Example sentences of "that they [modal v] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also found that moulding the right shape was more important than pecking up loose stuff , and that they would mould in a bean bag as well as in straw . |
| 2 | The Popplewells told Mr Smith that they would continue with the show but as the country was in such a state of uncertainty they would not be able to pay the Girls ’ wages ! |
| 3 | In Scotland , Members of Parliament from both sides of the House and local government employees and councillors stupidly said that they would continue with the revaluation , and so we had five-year revaluations until 1985 . |
| 4 | The two leaders agreed that they would meet on a regular basis in the future , perhaps annually and with less formality , and Gorbachev invited Bush to the Soviet Union . |
| 5 | If the surgeon believes that they would benefit from an operation , their names are placed on the waiting list and they are asked to come into hospital when a bed is available . |
| 6 | The two parties announced that they would remain within the Rally of Democratic Forces . |
| 7 | During the inter-war period what trade union support there was for family allowances ( generally it was feared that allowances would lead to a wholesale reduction in wages and reduce the bargaining power of male workers ) , was based on the hope that they would lead to a withdrawal of married women from the workforce . |
| 8 | When these were taken on , there was a worry that they would lead to the familiar ‘ display and decay ’ syndrome ( to use Andy Saunders ' words ) that many collections have landed themselves in . |
| 9 | The most common occasion when the agreement is drafted by the seller 's solicitors is when the seller is offering a company on a tender basis under which information about the company , together with a draft contract , is sent out to those who express interest and they are required by a specified date to indicate the price they would be prepared to pay for the company and , often , the changes that they would request to the contract . |
| 10 | If the cats were n't trained to do that I would assume that they would walk past the hoop of fire and they would under the ropes . |
| 11 | Describing the acquittals as " illegal in some cases " , they said that they would press for a finding of aggravated murder rather than one of genocide . |
| 12 | Even before Tasker and Boardman had set off on their last attempt Bonington and Adrian Gordon — the base camp manager — decided that they would go up the mountain to help with the descent from the North Col , concerned that if Tasker and Boardman reached the summit by the long ridge above the pinnacles , they would be close to collapse on their descent . |
| 13 | Moran had decided that they would go to the church in their uncle 's big old car . |
| 14 | A few minutes later ‘ David ’ said that they would go to the bedroom where they could talk in privacy . |
| 15 | I 've just asked him about the collaborative review the focus is apparently on national curriculum so that means maths , English and , but they want to look ge more general issues and because they 're in on a Wens Tuesday and a Wednesday he said that they would go in a look at , three of them would go in a look at taught tutorial lessons they will want to talk to me about the tutorial programme I would hope that that would involve somebody else cos I 've got the bit of the fence that I sit on and ask one or two of you to give your opinion if , if you 're available . |
| 16 | This is not trifling with semantics ; many people were indeed displeased with the Government , and may have sought to frighten their rulers by telling opinion pollsters that they would vote against the Conservatives . |
| 17 | The fear among many Muslim Lebanese , who might otherwise favour the departure of the Syrians , is that they would leave behind a power vacuum to be filled by warlords on both sides of the confessional divide . |
| 18 | Although , if it was a French war , might it also be assumed that the Vietnamese , whose tendency to sit on the fence was the subject of American as well as French complaint , would want to join in with the same enthusiasm that they would give to a national cause ? |
| 19 | May , at No. 17 with Too Much Love Will Kill You , told Radio One listeners that they would perform as a threesome under a different name . |
| 20 | The aversion argument was extracted from its literary context and elevated into a full-blown defence of crudity in the Oz case : " One of the arguments was that many of the illustrations in Oz were so grossly lewd and unpleasant that they would shock in the first instance and then would tend to repel . |
| 21 | Eventually a papal legate , John of Anagni , arrived in northern France on a peace-making mission and he was able to obtain an undertaking from both Kings that they would abide by the decisions of an arbitration panel consisting of himself and four Archbishops , Rheims , Bourges , Rouen and Canterbury . |
| 22 | Defence lawyers said that they would appeal to the Supreme Court . |
| 23 | New lawyers acting for two the three defendants accused Galligan of racism and incompetence and suggested that they would appeal against the sentences . |
| 24 | Jay Naidoo , general secretary of COSATU , his deputy Sidney Mufamadi and Moses Mayekiso , general secretary of the metalworkers ' union , said that they would appeal against the conviction and sentence — a fine of R2,000 ( about US$640 ) each and suspended prison terms . |
| 25 | Both the defence and the prosecution said that they would appeal against the sentence ; prosecutors had sought a 10-year prison term . |
| 26 | Before hearing the poll results , Mr Major and Mr Kinnock voiced their confidence that they would win with an overall majority . |
| 27 | In numerous communiqués issued on Oct. 16 , many of Algeria 's over 40 opposition parties expressed dissatisfaction with the electoral laws as passed , but indicated that they would participate in the December election . |
| 28 | Handing out certificates recently at my adult education college in Wandsworth , I was enormously impressed by the number of special needs students who received one , who never in their lives thought that they would qualify for a certificate . |
| 29 | That they would raise as a sponsor what to give , or , give us some idea , what er , |
| 30 | Developing its role in fostering relations with the former communist countries of central and eastern Europe , EFTA concluded free trade agreements on Dec. 10 with Poland and Romania ; signed a declaration on co-operation with Albania ; and took note that both the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic had declared that they would apply on an interim basis from Jan. 1 the EFTA-Czechoslovakia free trade agreement signed on March 20 [ see p. 38834 ] . |