Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] they [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | For if a holder thinks that the buyers will really be able to get at 36s. all that they care to take at that price , he will be unwilling to let slip past him any offer that is well above that price . |
| 32 | I can see that perhaps if they want to have a er they may feel they need to stray into other boundaries but I did feel that when I read what Huntingdon district council proposed which was if you like , to completely re-drawing the electoral map for the entire county I was n't actually looking at something that was designed to deal with the interests of the citizens of Huntingdon district council , I was looking at the straightforward political proposal which would be far better to come from a political party than from a district council . |
| 33 | And in an oblique swipe at her critics in the Bush Administration she added : ‘ Those countries protesting at their return would do better if they offered to take some of them . ’ |
| 34 | Those countries which were protesting about the repatriation would do far better if they offered to take some of the boat people themselves . |
| 35 | But because of the bureaucratic necessity to generalize and disregard distinctions too fine for large-scale enforcement and administration , some people are able to do better if they refuse to acknowledge the authority of this law . |
| 36 | I recall the gist of it implied that they could n't sit there sunbathing too long if they wanted to get through all seven tops . |
| 37 | There might be a thousand methods for closing the deal , but in the end the customers will buy only if they want to buy . |
| 38 | Women at risk of becoming pregnant were accepted only if they undertook to use effective contraceptive measures . |
| 39 | mm , the thing is though , that was n't a Court hearing yesterday and whatever they say is gon na incriminate them so if they want to ask them questions they 've got ta take them to Court have n't they ? |
| 40 | even though they might be part and parcel of the same organization , they are not the leaseholders so they ca n't make the arrangements , so if they want to make the arrangement they must have the lease assigned to them first , then we will come to terms with them over land and to under le under let . |
| 41 | He went on , more to her father now than to her , in his light drawling voice she had to listen to in church every Sunday of her life telling them all what was what because he had the God-given power to do so and they had to listen and obey . |
| 42 | People who take sleeping pills can also be at risk of falling , especially if they rise to void during the night , and the ‘ hang-over ’ feeling in the morning can create a safety risk . |
| 43 | But sometimes parents still can not accept their daughter 's sexuality , especially if they return to live in their parents ' home . |
| 44 | It contended that on " most 'hard' calculations " the British appeared to have a limited future on any measurement of international power , especially if they continued to over-commit themselves . |
| 45 | With Ernie 's co-operation , the garden would be a picture next summer , especially if they managed to create a covered patio leading off the drawing-room , which Brian had suggested . |
| 46 | And especially if they planned to go somewhere else today . |
| 47 | I would suggest that the major item which the government has to give priority to is unemployment , especially if they wish to continue in office after three years , which I forecast could be the timing of the next general election if all goes well . |
| 48 | The Russians refer to ‘ buka ’ , the Welsh ‘ barog ’ means spiteful , while the Scots usher forward ‘ boggle-bos ’ , ‘ bucca-bos ’ , ‘ bodachs ’ and ‘ bugbears ’ as the solution for misbehaviour in very small children , especially if they refuse to go to sleep when they should . |
| 49 | The Spastics Society survey shows that many dislike this form of voting , especially if they have to get their form signed by a doctor . |
| 50 | ‘ . There is something enormously satisfying in giving another person advice , especially if they appear to take it seriously . |
| 51 | It 's clear that neither Jane nor Grant want to split up but , in Jo 's view , they should stop living together if they want to save their relationship . |
| 52 | So but they want to do cooking trials as well , actual cooking trials |
| 53 | State provision is important for many elderly people , not only because they have to rely on a retirement or supplementary pension in the absence of income from employment or from an occupational pension , but also because they need the health and social services provided by the welfare state . |
| 54 | ‘ She 's set against them you know … and all because they work to abolish the slave trade . |
| 55 | Most people who arrange to work flexible hours do so because they want to spend time with their families , as well as pursue a career . |
| 56 | People who go to prison for non-payment of the community charge do so because they choose to lose their liberty rather than pay the amount that is rightfully theirs to pay . |
| 57 | Some requests or demands are reasonable and fair , but others certainly might not be so because they fail to take into account the child 's right to his/her needs and point of view , or because they are inappropriate to his/her level of development . |
| 58 | Some of the secondary girls considered such goings on beneath their dignity but it was n't long before they began to take an interest and help out in the " Ox-farm " . |
| 59 | It was not long before they began to complain . |
| 60 | Children usually have a strong ballet grounding long before they apply to enter the Royal Ballet School from the age of 11 . |