Example sentences of "[subord] they [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's , what they 've done is they 've closed er er , erm branch , an office massive office in London and they 've moved them all over to Leeds because they ca n't get the people to take jobs in London so they 've transferred it all to Leeds , and erm there 's a chance of erm getting promotion , well , a very good chance of getting promotion down there . |
| 2 | The result was two fragrances , which Laura liked equally , so they decided to introduce them both calling them , simply , Number 1 and Number 2 . |
| 3 | He was , he said he 'd send us , once they 'd got it all sorted out he said he 'd send us a book , the book on it . |
| 4 | I 'm gon na see if they 've saved me any . |
| 5 | Looks as if they 've cleared it all up , he 's looking all around . |
| 6 | ‘ I think it would have been brilliant if they 'd given him more of a chance and if he 'd given a bit more . |
| 7 | Erm it would have been better if they 'd given you some information to say , They all voted for at least one |
| 8 | If they decide to emulate you this is fine , a great compliment . |
| 9 | If they want to take it all away in the end and match me up with that slimy halfwit , why then take me up to the mountain and show me the world ? |
| 10 | Yeah , its probably cos they 've done it all before so , they know , they know what goes on there . |
| 11 | The two usual options are either a big block , like on the back of a Strat , which is really hard to deal with , or there 's nothing , because they 've sanded it all away . |
| 12 | oh , you know , that 's , that 's it because for thirteen years they have dismantled the social system , that 's what they 've done in thirteen years , so they ca n't say overnight , we 'll put it all back because there is n't , there , there is n't the finance there because they 've spent it all to have done what they 've done |
| 13 | Oh I do n't know since they 've done it all up , no probably not . |
| 14 | Not since they started calling it another Wayne 's World . |
| 15 | The Labour Party , or its thinking wing , is polishing its credentials so remarkably that Mr Smith 's team will look quite different when they get to meet us all again in the polling booth . |
| 16 | ‘ Well ? ’ said William , when they 'd seen it all and adjourned to the pub opposite the station , an old waiting room of a pub that had not yet been converted into a wine bar or a theme park and was consequently empty . |
| 17 | At first they asked me if I wanted my mum to go out but I said No , but when they started asking me all those sorts of questions they asked me again and I said Yes . |
| 18 | No , looks as though they 've done you some sort of . |
| 19 | In cafes they would come up and sit at your table and chat as though they had known you all their lives . |