Example sentences of "they [modal v] [not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If they would n't tell us the first time , why should they do so now ? ’ |
| 2 | If I gave an interview I was the greatest guy in the world but if I said ‘ no , I want some time to myself ’ , they would n't give me the time of day . |
| 3 | annoying cos I sort of flared up with them and said , Well quote me the law , and they ca n't quote you the law I mean they it 's just someone who they seem to be we do it . |
| 4 | You 've got £1.70 , the ticket costs £1.72 and they wo n't give you the ticket . |
| 5 | its , it , the other truck drivers and I have to say that erm to a certain extent you do need to be forceful and positive because er they need a lot of space to manoeuvre on the road and a lot of people who drive cars do n't quite realize how much space they need and if they wo n't give you the space you have to take it . |
| 6 | The Government say that they can not tell us the value of the companies because the information is commercially sensitive . |
| 7 | If they ca n't help you speak to the feed companies themselves , and if they can not give you the information you want do n't buy their feed , its as simple as that ! |