Example sentences of "[noun sg] they [verb] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | As the result they do not sit very effectively over a bolt-hole . |
2 | It was so small if you did n't pay the rent they did n't evict you — they used to flush you out with ferrets . |
3 | She waited , but without much hope , for Rupert to offer to run her home in the car they did not know he possessed . |
4 | You see in in , on the continent they do not build council ghettos . |
5 | Mr. Watkinson referred us to three other decided cases in support of the contrary view , but to my mind they do not assist him . |
6 | But although such classifications may sometimes be useful in guiding empirical research they do not seem to me to take up directly the most important questions , which are those concerning the significance of social movements in the process of reproduction and transformation of total social systems . |
7 | My Cousin Vinny Even Joe Pesci 's considerable talents ca n't quite lift this mildly diverting comedy about two New York kids accused of a murder they did n't commit . |
8 | one or two members who are resident in St Albans did ask me about their position on item two St Albans Transport Study er the advice that I gave them was that unless they er did which is likely to be affected by any identifiable schemes in the study they do not have a need to declare either a pecuniary or a non-pecuniary interest . |
9 | If those trainers did n't want to end up in a splash they 'd better get out of the way before I … |
10 | From the king 's point of view these schemes had many attractive features , but in practice they did not work . |
11 | Of course , banks still have to maintain adequate liquidity , but in practice they do not see a clear-cut dividing line between liquid and non-liquid assets . |
12 | But er the floor 's already pretty crap they do n't bother . |
13 | All the sudden excitement in the US among AT&T Co , MCI Communications Corp and Sprint Corp about toll-free 800 number business is that from this weekend , the numbers become portable so that subscribers can change from a carrier they do n't like to one that might appeal more , without changing the number . |
14 | And thirdly , there is a Government obstruction they do n't like policies which are presumptions against development . |
15 | People in Italy have a complex : without a raccomandazione they do n't think they can do things . |
16 | It 's a wonder they did n't get er suffocated some of the kids then in them days . |
17 | No wonder they did n't need lights , the alarm system was warning enough . |
18 | It 's a wonder they do n't make a car port here you know ? |
19 | If so , then it 's no wonder they do n't hang about . |
20 | Same as all farm work , see , farm work They do n't know as they 're born these days , these youngsters do n't , when they come to talking about farming . |
21 | They are , however , subsidized to some extent , and although the Remploy workers do a full day 's work they do not have quite such demands made on them as they would encounter in open employment . |
22 | I tend to see people as walking garbage cans , fill of all this mess they do n't know how to deal with . ’ |
23 | In fact , this is to elevate a small group of officials or ‘ caucus ’ , as Ostrogorski called them , into a prominence they do not deserve . |
24 | Governments are picking out the bits of the plan they do not like . |
25 | Capacity planning , of course , is vital if customers are to avoid buying equipment they do n't need , or buying it too soon , and at the same time avoid hitting a performance crisis due to inadequate hardware resources . |
26 | The fastenings for the steel bits would need to be on the gun deck , and it was on the gun deck they had some of the electronic equipment they did not want the Chilean officers to see . |
27 | We 're a dirty stain they do n't want to be reminded of . |
28 | When it was heard that he had been shot in the legs at the time of his arrest , the reporters assured their readers that the general view of the British people was , ‘ A pity they did n't aim a bit higher . ’ |
29 | A pity they did not have TV to show us Christmas cattle grazing the Alpine pastures . |
30 | It is a pity they did not emerge from their hiding place in time for the 40-year anniversary reunions of the 49/50/51 groups , but they are partially relevant to the ‘ 52s next year . |