Example sentences of "they [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The status of the pupils in the activity can be raised and the value of their contributions recognised by suggesting that some of them may already possess considerable information and experience ( pp. 36–38 ) . |
| 2 | Doctors are themselves not immune from the disease of alcoholism and some of them may therefore give inappropriate reassurance to patients . |
| 3 | The introduction , in 1951 , of the General Certificate of Education made it easier to enrol secondary-modern pupils for such examinations , since at ordinary level ( O level ) the more able among them could now take one subject or a few subjects , without having to take a whole group of subjects at the same time . |
| 4 | A drainage ditch around them would probably do more good than anything else . |
| 5 | Two sides may each want to beat the other , they may even hate each other as sides , but if someone came and told them football is stupid and not worth playing or caring about , then they 'd feel together . |
| 6 | Perceptions of the quality of their own early work tend to decline as they attain seniority and experience , and they may well attach less significance to the value of other theses to their own work . |
| 7 | Period rooms in a museum are usually reconstructions and interpretations of the past , though they may well contain primary source material , the furniture and genuine artefacts from the past , and an assortment of objects which may well belong to the same period but which come from many different sources . |
| 8 | Do n't throw any two products into a bucket and mix them ; they may well destroy each other . |
| 9 | They may well have sufficient intelligence and understanding fully to appreciate the treatment proposed and the consequences of their refusal to accept that treatment . |
| 10 | All dried peas have a shell life of up to a year — any longer and they may well need extra cooking , or possibly not soften at all . |
| 11 | They may also give increased access to other sources of finance . |
| 12 | They may also make short term cut backs in expenditure such as advertising and repairs , to the longer term detriment of the business . |
| 13 | They may also show inappropriate behaviour , which should be treated by a behaviour modification programme worked out by the therapist and the psychologist . |
| 14 | They may also furnish invaluable information on the target company through their analysts and can provide the manpower and support necessary for a contested takeover . |
| 15 | They may also follow some mortification or hurt feelings . |
| 16 | They may also gain increasing support from Kent MPs worried at the electoral implications of running a surface link through their constituencies . |
| 17 | They may also encourage better provision and help individuals towards full participation in the general community . |
| 18 | They may also need professional help and their family doctor , church minister , head teacher or social worker , could refer them to a psychologist , psychotherapist , psychiatrist or counsellor from a specialist organization . |
| 19 | The goal of social independence , of helping people to ‘ look after themselves ’ , is a very important one , but many individuals with long-term mental disorder may also need specific medical and psychological treatment to lessen the burden of symptoms ; from time to time they may also need extra supervision , care and shelter . |
| 20 | Trace fossils have consequently played little part in discussions of metazoan phylogeny , but they may nevertheless contribute useful information . |
| 21 | While history teachers would wish to eschew the more brash sales methods they may nevertheless welcome some guidance on appropriate methods and strategies for promoting their subject . |
| 22 | The Regulations for manual records make the position much easier to administer for the school though they may perhaps cause more family friction . |
| 23 | Eleven such triple junctions , each possibly associated with a separate hot spot , have been identified on the continental part of the African Plate and an intriguing problem is the way in which they may subsequently promote continental rupture and develop into spreading centres . |
| 24 | Equally , many people sell their house and move somewhere smaller without taking account of the fact that when they are spending more time at home they may actually want more space , rather than less . |
| 25 | ‘ Whilst we support land reclamation , urban redevelopment and housing improvements , and recognise they can improve the quality of life for many people in Wales , unless these activities are designed to achieve more than just aesthetic goals they may actually increase environmental damage through energy consumption , waste generation , increased resource demands and traffic flows ’ , said Dr Neil Caldwell , CPRW 's Director . |
| 26 | This book is concerned primarily with business secrets and so such issues as marital confidences and privacy are not considered even though they may occasionally have commercial value . |
| 27 | They may then have more flexibility as to who is allowed to be the greedy one . |
| 28 | ‘ They may still have that radio and I can handle one of those things . |
| 29 | But just as speakers attach great importance to variation in the structural parts of language , so they must also attach great importance to change : if they did not , then there would be no reason why changes like this one should be accepted in speech communities . |
| 30 | Banks aim to make profits , but they must also maintain sufficient liquidity . |