Example sentences of "and [vb base] they [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | That 's right the tenth replacement depot in Lichfield and they used to come round to Walsall looking for absentees and deserters and they there was actually a shooting match in Street the MPs started firing the guns at these fellas who 'd gone absent without leave , and , but as I understand I remember at the time there was a lot of racism in America then and they , they picked these coloured fellas up and apparently the C O at Lichfield was very much a southern colonel and he was a racist and they used to chain these coloured guys up behind the trucks and make them walk all the way back to Lichfield behind the trucks driving the trucks at walking pace and I understand there was a , a salver , a commemorative salver in the Town Hall to be presented to him , and some an MP in the Council he were looking for this colonel , but as I understand he was court-martialled after the war for racism and so I do n't think he 'd be wanting , wanted to be connected with Walsall any more , so but this was |
2 | The assistants try and make them fill this in . |
3 | I 'm going to call them , show them the letter , and let them sort this out . ’ |
4 | We should approach the white public school middle class networks in the business world and let them deliver some money . |
5 | I 'm not going to sit still and let them do that to me . |
6 | Beat all these together with a whisk , till all appeareth converted into froth , and let them stand all night . |
7 | In closing I must remark that if we ever make contact with aliens we should take them to Bangor and let them see all that is good in the human race . |
8 | I says , they have a hotel there , so I brought them up to the hotel and took them , he went in and he made arrangements to stay there and then I took them over and let them see this lake dwell this crannagh as they call it . |
9 | Come , Gertrude , we 'll call up our wisest friends and let them know both what we mean to do … |
10 | And do they contradict each other ? |