Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] they [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today , the department said they could n't answer that until they review the case . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Clough 's team decided they 'd rather die than swallow such medicine . |
| 4 | Representatives at the conference said they could n't give any details . |
| 5 | The British Airports Authority and the Department of Transport said they could not comment until they had studied the union 's findings . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The foreman of the drilling crew said they would not work for any company that is in dispute with the local people . |
| 8 | The members of the Cabinet said they would not have it . |
| 9 | Although an opinion poll last week suggested they could just secure the required number of seats , the tide is expected to turn against them in the course of a three-week campaign . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | One of the high-heid yins wanted to have 20 gondolas , but another councillor said they should only get a male and a female and breed them . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ If they do n't meet the standards which the Government set they should n't have a licence , ’ he said . |
| 15 | And all the old crowd returned They 'd often come past the shop to see when it was going to open up again . |
| 16 | If somebody failed to come up to her own high standards the directness she had inherited from her Australian background meant they would soon know . |
| 17 | Many were angered that work or school meant they could not share the moments of glory after watching the team all season . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ The North said they would not hold talks during the … exercises , ’ the source said . |
| 20 | More than half the 500 people quizzed in a poll said they would not use the Chunnel . |
| 21 | Seeing that Hilary was n't taking it in , he added , ‘ Ryan and his partner thought they 'd easily get planning permission to build an estate on the land where your cottage stood . |
| 22 | The family said they would never forgive Downey for what he had done to Suzannah . |