Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] they [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It was the sight Gloucestershire fans thought they 'd never see again — Syd Lawrence advancing purposefully down the wicket at Cheltenham . |
| 3 | Christmas plumbing problems could leave you with double the normal bill , though most contractors said they would not turn out at any price . |
| 4 | The two companies said they will also work on a long-term systems management project . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ! |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | International athletics officials insisted they could neither confirm nor deny the report . |
| 10 | My grandparents said they could n't afford it . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | College officials said they could not recall any previous speaker receiving such an enthusiastic welcome . |
| 15 | During the discussions , many participants said they could not accept that round teabags were in any way superior . |
| 16 | During the late 1980s and early 1990s , investors thought they could successfully invest in ‘ growth ’ shares that were at once exciting and defensive — among them , the giant consumer-product and health-care companies whose pricing power was meant to guard their earnings from the cyclical downturns that the stockmarket was bound to suffer . |
| 17 | The political feasibility of dangling before Indians a prize at which they might gaze but which they would never grasp was assured , Irwin told Salisbury , by the fact that Indians in their heart of hearts knew they would always need British administrators to guide them . |
| 18 | Anyone selling aluminium step ladders outside the Belfry could have made a fortune because after the first few minutes of the match , newcomers realised they could n't see the action on a flat course , unsympathetic to any onlooker less than six feet in height . |
| 19 | When … our Soviet rivals recognised they could not match us … and as their own system indisputably failed the Soviet people even as it abused them — then came the turning point . ’ |
| 20 | In the course of our case studies , we found that programmers/analysts capable of working in certain specific software/hardware areas ( for example , IBM System 38 , PICK ) were extremely scarce , in some cases so much so that " nobody is training them any more " ( since high turnover rates meant they would not have the chance to amortise the training investment ) . |
| 21 | The Fuller family 's neighbours felt they could n't let such an auspicious occasion pass without applying a little bunting to the brickwork . |
| 22 | Looking for a win has been like chasing the holy grail … for Swindon … they 've travelled far and wide … some cynics thought they 'd never find it … |
| 23 | The separate populations would first constitute mere varieties of the original species , but as the modifications accumulated they would eventually become distinct species in their own right , unable to interbreed with the parent form even if they were brought back into contact with it . |
| 24 | Info centre to stay shut on Saturdays A TOURIST information centre will remain closed on Saturdays after Middlesbrough councillors decided they could not afford to open the Corporation Road office for a sixth day , despite a campaign to increase tourism . |
| 25 | The Americans felt they could not stand by and let Europe fall into economic chaos ; their own economy would also suffer . |
| 26 | Half of you felt the journal should remain free with membership , as it is an important way of staying in touch with the Institution 's work ; while other members said they would willingly pay extra , over their subscription to receive it . |
| 27 | But the minister 's travels between Moscow and Baghdad , by way of Tehran , and back again , partly overland since the Americans said they could not guarantee his safety in Iraqi airspace , seemed dilatory . |
| 28 | Newspapers said they would not report matches and carried a barrage of irate letters . |
| 29 | As Japanese banks can count 45% of unrealised gains on shareholdings as capital , Japanese banks with huge equity portfolios thought they would easily meet the deadline . |
| 30 | He was appearing in Channel 4 's recording of comic Jack Dee 's Christmas show when police said they could not leave . |