Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [vb infin] to [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Winnicott observed that such ‘ transitional objects ’ were important , precisely because they may appear to the infant as not fully part of the external world , and therefore not entirely separate from the child 's own body . |
| 2 | Technocrats are ‘ statists ’ who consider that state policies are available to manage all social problems , although in selecting solutions they may lean to the right ( favouring market management and abhorring the inefficiencies of state socialism ) or to the left ( deploring the waste of social resources under capitalism ) . |
| 3 | But in his theoretical essays he gives some interesting indications of the ways in which they may contribute to a poem 's effect . |
| 4 | Prisoners may complain to the prison authorities or they may complain to the Board of Visitors . |
| 5 | They may lead to the award of a masters ' degree , a postgraduate diploma or certificate , a post-experience diploma or certificate , or a second degree . |
| 6 | Transposons can also be thought of as parasites , although as yet we know little of the harm , or good , they may do to the host cell . |
| 7 | If the night is very cold or the middle of the day extremely hot , they may retreat to the galleries below ground level where the temperature does not vary so much . |
| 8 | Students may complete the course at diploma level , and if they attain a satisfactory standard in the diploma examinations , they may proceed to the masters ' course . |
| 9 | They may occur to the discoverer in a flash of inspiration , as in the mythical story of Newton 's discovery of the law of gravitation being triggered by his seeing an apple fall from a tree . |
| 10 | As we have seen in this chapter , however , the newcomers , no matter how monolithic and undifferentiated they may seem to the locals , are composed of a number of identifiably separate urban middle-class groups — commuters , weekend cottagers , holiday-home dwellers , retired couples — among whom the village may vary considerably as a centre of their social activities . |
| 11 | Knowing that these and similar things are being said , in order to commemorate past deeds , so that they may come to the notice of future generations , I have not been able to hide the struggles of the wicked or the lives of those who have lived righteously , even in much uncultivated speech . |
| 12 | Granted they may point to the assassination of Marie Drumm in hospital . |
| 13 | Whatever the validity of these observations , they are salutary warnings in moving over-boldly in the direction of student self-learning ; and they may point to the value of ensuring the existence of an adequately supportive learning environment . |
| 14 | The significant number of colour photographs , although they must contribute to the price , do add to the information content . |
| 15 | ‘ Borrowers can pay more when rates move up , but they must come to a branch to make a specific request to do so . ’ |
| 16 | Everything they grow they must take to the market to survive , but everything is expensive for them and so they have nothing . |
| 17 | They must conform to the pattern and standard size laid down by the Post Office . |
| 18 | They must stick to the party line , and their Bible must be its manifesto . |
| 19 | He therefore decreed that before either could reproduce they must fight to the death , with the flesh from the loser being fed to deserving men . |
| 20 | They must listen to the voice of the MCC , ’ he said . |
| 21 | They must belong to the period 190–170 B.C. Ben Sira had wandered abroad ( 51.13 ) , and his ideal scribe was a man who had travelled " through the lands of the peoples " and had tested " good and evil among men " ( 39.4 ) . |
| 22 | There was a good number present and the main business of the day required the club to decide on the donations they should make to the women 's section and other charities . |
| 23 | The Serbian Government must recognise that they should extend to the Albanians exactly the rights and privileges that they seek to secure on behalf of the Serbs in , for example , Croatia . |
| 24 | Caradryel told them that if the Elves in the Old World required the protection of the armies of Ulthuan then they should return to the island continent . |
| 25 | He had kissed her on the nose , and they had strolled around their small domain , debating what else they should do to the garden . |
| 26 | In Time magazine on the eve of the hearings Walter Shapiro offered advice for congressmen wishing to become stars , as Sam Ervin had at the Watergate hearings : they should play to the cameras , should not be afraid to wear their hearts on their sleeves , and should never make the mistake of reading their questions . |
| 27 | The American armed services were considering how they might react to an appeal for assistance from an anti-communist government in Tehran , or how they should respond to a coup by elements which had the backing of Moscow . |
| 28 | If any readers can help Mr Platt , they should write to the Editor at the address above . |
| 29 | I can accept their fears , but I think they should listen to the explanation from the professionals before they start jumping to conclusions . ’ |
| 30 | If convincing contrary evidence is presented within that period , they should come to a settlement with the buyer . |