Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] they [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1	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 .
2	‘ People always imagine they 'll never love anyone else , ’ said Lili , ‘ like when you 're freezing cold you ca n't imagine ever being warm again .
3	Look , it 's full up look they wo n't go in .
4	Ladbrokes accepted the bet without hesitation but claimed afterwards that their rules clearly state they ca n't take on such wagers .
5	Nevertheless , the shooter was offered nearly £4,000 for his trophy , and he got his name in the paper , although police now say they ca n't trace either him or the bird .
6	The couple have now left Ross on wye , Jonathans girfriend says that it was only a small minority who were involved in racial abuse but it was so unpleasant they now feel they ca n't live there any longer .
7	With rising case loads and diminishing resources , it is hardly surprising that social workers often feel they can not win .
8	Yet actors here think they can just sit around and wait for jobs .
9	Now , almost ten years , on farmers there say they would not go back to the days of Government subsidies and control over what can be grown .
10	The reason why people sometimes think they ca n't shed weight on a strict calorie ration of 1,000 daily is that they are guessing at the weight — and thus the calorie content — of their portions of food , or forgetting to add in the calories provided by little items like the butter spread on that bread , or the milk in all those cups of tea ; or they fail to realize that innocent-looking things like that canned soft drink or glass of orange juice , or the mayonnaise coleslaw served in the office canteen ( 'Ca n't contain many calories — it 's salad , is n't it ! ' ) can add a sizeable number of calories to the daily total .

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