Example sentences of "they [modal v] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may break hibernation as a result of any sudden change in temperature , and not just on warmer days . |
| 2 | Although they may explain homosexuality in terms of learning , they assume a common biological basis and process for this learning , and see the condition itself as homogeneous . |
| 3 | There is , therefore , before any understanding of historic agents and movements , a certain aporia in all social ensembles : from afar they may appear whole , but close to , they can be seen as riddled with holes . |
| 4 | It also takes longer for an old person to use the toilet and they may sense impatience from other residents or staff if they spend as long as they would like in a toilet . |
| 5 | Attitudes may well be negative if employees have cause to believe that after moving to a strange area , they may face redundancy . |
| 6 | In order that they may collect evidence , the Act empowers them to make test purchases , to enter premises and to inspect and seize goods . |
| 7 | Whilst they may compete quality scientists away from local firms , they may also enhance their knowledge and broaden their research horizons and perceptions . |
| 8 | They may suffer sickness , vomiting or acute pain , but they do not die . |
| 9 | They may want security , er one case I 've been del dealing with they wanted the share certificates depositing by way of some security for instance . |
| 10 | Naturally the library should be careful in its choice of business association ( from the point of view of image ) but the advantage of such joint efforts is not only that promotional costs may be saved but they may generate income for the library . |
| 11 | They may lower interest rates , which increases the latent demand for credit . |
| 12 | For all people , that they may give glory to God for the gifts of speech , hearing and sight which make communication possible , and for the audiovisual media which nourish these gifts in new and marvellous ways . |
| 13 | Yet again , they may give rise to conflict , with one seeking to dominate the other either through conquest or infiltration . |
| 14 | Word counts can show remarkable discrepancies in the vocabulary control that is typical ; for instance they may contain strawberry but not orange . |
| 15 | They are not much to look at but they may contain oil , which is why the Philippines keeps a garrison there . |
| 16 | Also , these cultures are almost identical to those found naturally in the stomach ; medical evidence has suggested that they may aid digestion and also help protect against certain illnesses . |
| 17 | Forage crops for consumption on the farm are not directly extractive ( the sale of milk and livestock is ) although they may transplant fertility from one field to another . |
| 18 | Her hope is that ‘ by enabling insight , they may inspire repentance ’ . |
| 19 | Users of software should confirm that they may make back-up copies of any programs they have acquired . |
| 20 | They may make use of the brevity of Latin tags , just as pithy as any adman 's lingo . |
| 21 | Instead , as soon as they have found out something of what a word means , they may make use of it . |
| 22 | There has been a tendency more recently , however , for deaf people to be wary of consecutive interpreting where they may feel information is added to , or subtracted from , the message ( Allsop and Kyle , 1982 ) , even though for spoken languages it has usually been felt that consecutive interpreting is much more effective and much easier to check for the validity of the interpretation ( Herbert , 1978 ) . |
| 23 | They may form part of the press kit at a press launch or they may be mailed or delivered personally . |
| 24 | We shall insist that these events do not constitute part of the text ( though they may form part of the relevant context , cf. |
| 25 | They may arrange transport , or visiting services . |
| 26 | It is essential that these councils are set up as soon as possible so that they may start work on all the detailed arrangements and consultations that will be necessary if a smooth transition to the new funding system is to be ensured . |
| 27 | 3 A class of words may undergo regular change of form to provide for certain changing circumstances , in particular : ( a ) They may change form because they appear in more than one element of a structure : It is my father ; It is my father 's car . |
| 28 | ( b ) They may change form because of their relationship to some changing word ( or other item ) in the structure , eg the demonstrative this changes to these if dependent , say , on men rather than man . |
| 29 | ( c ) They may change form because they reflect what is for the language being considered , a regularly observed semantic distinction . |
| 30 | They may repeat operations at certain levels , ( a second interview or a re-offer ) ; they may double back , as when the company regrets them and later decides to re-establish contact ; and they may change vacancy . |