Example sentences of "that they [verb] [pers pn] could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | that they thought they could develop and hav hold events on , and er , he said , like we , we came up with some good ideas , put forward some ideas , really good ideas , for things to do on this land , and he said , the trouble is that all these councillors back on to these pieces of land , and he said , er , they do n't want people coming along and enjoying themselves on it , because they want to go and walk their labradors on it . |
| 2 | They would allow people that they thought they could trust to accumulate a lot of debt on it . |
| 3 | The proportion responding that they thought they could trust the United Sates " a great deal " was 62% ( up from 45% in 1975 ) , a figure not matched by any other country : the closest was Norway , which 37% thought they could trust to the same extent . |
| 4 | The reasons that Charlie Francis , Ben Johnson , Angella Taylor and the rest took drugs are that the rewards were great and that they thought they could get away with it . |
| 5 | I think it 's a thing that they wish they could dis-invent , do n't they . |
| 6 | Calling all pensioners … with a message from welfare officer Sheila Redmond : ‘ If any retired employees are in need of advice or help that they think I could offer , they only have to ‘ phone me on . ’ |