not denying they 're in bad condition , but I did choose 'em . |
| 7 | Detective Chief Superintendent Barry Stewart also disclosed they were studying security video film from the Gateshead gas depot . |
| 8 | A girl who I go with , she 's been teaching as well and her husband 's already in the hope that when she finishes they 're going to emigrate to America to . |
| 9 | The muscles had been fully stimulated during the growth period and Ewan had supposed they 'd be fully operational immediately . |
| 10 | And if so why should it be supposed they had adventured into the forest rather than eastward towards the corn lands and the nearer towns , and the coast ? |
| 11 | One promising line of further reconnaissance involved the attempt to find a fundamental role for waves where no one had previously supposed they were relevant . |
| 12 | The Gloucester coach Keith Richardson says that the week may have turned around the team 's season … the win over a strong bridgend side was very rewarding and it reflects the old Gloucester dog attitude … when they think there 's competition a match to be won they respond and come through … there 's a big league game against Northampton coming up on saturday and Gloucester need all the inspiration they can get to win |
| 13 | Oh if they 've won they 've done it . |
| 14 | No they did n't buy they they they er they erm |
| 15 | Greene King could extend the deadline again … but at Morlanmd otnight they 're confident of fighting off the takeover |
| 16 | If we 'd just attacked they 'd have killed you immediately , so I thought it best to try and get you to a safer distance before anything happened . ’ |
| 17 | I also proposed they aim for all other dogs ( except known or obvious ‘ nasties ’ ) and people , and to speak encouragingly to Moby as they did so , to keep him relaxed . |
| 18 | When she 'd drunk that , Nevil proposed they danced again , and she agreed . |
| 19 | Intended as well to improve the educational chances of children in the deprived inner cities , when first proposed they had the somewhat dubious appearance of being the outcome of a bright idea , one that would kill a variety of birds with the same stone : up with the inner cities ; , down with Local Authorities ; up with privatization ; down with education in the arts . |
| 20 | Having already told them how I proposed they should move I demonstrated it by moving one of the pepper pots around the table . |
| 21 | It has been suggested that unless females are mated they remain in season for very long periods and lose condition and strength to the point where they die . |
| 22 | They beat they beat him to death . |
| 23 | pity they were probably enemies , marriage or not . |
| 24 | Pity they come from Manchester , that 's a real f—ing albatross now , is n't it ? |
| 25 | City have had more than their fair share of great players : Gordon Banks , Peter Shilton , Gary Lineker , Alan Smith , Gary McAllister , Mike Newell — pity they sold 'em all ! |
| 26 | Pity they ca n't . " |
| 27 | Pity they did n't award the Order of the Garter to cooks . |
| 28 | ‘ Pity they do n't spend their time catching criminals , ’ observed the Commander , ‘ instead of wasting their time harassing respectable citizens . ’ |
| 29 | pity they could nt do that vs Scum … maybe Leeeee Sharpeeeee took robins aside for a quick trip before the match ? ? |
| 30 | Pity they went astray in the middle . |