Example sentences of "[verb] they [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lloyds Bank say they wo n't comment because the matter is subject to legal proceedings . |
| 2 | Hamptons say they ca n't comment because of the legal action . |
| 3 | But , Northants police say they ca n't prosecute because they are under . |
| 4 | ’ Too many people say they would n't shoplift because they might get caught . |
| 5 | But the police say they can still prosecute because the real number plate shows up on the negative . |
| 6 | I hope they will never feel as frustrated with their parents as I felt with mine . |
| 7 | Clough 's team decided they 'd rather die than swallow such medicine . |
| 8 | This is the first year that Catholics or anyone else have known they could n't expand if there was a surplus in other schools nearby . ’ |
| 9 | But even if you do , I 've heard they 'd rather die than be captured . ’ |
| 10 | Sally knew her mother had trouble making ends meet on the nine pounds ten shillings a week that her father brought home from his job as an electrician 's mate and she did n't have the heart to plead for luxuries she knew they could not afford as Paula did . |
| 11 | They regarded the occupation of land as the essential base of family and community life , but at the same time , they knew they could only survive if they had wage-earning employment as well . |
| 12 | We might try and put all the on tomorrow and if they do they 'll just work till they get them on . |
| 13 | " So many people in Nubia said they would rather die than move . |
| 14 | Mr Adams made his offer to meet the four church leaders in a letter last August , but in their reply the churchmen said they would not talk until Sinn Fein publicly called for an end to violence . |
| 15 | Both the ECGD and Bank of Scotland said they would not comment until the programme had been shown . |
| 16 | A Customs and Excise spokesman said they can not tell if there has been an offence as they are not sure if an import licence was ever necessary . |
| 17 | The British Airports Authority and the Department of Transport said they could not comment until they had studied the union 's findings . |