Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [verb] they " in BNC.

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1 However , many callers to the NME claim they have been ‘ fobbed off ’ with ‘ insulting ’ letters stating that the original tickets , rather than photocopies or credit card receipts , were required for the exchange .
2 At the Manor Ground they 'll remember ; remember the 3rd of November for some time .
3 The RAF say they 're sorry to leave .
4 It was because of these expectations about planning that members of the RTO felt they could comfortably cut down on DHA estimates of the revenue required for community services .
5 However , the Stuarts claimed they could raise money by means of the prerogative .
6 When the Ewe of Bé called for guns , the Kabye said they would find guns too .
7 According to police , the Macleans said they had no objection to the film , as long as they were n't involved .
8 And these red ones : they are Lal Khal , along with the Avadi Golay they are the fastest of all kabooter . ’
9 ‘ We were n't getting anywhere and the ANC said they were still to reach a decision .
10 In Bosnia itself the Serbs said they would open an air link to the besieged Muslim enclave of Srebrenica and halted an offensive that brought their forces within a mile of its outskirts .
11 The trucks were meanwhile waiting in freezing weather and a UNHCR spokeswoman said the Serbs insisted they had orders from General Ratko Mladic , military chief of the rebel Serbs , to stop the trucks passing .
12 The Serbs say they do not object .
13 A neighbour of the Reillys said they lived like hermits .
14 The DSS said they were not paid because they were unavailable for work .
15 Regardless of where their support came from , the fact was that possession of 38 seats in the Volkstag meant they could now rule with little or no reference to the other parties .
16 ‘ You mean the Khans think they can control him , ’ Alexei said .
17 Manufacturing and service companies in the Midlands believe they may be on the brink of an economic turnaround .
18 He insisted he had not abdicated , but what should he do know ? *q Before any advice could given , at least by the British the Shah and Soraya flew on to Rome — perhaps because King Faisal was embarrassed by his presence in Baghdad and perhaps because the Shah thought they would be sager and more comfortable in the Italian capital .
19 If they wanted the Shah to stay they would already have told him to order the Army to destroy the revolution , not just peck at it , Instead , president Carter has sent over a senior US general , Robert E. Huyserl , to keep the army quiet .
20 The BBC said they had left viewers in no doubt that the programme was a spoof .
21 To charges that this is too much of a good thing , the BBC say they have always given the World Championship around 70 hours and the audience figures remain high .
22 Erm you know the Keens did they go ?
23 Civil servants at the ODA say they ‘ would rather spend the money on social and economic development programmes ’ .
24 ‘ Any who were inclined to doubt it , an ’ there were a few , finally got th'message when Ben here got the soup kitchen vans busted , an' the Narcs proved they 'd bin the main drugs distribution points fer supplyin' the street pushers , usin' the charity food handouts to the city down-an'-outs as a cover .
25 And Football League president Gordon McKeag said : ‘ When the Premier League was formed the FA said they would not sanction a second division .
26 A spokesman for the FA said they would investigate any complaints , and added : ‘ We shall look at what happens closely before we say one way or the other whether this would be allowed or not . ’
27 After the immediate hurt and disappointment , the Taylors say they bounced back with resilience .
28 Fortunately for Gower 's tour , India quickly returned to calm after Mrs Gandhi 's death and while a nerve-frazzled team lost the Bombay Test they overcome adversity to win the series 2-1 .
29 The Mason insisted they go on .
30 When the Orcs arrived they found fields already burned , wells poisoned , and inns empty .
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