Example sentences of "[noun] they [vb mod] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the upmarket shops they 'll use a calculator to start with and then check the answer with a soroban . |
| 2 | If workers are to supply more labour they may require a reward in the form of a higher real wage rate in order to compensate them for the higher marginal disutility of employment . |
| 3 | On form the little centre is one of the best attacking players in the country , and with captain Tiaan Strauss they could spark a revival down Newlands way . |
| 4 | When men and women work in unison they can get a hold of anything . |
| 5 | The surrounding fields were full of rabbits — the buzzards ' favourite food — and from their perch on the goal posts they could spot a rabbit three or four fields away . |
| 6 | It means if we had that spending assessment and our costs , instead of the listeners getting a bill for four hundred pounds in their letterbox in May they would get a cheque for over five hundred pounds . |
| 7 | On approaching the pub they could see a figure in a black T-shirt with white lettering through the opaque glass of the gents ' toilet . |
| 8 | Under such circumstances they will have a chance against even a vastly more powerful foe . |
| 9 | At the end of the promenade they could take a flight of steps down to rocks that were slippery with seaweed , and clamber over them until they reached the shingle . |
| 10 | So parents need to take into account the attentional state of the child before making a demand and by being aware of the need to gain attention they can avoid a clash of wills ( Stayton et al . |
| 11 | N , that is not on religious grounds either that is because I just think that they work six days they should have a day off anyway . |
| 12 | The author 's sounder proposition is that , when South Africa 's rulers at last ( perhaps too late ) released the one black leader they might strike a deal with , they marked the end of the period in which the words ‘ national liberation ’ had any meaning in Africa . |
| 13 | Occasionally in times of dire need they may rouse a dragon from its centuries of slumber , but only their greatest heroes can aspire to ride such ferocious steeds . |
| 14 | ‘ It is said that in the time of Shang they would take a tortoise shell and cover it with ink , then throw it into a fire . |
| 15 | If people do not pay the community charge they will receive a reminder . |
| 16 | Turning to the prices of individual stocks , in many cases the price is above par ( £100 ) because of the fall in interest rates , so investors have to take into account the fact that if they hold the stock to maturity they will incur a capital loss . |
| 17 | It 's wrong , Mr Deputy Speaker , if they 're living in this country erm on a semi-permanent basis and happen to have been here last October they 'll have a vote so will any everybody else who 's a citizen of the European union , so will peers of the realm who happen to be living elsewhere whether they 're in this country or outside this country under these regulations and previous regulations , have a vote in the European elections and I think it 's wholly wrong that erm citizens of other European countries namely France because that 's the one and it 's remarkable is it not that France is the one that 's gon na be the cause of this whole edifice collapsing if we do n't submit to their extra demands but citizens of France who are citizens living in their colonies , as I 've said in South America , the West Indies and the Pacific , will have a vote in the European elections on June the ninth and yet we have got citizens for whom we are responsible for in this house , we can not shirk it onto anyone else , we deny them the responsibility and I think it 's about time the house addressed this matter . |
| 18 | Under telephone licence regulations they must keep a list of all such requests and respect them in future . |
| 19 | In it , he entrusted his ‘ six sons ’ to the protection of his ‘ most celebrated and very dear friend ’ , adding that they were the products of long and laborious labour , but that he was encouraged by the hope that one day they would prove a source of consolation . |
| 20 | ‘ In the end it was not to be for Donal but hopefully one day they will find a cure . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Darlington Health Authority is asset stripping the Richardson Trust and I have a nasty feeling they will spring a closure of the hospital on us , ’ he said . |
| 22 | He reckoned that if any angler ever worked out how to hit all of the bites that came on that method they would win a lot of money . |
| 23 | If fast-food take-aways want to find their best prospects they can do a lot worse than identify areas which have a high proportion of ‘ households sharing access to a bath ’ . |
| 24 | To many newcomers they can seem a celebration of village conviviality , but closer inspection often reveals that who actually speaks to whom depends very much on background and life-style . |
| 25 | As community organizers know , change best occurs when people choose short-term winnable goals which build their belief they can make a difference and which can alter the balance of power , ( i.e. after this action , the youth group becomes a recognized force in the community ) . |
| 26 | By manipulating the number of days in the intercalary month they could prolong a term of office or hasten an election , with the result that by the time of Julius Caesar the civil year was about three months out of phase with the astronomical year , so that the winter months fell in the autumn and the spring equinox came in the winter . |
| 27 | In the afternoon they should have a lecture and alternative football with sports practice . |
| 28 | And because they get paid a lot of money they 'll put a lot more into it . |
| 29 | I can see that in such a case they might make a gift of paintings or other works of art for tax reasons , for example , and would n't care if they were sold or not . |
| 30 | Final Film 's managing director , Peter Stevens predicts that by bringing together their allied skills , technology , advice and consultancy they will offer a service , ‘ second to none ’ . |