Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] and they [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , the thought ‘ They are on my left ’ does not ‘ succeed ’ as a thought unless I can also have other thoughts such as ‘ If I move to my left they will move to my right ’ , ‘ They are substantial ’ ( that is , not a chimera ) , ‘ They are reachable/not reachable ’ , ‘ They are supported by something ’ , ‘ A large opaque object coming between me and them would render them invisible to me ’ … |
| 2 | We kept putting food on the ledge for them and they would go out for relatively short flights and then return . |
| 3 | What , in order to decide whether they 're going to give us the contract what they have asked us to do is prepare a thirty minute radio , sorry thirty second radio presentation and we will re , record for them and they will hear , which we want to emphasise based on how good that was whether they want to take the contract out with us . |
| 4 | There were dozens of them and they would have overpowered the future king had not a band of Chracian hunters seen what was happening and intervened . |
| 5 | With me the choirs never use music , which has the double effect : their eyes are not fixed on the page in front of them and they can communicate directly with me . |
| 6 | they 're in that position , it 's gon na cost us to get out , cost us to get them out of it and they can go out into a bed and breakfast or they can stay in the house |
| 7 | If it is too strong , the soil will be dry before the animals have had a chance to move out of it and they will die in the soil . |
| 8 | However , if there was an insurance against it and they could claim against it I 'm sure they would . |
| 9 | Th they sometimes brought their own two little boys with them and they would make the the bands to cut them bands to do the sheaves , so . |
| 10 | Then fate would catch up with them and they 'd become bankrupt alcoholics . |
| 11 | I learned how to cope with it and they must do the same . |
| 12 | When they were wet from rain or swimming in the oceans , the light might catch on some deep oil in them and they would glimmer shadowy rainbows of colour , like oil spills on a road . |
| 13 | They may reject you and isolate you because you are different from them and they would like to be like you . |
| 14 | We all make mistakes — try and learn from yours and they will have been worthwhile . |
| 15 | I believe that the Bill will make headline news , because millions of people will benefit from it and they will see the advantages to them . |
| 16 | And you knew what they were thinking , they were trying to weigh up whether they dare go across the stepping stones and you could tell by their faces and what they did of course when they decided no it was beyond them and they 'd play safe and they 'd go back the same way . |
| 17 | I think you children were a delight to them and they would gather round the swimming pool and cheer you on with swimming lessons . |
| 18 | Public relations departments in large organisations have a number of channels open to them and they should utilise a mixture of these to disseminate information — notice boards , in-house journals , videos , briefings and meetings . |
| 19 | The Nylabone people say that if your mum is still concerned she can write to them and they will put her mind at rest . |
| 20 | No harm will come to them and they will recommence feeding as the temperature begins to fall . |
| 21 | He was beckoning to them and they could see that the group was preparing to move off . |
| 22 | A physiotherapist said that she could not recall any aggravation at any level , and an occupational therapist said : ‘ It did n't matter what problems I had , I just had to go to them and they 'd say ‘ OK , there 's a way round it . ’ ’ |
| 23 | If I had an address I 'd be happier , I 'd write to them and they 'd write to me . |
| 24 | No not really — they just sit down and they listen to me and they 'll say something — " Brenda where you come from ? " [ laughs ] somefin' like that , you know what I mean , cause I 'm born English so they aks me what I want to speak Patois for ? |
| 25 | But try sitting on them and they will end up flattened with four feet splayed out to all points of the compass . |
| 26 | Now people will listen to you and they 'll have had , had their own personal goals but they feel not worthy of expressing it anyway because they think , well I 've had this idea , I 'm probably up the creek , and they never say anything . |
| 27 | But because all the men were supporting Tom all the women was in a vast majority was opposed to him and they 'd vote for anybody , and it happened to be me you see . |
| 28 | the I mean , they can get over it and they can get |
| 29 | So you 've got your graph now and then they 'd have a question on it and they might say , Erm what would be the weight with five engines ? |
| 30 | And these people will pay a rent for it and they will pay all the proper taxes and they will be effectively staying with the rules which are imposed on other people . |