Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This sparked immediate criticism that the MMC regulations requiring Bass to free pubs from the tie or sell them had been by-passed . |
| 2 | For the next few years the horde ravaged at will through the mountains , desecrating shrines , despoiling tombs , and waylaying travellers , but Grom was unable to take any of the Dwarf holds or bring them to battle . |
| 3 | The Act actually says that we 're concerned with children who have learning difficulties , which calls for special education provision , and to be more specific they refer to children who have greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of that age , or disabilities which prevent or hinder them making use of the educational facilities generally provided . |
| 4 | ‘ Alternatively , a woman may have low self-esteem , feeling she can only impress others or make them like her by buying status symbols or the latest fashions . |
| 5 | It 's up in what we call Cook Island House , where the three government officers work under Colonel Fawcett , or say they do . |
| 6 | I do n't know what the financial arrangements are but he has a double role , he attends the classes but he also does spinal manipulation and massage for those of Brand 's clients who need it or say they do . ’ |
| 7 | In many libraries there is some tension between what users want ( or say they want , or think they want ) and what the librarian feels they need . |
| 8 | If you then say , yes I think that 's very good I 'll do as you say you do not repeat no give them your money , or let them handle your money . |
| 9 | ‘ Not to play at soldiers with your men , or let them play in the band in the park on a Sunday afternoon . |
| 10 | You can hammer them and get them thin or mould them to make panels for cars . |
| 11 | It does n't prevent them being ambitious and idealistic for themselves , or stop them comparing themselves with other students in their class , their school , in other parts of the country or the world . |
| 12 | Some churches are happy to scatter the ashes in the graveyard or bury them according to the family 's wishes . |
| 13 | Yeah so erm yeah so if you get that sort of thing and then you can in some way either get people to discuss or get them to fill in a questionnaire about it or something of the sort I mean that 's er the format that y'know kind of er seems to work quite well for final year projects anyway er generally speaking with other stuff so er yeah that 's that 's do-able . |
| 14 | Whether we ignore the inner planets , or assume they add a tiny contribution to the overall effect , the key dates that come out of the analysis are the same — and I should have made that clear in the article . |
| 15 | We may think we see the dead person walking down the street , or hear them calling our name . |
| 16 | EMF 's management refused to allow us to talk to the band or film them playing live . |
| 17 | But unless you can grasp the private contractors and make them cooperate within this or encourage them to do so , there 's absolutely no way you can have a so-called seamless journey . |
| 18 | She did not actually concentrate on the birds which happened to be there , nor did she feel any desire to feel them or encourage them to come near her — but she was quite able to relax knowing that they were there in the background . |
| 19 | Take care not to touch the cells with the end of the pipette or allow them to touch one another as they will be impossible to dislodge without damage . |
| 20 | If you do not help your people , or allow them to help themselves , they may all die , and take you with them . |
| 21 | Everybody should know the boundaries of their own competence , where and how their activities touch on those of others , and in what circumstances they need to consult others or keep them informed . |
| 22 | The owners of these vouchers could either sell them for cash on the secondary market ; or use them to buy shares in the privatisations of 6,000 medium-to-large companies due this year . |
| 23 | No , when you read the word ‘ love ’ in the Bible it means something completely different ; you do n't have to hug anyone , kiss anyone or call them Ermentrude to love them the Jesus way . |
| 24 | You may think this is unlikely ( ! ) but there 'll be some old Coventry fans who have your autograph & think they 've got something really valuable … only to find … |
| 25 | The Philistines in the narrative of 1 Samuel have no image of the Israelites ' god , Yahweh , but they understand , or think they understand , the significance of the ark , and regard it as a convenient substitute . |
| 26 | Then there are the would-be breeders — who have a pair ( or think they have ) but no fry , or who are looking for a mate for a much-loved large cichlid ( usually an Oscar or Severum ) . |
| 27 | At a more subtle level , in both Richard III and Julius Caesar there is a sense in which disregarding portents is part of a more general characterization — of individuals who have taken their destiny into their own hands , or think they have , in contrast to those who consciously submit to their fate.6 However the context in which dreaming is used in the plot has to be constructed to suit the play — the ideology of the culture in which it is set must condition the characters ' responses . |
| 28 | The Interminable Akers : Scientists in the research facility of an unnamed high-technology company discover the secret of perpetual vigorous life … or think they do . |
| 29 | In many libraries there is some tension between what users want ( or say they want , or think they want ) and what the librarian feels they need . |
| 30 | But wherever they stand — or think they stand — on this planet of sound , The Orb have an undeniable gravitational pull on modern music . |