Example sentences of "they [verb] [noun] [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | They say Pringle would never have harmed his former girlfriend Leanne Rees , who was held hostage at the house in Lyonette Road , Darlington . |
2 | They say television can never lie … do n't you believe it … all we can show you from Elland Road are the three Leeds goals that beat swindon … |
3 | They are passed on to other specialist Hospitals , and in this case the Southampton General where they believed surgeons would n't accept smokers … |
4 | They figure lightning ca n't strike twice . ’ |
5 | ‘ They believe girls should not speak up and that they should let their parents control their lives . |
6 | The Martin and Roberts ( 1984 ) survey found all manner of weird and wonderful reasons given by husbands as to why they thought women could not do their jobs . |
7 | ‘ They thought children could n't cope with ambiguity , ’ John says . |
8 | ‘ But it just goes to show , ’ Ruth said , ‘ that they were right when they said emigrants should n't wait to leave until they were too far gone in poverty , but should go while they still have enough to provision themselves . ’ |
9 | Image ‘ I could n't believe it when they said Frigoscandia would n't take on anybody with tattoos , ’ said Wayne . |