Example sentences of "they [verb] it [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Young women may be reluctant to join long-established organizations which are patronized chiefly by older women , because they fear it will somehow drown their own up-to-date and dynamic image . |
| 2 | But they vow it wo n't put them off policing . |
| 3 | They say it wo n't take you long ! |
| 4 | Critics say the resources wo n't stretch , and they say it will inevitably mean higher council tax bills . |
| 5 | But they hope it wo n't take too long or they 'll be rocking around the grandfather clock . |
| 6 | And when they start on about ‘ beam me up Scottie ’ they hope it will really take them out of this world . |
| 7 | If things were as they seemed it would n't matter . |
| 8 | Joseph Payne , an Alex Brown & Sons would let loose a huge supply of stock onto the market and fund managers would n't stand for it — a rather naive statement since the non-executive directors would be in breach of their fiduciary duty if they allowed IBM to pay a dividend they judged it could not afford . |
| 9 | But they do that , they reckon it wo n't take long . |
| 10 | They want to reintroduce the bill President Bush vetoed last year ; they claim it will merely allow blacks to sue those who discriminate against them . |
| 11 | They said it would n't matter if he were gay . |
| 12 | They said it would n't take long . ’ |
| 13 | and the they th , th , th , it nearly , they said it would nearly bankrupt two or three these are |
| 14 | They said it could never happen , but in an act many will regard as nothing short of vandalism , an outdoor centre has negotiated privately with the owners of Brock Holes quarry in the Peak to place up to 50 bolts to secure a rope handrail across the rock . |
| 15 | Though they swear it will just block absolutely everything . |