Example sentences of "they [modal v] do [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If so , have they costed them , or is it something else that they say that they may do in future if economic growth comes their way ? |
| 2 | We agree or disagree before we form any concrete opinions about which institutions or officials must act and what they must do in consequence of whatever rights we declare people have . |
| 3 | This is a figure included to ensure that all three methods yield identical results which , of course , they should do in principle , but which they invariably fail to do in practice because of errors and omissions which arise through imperfect data collection . |
| 4 | and I mean really and honestly that not worth bothering to sew them up , they 'll do for work , but that 's all |
| 5 | He was saying that the gods had so far been unkind , that they might turn kind , but that what the gods did for him was secondary to what they might do for Niki , a remark that turned out to be prophetic . |
| 6 | Erm or I mean you know for advice about what they could do about D H S S. |
| 7 | There was n't much they could do for Martinho . |
| 8 | Nothing they could do on earth would affect this destiny . |
| 9 | But most buyers need to ask themselves how often — if ever — they need such ultimate traction , and what else they could do with £2000 . |
| 10 | So the fact that Bolton before tonight had got three points as too had Notts , is er indicative of the fact that Notts need to win tonight and they could do with Bolton losing . |
| 11 | To observe the parental handling of the situation it must be made clear that the parents are expected to control their children during the session and do what they would do at home . |
| 12 | Caterers live in the real world , not for them exercise followed by exercise , because they do for real in peace what they would do in war and they would n't want to change that . |
| 13 | Lettuce for vegetarian fish can be left in the tank for several hours , allowing them to browse , which is what they would do in nature . |
| 14 | Pedestrians will need to push a button to command the lights to turn red , which they will do in phase with the Blackfriars Road lights . |
| 15 | The others feel that they can do without God in their lives ; they feel that He is irrelevant ; they want to follow false gods , like a good life , lots of material benefits , short-term happiness , and all the things which the Bible describes as being part of the ‘ broad way ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ These people ca n't just blow in with their grand illusions about what they can do in Northern Ireland , with this ‘ big brother ’ attitude that America can solve everyone 's problems . |
| 17 | ‘ We certainly do n't want to alarm anyone , but it is important for people to know what they can do in advance to prepare their homes against damage . ’ |