Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] they [vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The girls who sign up for fashion 's survival course say they could n't imagine life on the other side of the camera . |
| 2 | Today , the department said they could n't answer that until they review the case . |
| 3 | He himself played the chief role in the film , that of a bisexual young man whose girlfriend decides they will not use condoms although she knows he is seropositive , because she believes that ‘ love will protect her . ’ |
| 4 | A potentially crippling problem arose last week when hundreds of policemen from the 17,000-strong security force said they would not take part unless they were guaranteed proper living conditions and pay rises . |
| 5 | But anti hunt lobby say they wo n't go that far . |
| 6 | Aid will only be available if they pay larger amounts than those demanded now and which present experience shows they can not afford . |
| 7 | ‘ People were coming into the shop saying they could n't understand why I had taken such an attitude . ’ |
| 8 | Representatives at the conference said they could n't give any details . |
| 9 | The British Airports Authority and the Department of Transport said they could not comment until they had studied the union 's findings . |
| 10 | Another 36% liked it quite a lot , but almost as many men enjoyed it only a little , not very much or not at all ( 7% of our sample say they ca n't remember how they felt ) . |
| 11 | A study by Parker , however , using a national sample , reached conclusions which were slightly more supportive of labour mobility programmes : Only 13 per cent of his sample said they would not have moved without a grant but 56 per cent said they would have found it difficult to move without a grant . |
| 12 | The foreman of the drilling crew said they would not work for any company that is in dispute with the local people . |
| 13 | If the Greeks do not get their debt under control — and that , be it repeated , means getting a 7%-of-GDP surplus on the ordinary part of their budget , so as to have enough money left over to pay what is due on the debt — they will one day find they can not sell the bonds that keep the debt going . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The members of the Cabinet said they would not have it . |
| 16 | They can do what they believe they can do but they sure as hell can not do what their manager believes they can not do . |
| 17 | So the ministers in charge of the measure felt they could not bring in a guillotine or send the bill to a committee upstairs because most of the Conservatives would have voted against and , not being an issue of confidence between the parties , sufficient Labour dissidents might also have voted against the government to leave it in a minority . |
| 18 | The Australian government announced they would not sign the Antarctic Minerals Convention , designed to control any mineral exploitation there and due to be signed by all nations claiming territory there . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ If they do n't meet the standards which the Government set they should n't have a licence , ’ he said . |
| 21 | Up to half the people visiting CAB offices even in well-off country areas will be facing money troubles they ca n't handle |
| 22 | Experts from the world 's biggest wildlife hospital say they ca n't reach many of the seals , which are dying on inaccessible rocks . |
| 23 | The County Council published a statement saying they would not look favourably on any development , Max Nicholson of the NCC entered the fray and we managed to raise the necessary endowment of £100,000 locally . |
| 24 | They see it as a further confirmation of their own moral righteousness in remaining committed to believing in a God who their reason tells them can not exist . |
| 25 | Pointon should be back and the newly signed Beagrie may play , but Chelsea , the present First Division leaders , will probably field an unchanged side and if Dixon 's revived form continues they should not lose . |
| 26 | Many were angered that work or school meant they could not share the moments of glory after watching the team all season . |
| 27 | A police spokeswoman said they could not confirm reports of a second bag snatch from a another woman 's car just a few minutes later . |
| 28 | ‘ The North said they would not hold talks during the … exercises , ’ the source said . |
| 29 | More than half the 500 people quizzed in a poll said they would not use the Chunnel . |
| 30 | The RUC and Army Press Office say they can not confirm reports circulating within the security forces that single 7.62 shells were found after both attacks . |