Example sentences of "[modal v] their [noun] " in BNC.

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1 To combat this the regulations stipulated that compensation would be paid in full to landowners , including any lost profit , should their land be taken away from them .
2 Ordinary dispels , rebounds and other magic cards may be used as normal to stop spells directed at the Trolls should their natural dispel fail to work .
3 But should their flat-bottoms in darkness get o'er ,
4 Brushes should also be cleaned regularly , as should their chamber .
5 Then why should their legislature not impose this " strict " liability on manufacturers of automobiles but not on manufacturers of washing machines ?
6 Who should their legislature not forbid racial discrimination on buses but permit it in restaurants ?
7 The pair seem made for a comedy double act should their singing careers ever falter .
8 The pair seem made for a comedy double act should their singing careers ever falter .
9 , Norwegian fisherman are so worried about pollution from Dounreay nuclear power station that they have suggested that their government unite with those of Iceland and the Faroes in the creation of new jobs for those working at the plant , should their campaign to have it shut down prove successful .
10 In the club atmosphere of La Cigale , the spark was always there , the reason why so many have gone out on a limb to should their name from the rooftops , but the Mondays are in danger of slipping into routine .
11 Those whose actions are most likely directly to involve human suffering or even death may hesitate to use their whole industrial and political muscle for fear of the adverse reaction of public opinion and decision-makers should their action be the cause of some tragedy , such as death .
12 If the wife and new husband wish to hold as tenants in common , then it must be remembered that the register will not show their respective shares and they should make a separate declaration ( which will be off the register ) as to these , and this will be evidence at a later date should their shares be in dispute ( for instance with the trustee in bankruptcy of either party ) .
13 Those people who are involved in promoting sex education should have high moral standards and be approved of by parents as should their lesson plans and schemes of work .
14 However , this will not preclude other world faiths from that particular discrete area of the curriculum should their introduction be appropriate to the childrens ' experience or the particular theme , topic or unit of work being studied .
15 Sotheby 's fear must be that potential purchasers will turn to Christie 's at the lower price level should their competitors decide not to raise their rate for the time being .
16 How often do patients have to wet their beds , or how inflamed must their skin be , to justify nursing care ?
17 To Hitler and his henchmen , may their memory be cursed in all the languages of all the worlds , you 'd be Jewish .
18 More often than not , oils chosen this way turn out to be the very ones needed at the time , and as the person 's physical and emotional state alters , so might their aroma preference .
19 It occurred to me that if Stratton and Brown had known each other , so might their wives , perhaps .
20 They have Betray 'd their Trust " .
21 This suggests that the boundaries of acceptable behaviour lie beyond mere unreasonableness , that the directors would have been liable only if on no tenable view of the facts could their actions have benefited the company : in other words , if they had behaved in a way that was perverse .
22 What chance could their love have when he so clearly saw it as something fragile , ephemeral ?
23 How could their daughter know all this ?
24 To add to this demoralising sense of isolation , the tenacious curtain of smoke from the bombardment meant that the front line frequently could not see the supporting troops behind ; nor , worse still , could their rockets of supplication asking for the artillery to bring down a barrage , or cease shelling their own positions , be seen at the rear .
25 And why could their outcome be critical for the profession 's future ?
26 But their approaches could hardly be more different — and neither could their sales figures .
27 But if she does not have it then they will never get it nor could their children .
28 Could their Ecstasy be your agony ?
29 Would their behaviour alter dramatically if they were left to hunt for food in the wild ?
30 How long would their luck hold ?
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