Example sentences of "[verb] they [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , when he got home he found they would n't fit into his console ! |
| 2 | Customers taking bikes to the shop for repair or picking up new cycles found they could not park near the shop . |
| 3 | Well erm if I 'm crystal ball gazing , I would hope that all the women in this country , whatever their colour and whatever their class , would have access to first-class provision for their young children , so that if they wished to work they could actually work in jobs that paid them enough and gave them job satisfaction . |
| 4 | They say they wo n't leave without a fight . |
| 5 | Oxford District Health authority say they ca n't commentbecause of the threat of legal action , but they say Jasmine 's case has already been acted on . |
| 6 | The police say they ca n't comment at this stage . |
| 7 | Thames Valley Police say they ca n't comment on the figures until they 've been discussed by the relevant committee next week . |
| 8 | Meanwhile council officers in Swindon say they ca n't cope with any more terrapins . |
| 9 | Hearing dogs for the deaf have become increasingly popular over the past ten years — now the staff who train them say they ca n't cope with the demand . |
| 10 | But it has upset some shopkeepers whose deliveries have been disrupted , and disabled drivers who say they ca n't get into town . |
| 11 | Some drivers , however , say they ca n't live on less money and would prefer to lose their jobs rather than accept a cut . |
| 12 | But staff at Earlys say they 'll never go on a package holiday again . |
| 13 | But staff at Earlys say they 'll never go on a package holiday again . |
| 14 | But Palestinians say they can not return to the Arab-Israeli talks until the issue of the deportation of 415 Palestinians is resolved . |
| 15 | Border police say they can only stand by helplessly as Poles , returning home with their stolen Mercedes and BMWs , suddenly accelerate past them . |
| 16 | But the family say they 'd rather stay in temporary digs . |
| 17 | The two are fierce competitors in the market , despite cooperation at the engineering level , but say they will not compete by undercutting pricing . |
| 18 | British Nuclear Fuels refuse to discuss individual cases , and say they will not comment on the latest report until it is published . |
| 19 | It went on to warn against any general attack on fiscal incentives ( or , as ICAS says the report negatively and unhelpfully refers to them , ‘ fiscal degradation ’ ) : there is no level playing field in the EC and so less successful economies have to offer incentives to compete , ICAS said , and any attempt to eliminate them would only lead to governments using non-tax ones which will be harder for others to identify . |
| 20 | I presume he believed they would never hear of the second marriage . |
| 21 | He says they wo n't go to the police about another gypsy unless its a rape or a crime involving women . |
| 22 | I mean anyone who says they ca n't manage on what they get , er they ca n't feed the kids on what they get , probably go in the pubs five or si six nights a week , and smoke too much and but erm I mean these never go without a meal or anything like that . |
| 23 | He says they should n't walk to school or go home on their own . |
| 24 | The majority of drivers — by Niki 's account , or a minority , if you believe James Hunt — had already decided they would not race in the appalling conditions at the Fuji track . |
| 25 | Jolly good Joan Erm , now does anyone else feel they ca n't come on the committee ? |
| 26 | A PUBLIC relations stunt to prove that Charles and Diana have patched up their troubled marriage backfired last night when it was revealed they will still sleep in separate beds . |
| 27 | In recruiting the best the Profitboss gives his people the best ; the best opportunities to demonstrate their real skills , the best challenge they 'll ever have of making a key contribution . |
| 28 | Another , compiled in June , stated that no one believed any longer in an early end to the war in Russia , and that soldiers on leave had said they would not go through a second winter there . |
| 29 | He was extremely rude to a lot of people , some of whom vowed they would never speak to him again . |
| 30 | A happy theatre a happy ship if you like a corny phrase to use is very very apparent and I 'm sure my colleagues and friends around here would appreciate because they do believe they ca n't get at the management committee and they would like to so please Tom will that be possible at some time in the near future ? |