Example sentences of "[verb] they [modal v] [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's certainly true that if people suggest they will go to the appeal procedure then we will do almost everything we can to avoid that , which means in some cases we 're letting people get away with something that you would n't let others get away with , simply because they 're being difficult — well , not being difficult , they would be just exercising their rights . ’ |
| 2 | Hamish moved one arm up to indicate they should move down the corridor to where they could see the exciting zinc-silicoborates . |
| 3 | Everything they grow they must take to the market to survive , but everything is expensive for them and so they have nothing . |
| 4 | Five say they 'll vote against the Government , even though that is seen by some as a direct challenge to the Prime Minister 's leadership . |
| 5 | Staff at the centre say they 'll care for the animals until they 're strong enough to be returned to the wild . |
| 6 | The parents now say they 'll appeal to the Secretary of State . |
| 7 | Mr Gerrish 's family now say they 'll appeal against the verdict . |
| 8 | Most women say they can cope with the idea of afternoons and evenings , holidays and all the rest ; but the thought of 9 am on a weekday when a couple look at each other and the husband says he 's got nothing to do fills many wives with horror . |
| 9 | And executives say they will decide by the end of March whether to ground up to 25 DC-10s or stop leasing a similar number of Airbus A300s . |
| 10 | As for Louise and Miriam , they had decided they must stay in the Residency in order to lend their assistance at the hospital , where the dispensers and orderlies could no longer cope . |
| 11 | I find it so depressing the way sane , reasonably intelligent women do n't feel they can go round the corner to get a pint of milk without their mascara . |
| 12 | Granted they may point to the assassination of Marie Drumm in hospital . |
| 13 | Anti-fascist demonstrators had said they would demonstrate outside the centre but there were no protestors . |
| 14 | Many priests have said they 'll resign over the issue once the legislation is given Parliament 's and the Queen 's assent . |
| 15 | Once Barry 's Mum had brought Barry with her and Mr Field , the dentist , had said they could go into the garden at the back . |
| 16 | A further 34 governments have said they will ratify by the end of this year , permitting the treaty to take effect earlier than expected , in early 1994 . |
| 17 | We hope they 'll breed in the barn again this year . |
| 18 | And although he had promised they would return to the seaside house , somehow they never had . |
| 19 | Aside from being difficult to fit they may interfere with the dog 's restricted breathing abilities . |
| 20 | South Africa have employed a potent cocktail of running and kicking in their three tour victories and coach John Williams pledged they would continue in the same vein . |
| 21 | In the seventeenth century some preformationists claimed they could detect in the head of the sperm cell a tiny person in miniature — a homunculus — just waiting to emerge . |
| 22 | We might say it is galling for people to hear such things when they have been told they will die in the wilderness , but at least the promises of God remain very much in force for their children . |
| 23 | The eggs will adhere to a coarse-textured surface until hatching ; if a smooth surface is used they may fall into the water , where they will not hatch . |
| 24 | Tektronix sees a ready market among banking , financial services , insurance and utilities industries that have adopted an IBM-compatible Token Ring network : although these markets have not yet embraced X technology , Tek reckons they would benefit from the technology immensely . |
| 25 | They reached Catte Street and Corbett decided they should stay in the tavern where they had stabled their horses . |
| 26 | Some people find they can distinguish between the vibration pattern made by people talking , running water , a knock at the door , footsteps , music . |
| 27 | Some people reckon they can sleep on the proverbial clothes line , but most of us need a bed and a comfortable one at that . |
| 28 | Nor had the Liberals said clearly what sort of reform they would impose on the House of Lords , and the reform that was passed in 1911 left a serious constitutional problem . |
| 29 | Some workers believe they can see through the ‘ emperor 's clothes ’ , arguing that if a fear of strangers is not actually an illusion , it is irredeemably elusive . |
| 30 | Those who would like to be considered for the 1992 placement should send their curriculum vitae , together with a covering letter explaining why they feel they would benefit from the scheme , and enclosing samples of written work , to Chemistry in Britain at the RSC , Burlington House , Piccadilly , London W1V 0BN . |