Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] they [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | Governors of two of the states say they wo n't take other people 's nuclear garbage . |
2 | DENTISTS say they will not leave patients in pain if they are forced to take action in a cash row . |
3 | Many of Britain 's 18,000 dentists say they will simply refuse to see any new NHS patients . |
4 | But if English speakers hear they can usually recognise this as ‘ my turn ’ and not ‘ might earn ’ . |
5 | While an overwhelming number of Scottish Labour MPs contacted by The Scotsman this week underlined their support for Mr Clarke , some of his original supporters indicated they would not support him in the shadow cabinet elections later this year . |
6 | It was the sight Gloucestershire fans thought they 'd never see again — Syd Lawrence advancing purposefully down the wicket at Cheltenham . |
7 | Schools will need mechanisms for doing this ; and the level of professional understanding of the issues and the imperatives underlying them can only improve thereby . |
8 | Some parents say they wo n't allow their children to travel by bus until the law is changed . |
9 | Some parents say they can barely afford children : living costs rocketed in the late 1980s , and Taipei is now reckoned to be one of the world 's most expensive cities in which to live . |
10 | Many insurance companies say they wo n't cover properties where tenants are on housing benefit . |
11 | ( But it has recently been pointed out that occasional use of these as cavalrymen means they can not have been a wholly depressed class . ) |
12 | Christmas plumbing problems could leave you with double the normal bill , though most contractors said they would not turn out at any price . |
13 | The two companies said they will also work on a long-term systems management project . |
14 | The eastern states claimed they could not afford to dispose of the chemicals , which would require incineration , and were originally given until the end of 1992 to use them up . |
15 | In reply the Namibian authorities stated they could not grant a licence as the islands were South African territory , thus indirectly providing the information required ! |
16 | But some retailers say they will not raise prices until after Christmas . |
17 | But Palestinians say they can not return to the Arab-Israeli talks until the issue of the deportation of 415 Palestinians is resolved . |
18 | It is from the people who gather together to discuss these targets that ideas to meet them might well emerge . |
19 | But reality in the 1990s mean her story has a side retailers feel they ca n't ignore and that means it 's off sale . |
20 | They warn that if they cut costs to compete they must also lower their standards . |
21 | She continued to attend the unit as an out-patient for more than six months , when the therapists felt they could not make any further progress . |
22 | Though International Amateur Athletic Federation officials insisted they could not confirm the reports , a source close to the sport 's governing body confirmed Narozhilenko had provided a positive ‘ A ’ sample while the ‘ B ’ sample was being examined . |
23 | International athletics officials insisted they could neither confirm nor deny the report . |
24 | My grandparents said they could n't afford it . |
25 | Mr Adams made his offer to meet the four church leaders in a letter last August , but in their reply the churchmen said they would not talk until Sinn Fein publicly called for an end to violence . |
26 | For example , 80% of female personal service workers said they could not design and plan important parts of their work ; 96% said they could not decide their starting and finishing times ; and 63 % said they could not initiate new tasks during their work . |
27 | And six out of ten of the companies that do not use PCs said they would never buy a computer at any time in the future . |
28 | College officials said they could not recall any previous speaker receiving such an enthusiastic welcome . |
29 | During the discussions , many participants said they could not accept that round teabags were in any way superior . |
30 | Yet even the cooperative farmers say they 'll now support the strike . |