Example sentences of "they [vb base] [adv] [verb] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather like pathological ‘ organisation men ’ , they seem so addicted to bureaucracy that they ca n't get enough of it in their day jobs . |
| 2 | They 're mostly Northerners , and they do n't want to muck about . |
| 3 | They do n't want to louse it up any more . ’ |
| 4 | And Norma used to say , I do n't put them to bed with Charlie because they do n't go to sleep , in and out of bed she tried the bed 's . |
| 5 | it can stop them going to court or if they go in and pay it off they do n't go to court . |
| 6 | But coming here means they do n't go to prison . |
| 7 | Whatever , these are the people the publishers really want to nobble , and they do n't come to conference . |
| 8 | But they do n't apply to Apex fares . |
| 9 | If artefacts do not accord with the consumerist needs of people , if they do n't submit to exploitation and marketing strategies , they can be voted into oblivion . |
| 10 | They cite Germany 's Abitur , where school-leavers are graded in eight subjects , and where their grading wins them entry into an apprenticeship if they do not go to university . |
| 11 | They do not relate to assessment arrangements , although these are covered in the Working Group 's Report . |
| 12 | At least this time they do not threaten to stone Moses as they did in Exodus 17 . |
| 13 | They hide behind the TECs , they do not listen to constituency Members who know what is happening in their areas , and they do not listen to the TECs , either . |
| 14 | He wants to be where the people are , and if they do not venture to town to visit the Tate or Walker , he 'll bring art to them . |
| 15 | They do not come to school as empty vessels . |
| 16 | Women who expressly state that they do not consent to intercourse may nevertheless be considered to consent to it . |
| 17 | ‘ Had to go and leave my dandelions to look for you , now they 've all gone to sleep . ’ |
| 18 | Alternatively , they might pause in order to connect the material they have just read to material they had read earlier in the text . |
| 19 | Fronted by art student Becky Crawford they have already managed to lineup an extensive list of dates in the region , which is the surest sign that they are pretty good . |
| 20 | So far they have not hardened to ice . |
| 21 | But the one that they have read , Cold Comfort Farm , they have probably read to destruction . |