Example sentences of "[vb infin] they [subord] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would birch them like they do on the Isle of Man , and not give them time off for good behaviour . |
| 2 | He would very easily subdue them if they attempted to escape . |
| 3 | If the adventurers have destroyed the Blackshard , the Oracle ( if he still lives ) wo n't attack them when they return to room 66 ( all the mucus in stairwell 67 will have magically vanished by this time , allowing them to return ) . |
| 4 | He tried to persuade editors of journals to back the government , but made clear that he would prosecute them if they refused . |
| 5 | Scum could nt beat them when they went to the Sty with the same negative defence . |
| 6 | We did n't finish them cos they wanted to start trussing early |
| 7 | The bishop signified to chancery the names of such offenders and chancery issued a writ de excommunicato capiendo ordering the sheriff to arrest and detain them until they had submitted to , and were absolved by , the church . |
| 8 | And er , I 'll come down and show them if they like . |
| 9 | The more able in the group felt they ‘ could n't tell us anything we do n't already know ’ or they were ‘ depressing ’ , while the remainder said that they did not like them because they made them feel inadequate . |
| 10 | The hon. Gentleman asks whether we could debate them after they have been debated in the European Community , but we are talking about a long time ahead . |
| 11 | sat there watching them catch him up he did n't see them before they got him stopped like . |
| 12 | Dad tucked a twin under each arm and took them home , where we helped to wash and clean them before they went to bed . |
| 13 | On the other hand , if you 're married to somebody for forty years and they get fat , you do n't just divorce them because they get fat . |
| 14 | But other couples will either find a way through and re-negotiate their relationship to allow for the different people that they 've now become , or they may shelve them because they get caught up in the , the very busyness of life , what we call the , the productivity phase , which is the third phase , where couples are maybe having children , building up a family , building up careers ; they 're involved in that sort of activity . |
| 15 | But most voters never look at the detailed figures and would probably not believe them if they did . |
| 16 | They said he 'd swap them if they did n't fit . |
| 17 | ‘ There are some great titles out there , ’ he said , exclusively to ZZAP ! , ‘ … and many will swap them because they 've completed them , so we 'll always have loads of great games . ’ |
| 18 | There are beds in warehouses , but many young people will not use them because they do not want to sleep next to someone who is mentally ill or loused up or alcoholic . |
| 19 | It is usual to have a closing pleasantry , but you should only use them if they add to the letter in a positive manner : Please let me know if I can be of further assistance . |
| 20 | It 's not bad but he do n't use them till they 've run out he just uses them and leaves them laying about and come and takes some more . |
| 21 | The shark then chases all the children and has to try and touch them before they reach the safety of the side of the pool . |
| 22 | ‘ We 'll stop them if they run from you , but I do n't think they 'll run . |
| 23 | Oh they would n't stop them if they wanted to get in but I mean it just makes it easier . |
| 24 | Well you 'll miss them if they go away . |
| 25 | We could we could deduce them if they do n't own up . |
| 26 | A regulation on the control of mergers and competition entered into force on Sept. 21 , giving the Commission authority to vet all large-scale mergers within the EC and to block or reverse them if they presented a threat to competition . |
| 27 | If I could catch them all that young I 'd cure 'em before they got any ideas . ’ |
| 28 | The frogs could hear them although they did n't know what they meant or even what they were . |
| 29 | The other two slept in a room above and would hear them if they called . |
| 30 | The Humans were sitting a little way off ; Balor would hear them if they tried to get away . |