Example sentences of "[verb] they [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the analysts found they could n't use free association with children . |
| 2 | Of course , if his tasks are badly designed they may well make unnecessary demands . |
| 3 | Governors of two of the states say they wo n't take other people 's nuclear garbage . |
| 4 | There are still those who say they ca n't get used to Citroen steering and that the suspension makes them sick ; there are many more who say getting used to any other sort of steering after driving a D- or C-series car is much the more difficult adaptation to make . |
| 5 | She says they ca n't take legal action . |
| 6 | The RSPCA says they will now try different tactics , attempting to gain the animals trust so they 're not so frightened of people . |
| 7 | They could become like the old couple in fathers and Sons — so entwined they would even look alike . |
| 8 | Shares in Bond group companies were suspended on the Stock Exchange after the receivership decision but the group said other lenders had said they would not take immediate action . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , I hope they wo n't kill young Openshaw , ’ I said . |
| 10 | Fathers who , for example , induce their daughters of this age to fellate or masturbate them would thus become liable for incest . |
| 11 | When you get them going they will readily take double caster or three bronze maggots offered on a size 14 . |
| 12 | They know they wo n't get lucky so they come back later . |
| 13 | Yeah I suppose they ca n't have red can they ? |
| 14 | Because things went wrong in the past does that mean they will necessarily go wrong again ? |
| 15 | I know enough about geophysics to say that these people are lying through their teeth when they claim they can eventually guarantee long-term safety underground . ’ |
| 16 | Our doctors were delighted for they knew they would soon need expert surgical help , but secretly they enjoyed showing the ‘ greats ’ who had little rooms adjoining each other on that top floor , the good work that had been done in ‘ the acute exanthemata . ’ |
| 17 | The political feasibility of dangling before Indians a prize at which they might gaze but which they would never grasp was assured , Irwin told Salisbury , by the fact that Indians in their heart of hearts knew they would always need British administrators to guide them . |
| 18 | Half of you felt the journal should remain free with membership , as it is an important way of staying in touch with the Institution 's work ; while other members said they would willingly pay extra , over their subscription to receive it . |
| 19 | For example , 80% of female personal service workers said they could not design and plan important parts of their work ; 96% said they could not decide their starting and finishing times ; and 63 % said they could not initiate new tasks during their work . |
| 20 | Now does that matter , so far as being at school is concerned , if they ca n't really do proper experiments does that mean to say they ca n't do proper chemistry ? |
| 21 | Roman Catholic voters have warned they will not vote Tory in the General Election unless more places are provided at St Augustine 's and St Bede 's primary schools in Darlington and St Joseph 's in Birmingham . |
| 22 | The separate populations would first constitute mere varieties of the original species , but as the modifications accumulated they would eventually become distinct species in their own right , unable to interbreed with the parent form even if they were brought back into contact with it . |