Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] they [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 So the treatment is double nappy if it 's not a very er serious one or if they notice a click just after delivery they would immediately put the baby in double nappies .
2 If they remain chronically incapacitated for work they can now claim invalidity benefit at a higher rate .
3 Once terms have been accepted for inclusion they must obviously be recorded , so that this stage and the next one must proceed simultaneously .
4 Erm some people around , particularly a the Asian population around w then became worried about what sort of support they would actually get from , the police in real terms if outsiders came into the area .
5 But of course they 'll both emerge somewhere .
6 And then of course they 'll always retain the one that appeals .
7 Frederica said obviously that the sky and the sea and the boats were uncannily like Van Gogh , and Hodgkiss said that of course they would never have seen them in this way before he saw them .
8 The term ‘ pillar ’ indicates the purpose for which they are well suited — tying and training to a pillar , pole , tree stump or whatever — although of course they will also do quite well on a fence or wall .
9 Of course they will inevitably suffer moments , even hours , of boredom .
10 Of course they can only make a living in this way if they are faster than other dealers in the market .
11 It 's okay , even if they get send down then of course they can still appeal but you ca n't it 's ridiculous
12 Of course they could always let it , but that seemed a mean and ungrateful way out .
13 So if they all come along with lots and lots of money they 'll all have fifteen years .
14 Boredom with politics was a state of mind they could only comprehend intellectually .
15 Well to make that sort of revenue they will actually need to fly rather more than two million passengers a year , and in the present state of the world aviation market I reckon that 's quite a tall order , in fact if they fell short of it by five percent in a particular year that would be capable of using up the kind of capital and reserves which we 've been talking about .
16 The scheme includes access to databases on health and safety topics which can help representatives overcome the sense of isolation they might otherwise experience from being based offshore , he said .
17 ‘ Maybe they buy it for the wrong reason ; they can get a lot of research they would otherwise not carry out .
18 ‘ Maybe they buy it for the wrong reason ; they can get a lot of research they would otherwise not carry out .
19 ‘ Now that they ca n't get hold of cocaine they 'll just crash out . ’
20 Once people recognise that through the process of exchange they can mutually benefit , they have no need to approve of the individual ends to which the transactions give rise .
21 We understand that because of lack of work they will now only give two of those records and what people are saying and obviously really good .
22 Audiences yearn to groan under the yoke of suffering they may never have experienced .
23 In the present climate of opinion they could only damage him .
24 Listening to her talk about the make of corset she wore and the neckline shape that best suited her , speaking on these matters with the kind of solemnity they would only have brought to bear on the country 's economic situation or the future of the United Nations , they regarded her with the polite incomprehension with which they would have looked at a Martian .
25 Er in terms of contact they will also make a decision giving days and times of contact if it ca n't be worked out between the two of you .
26 And out of compassion they would always buy something small from his stock of knick-knacks and fol-de-lols to help distract his thoughts and put some money in his purse .
27 Although there are many types of dementia they can generally be defined as involving progressive and irreversible brain failure .
28 Oriental rugs need room to breathe , and unless they are given the right amount of space they can either be swamped by the surrounding decor or become so overpowering that they detract from everything else in the room .
29 These figures were produced in support of the employers ' position in the course of a bitter wage dispute ; the weavers claimed that on some types of cloth they could hardly make 4d ( 2p ) a day .
30 ( They also do this when they bring their owners dead birds from the garden , an action normally done only as part of the food-training routine when mother cats show their kittens the kind of prey they must later attack . )
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