Example sentences of "[coord] they [vb base] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or they pretend they do n't care . ’ |
| 2 | The most prominent orienting devices remain the symbolically defined frames of reference of social roles , which are integrated by the constant process of the individual 's or the group 's construction of his own identity in the context of the world as he or they know it . |
| 3 | But because of the cloth ’ — he now pulled at the front of his collarless coat — ‘ they either think that one is n't quite human and is devoid of all these naughty feelings that trouble an ordinary man , or they imagine you hold all the answers . |
| 4 | Or they put them under the wrong door . |
| 5 | It does n't matter if these two people here , these two appointments are a bunch of wombats or they hate you , or you just , it does n't matter . |
| 6 | They cripple you or they kill you . |
| 7 | They have sex with women or they dislike them , sometimes both . |
| 8 | Often bad things happen after — you know , like you 're taken away to school , or they tell you someone died or summat like that . |
| 9 | Develop will be erm , shown , but it is not about running it 's about medieval Shrewsbury , many towns have these , the Yorvik one 's been spectacularly successful , and has been copied in places like Canterbury for those that saw Songs of Praise last night , with even , erm , it is evident that this will be a new visitor attraction for the town with a generation of jobs , permanent jobs in , in that er , facility , it will improve the erm , appearance of main entrance into the town centre , very important in terms of attracting other people in the future , unfortunately the Borough Council have n't quite got enough money , or they tell us . |
| 10 | b ) Spontaneous — that is , new words heard when you visit neighbours or they visit you ; an insight into grammar gained while you are on a fishing trip with friends , and so on . |
| 11 | ‘ Either they hands you a boxful of bits and says ‘ These seem to be left over ’ or they swear they never touched the car , when you can see all the leads are on back-to-front . ’ |
| 12 | They usually deal with the situation in one of two ways — they patronise you and try to take control on the assumption that you must need their guidance to do a decent job ; or they undermine you by making obscene remarks and deliberately causing problems . |
| 13 | Oh aha , within the sections is there , is there some sections you think that feel they 're better than other sections because they 've got like maybe more pay or they feel they 've special ? |
| 14 | Or they place it in a busy part of the house , near the back door , where people are always walking past . |
| 15 | In an encounter with a high status role the options are few — they can agree to do as they 're told ( in which case you , the teacher , end up doing all the decision-making ) or they can refuse ; it 's a battle of wits and wills : you remain in control or they overthrow you . |
| 16 | Labels — either London print these or they send us blank labels for CAW organisers and church leaders print-out . |
| 17 | Or they call me Ernie . |
| 18 | It is simply the ability which a person or group has to make others do what he , she or they want them to do . |
| 19 | They often agree to intercourse because they feel they must or they think they 've got to a certain age where they have to do it . |
| 20 | Or they think they do . |
| 21 | Or they think they are . ’ |
| 22 | He explains : My boys are grown up — or they think they are . |
| 23 | Or they think they do n't need it . |
| 24 | Or they think they are . |
| 25 | You get a staff of women together and then they either get married or they leave you " . |
| 26 | It 's the ‘ turn ’ of a particular hotel or city , or they choose it because they have a vague idea that it might be rather nice to go to Torquay next year , or even — worst of all — because ‘ We 've always had it there' ! |
| 27 | How about your Christmas card this year ? why not knit one and them photograph it for a really professional look ? |
| 28 | Lift them from the elbows , and them drop them down to the floor . |
| 29 | The boots had platform soles and they cost him more than his weekly wages at the warehouse . |
| 30 | ‘ The previous manager spent £1 million on players and they cost him his job , ’ he said . |