Example sentences of "have [verb] they [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be made clear that if anyone does not understand what someone has said they should always ask , and that this is meeting time well spent . |
| 2 | Turned out the last time the staff had seen him he was a student here and he 'd made such an arsehole of himself they 'd sworn they 'd never let him back in ! |
| 3 | Having died they can not do this themselves , but the Roman Catholic church teaches that the cleansing can be effected by the ‘ prayers and … good works ’ of those still alive . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , I might have known they would n't want Rosie there for too long . |
| 5 | But even if you do , I 've heard they 'd rather die than be captured . ’ |
| 6 | He had n't wanted to sign anything , but they had said they would n't give him any money unless he did , so he 'd pretended to read the papers carefully and then signed them . |
| 7 | Another , compiled in June , stated that no one believed any longer in an early end to the war in Russia , and that soldiers on leave had said they would not go through a second winter there . |
| 8 | Shares in Bond group companies were suspended on the Stock Exchange after the receivership decision but the group said other lenders had said they would not take immediate action . |
| 9 | The ANC had a court permit for the rally — but Ciskei ruler Brigadier Oupa Gqozo had said they would not enter his territory in eastern Cape province . |
| 10 | But she had thought they would still have tonight . |
| 11 | Mr Lang — who is coming into line with a decision already made by the Department of the Environment , for England and Wales — said that consultation on the proposed registers had shown they would not achieve their environmental objectives . |
| 12 | Nijaz and Sead Hukanovic had feared they might never see each other again after being parted in the savage purge of Bosnians callously dubbed ‘ ethnic cleansing ’ by the Serbs . |
| 13 | Ten soldiers had not been compelled to give evidence and had indicated they would not attend the inquest . |
| 14 | Then of course , when they 've eaten they ca n't get out again . ’ |
| 15 | Fifty years ago they would have said this trip was impossible ; crouching on beaches , men in their teens and early twenties had believed they would never see another dawn . |
| 16 | When Tim helps clients to decorate they have to accept they will not end up with a ‘ decorated ’ house in the London sense of the word . |
| 17 | Private contractors take over from them next month , and have said they wo n't take on Tony and George Sabin . |
| 18 | Anchor have said they will not go ahead with the project without a liquor licence . |
| 19 | HAMBURG ( AFP ) — Two West German city governments with a stake in Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm , the aviation company , have said they will not approve its merger with Daimler-Benz under the current plan . |
| 20 | Some of the earlier investors have found they could not adjust quickly enough ; others have been severely battered by innovative competitors but managed to fight back . |
| 21 | This is the first year that Catholics or anyone else have known they could n't expand if there was a surplus in other schools nearby . ’ |
| 22 | Several senior broadcasters , including Sir David Attenborough , Sir Paul Fox and former BBC managing director Bill Cotton , have indicated they might not attend a farewell dinner tomorrow for former director-general Sir Michael Checkland because of the row . |
| 23 | Roman Catholic voters have warned they will not vote Tory in the General Election unless more places are provided at St Augustine 's and St Bede 's primary schools in Darlington and St Joseph 's in Birmingham . |