Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] they [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did n't fancy Lizzy 's chances much if they decided they all wanted a bit of the action . |
| 2 | So if they made me redundant or whatever I know all the ins and outs . |
| 3 | Right so if they give you two s two lengths to fine a third length the easiest way and the most accurate way is use Pythagoras . |
| 4 | " I do n't care chat becomes of me , So long as they sing me that sheet melody , Yip-I-Addy , I-Ay , I-Ay , Yip-I Addy , I-Ay , I-Ay . " |
| 5 | They tend to say , oh well , he 's black so it 's to be expected , they 're bound to do that , so when they give you that kind of attitude , you think oh well , blow them , if that 's what they think , why not act like that . |
| 6 | ‘ I would have brought a copy away but they wanted them all . |
| 7 | People slag them 'cos they ca n't play properly and they get it all wrong . |
| 8 | The covens were restricted to thirteen , possibly because they considered it unlucky for the enemy Christian church due to the number at the Last Supper . |
| 9 | She knew that writing his name was never going to get him back , even if they wrote it hundreds of times in the most beautiful book in the world . |
| 10 | I sha n't take it if it 's something I do n't like you know even if they give it free . |
| 11 | Celia hoped they were still loyal enough to be decently enthusiastic , even if they found it difficult at first to appreciate the new subtlety of Yorick 's music . |
| 12 | I would n't stay here if they offered me half of the Palace . |
| 13 | They go here , they go here and they make me dizzy . |
| 14 | He knew then that they wanted him alive . |
| 15 | Come back in a week for a check-up and to have the majority of the sutures out , or earlier if they give you any trouble or get infected . |
| 16 | And you go in there and they give you dirty looks , you know . |
| 17 | Britain after 1945 is full of people who live alone because they like it , or at least because they like it better than any of the available alternatives . |
| 18 | ‘ A lot of people thing they 're difficult people , but it 's more a case of them knowing what they want and doing it again and again until they get it right ’ . |
| 19 | And then again if they pay me this money as an ex gratia payment . |
| 20 | However , most of the campaigns are run by authorities in the more accessible countryside ; there are few campaigns organized by those in the remoter or upland areas , either because they deem them undesirable or consider the likely returns insufficient . |