Example sentences of "they [modal v] [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thanks to Saudi Arabia they may soon have a reactor too . |
| 2 | In fact they may even have a date for you here . |
| 3 | ( Who knows , they may even enjoy a book so much that the next time the author is published they may even buy it at full price ! ) |
| 4 | In theory , things can only get better ; in practice , they may well become a lot worse before Wasps return in the league next March . |
| 5 | If accepting shareholders feel that the offeror has behaved badly , they may well accept a cash offer but feel reluctant to invest on a long-term basis in the offeror . |
| 6 | School monitors are distinguished in many ways , the most obvious being the vermilion gown ; they may also grow a moustache . |
| 7 | Believe , consider , judge , think , declare , imagine , all may precede states of affairs set out in the form of an explicit clause ; they may also precede a structure consisting of noun phrase + adjective , where the adjective is a clausal one . |
| 8 | They may also smear a market scent on a flower which acts as a beacon to other bees . |
| 9 | Unfortunately they may also prove a hindrance if BSL is presented only as manual English , through the tutor 's adherence to English or through the other necessity of providing English syntax for deaf people one is in contact with , since ‘ it will help their English ’ . |
| 10 | They may also receive a disturbance/ settling-in allowance and a terminal gratuity . |
| 11 | They may also incorporate a transposition device . |
| 12 | They may also develop a pride in exhibiting their genitals , the penis in the case of boys , and the anus in the case of girls . |
| 13 | But if they wish to exploit s381 Taxes Act 1988 ( " TA 1988 " ) , which enables losses of a trade sustained in the first three or four years to be carried back to entitle individuals to repayments of income tax paid in preceding years , they may instead form a partnership to acquire the assets and business . |
| 14 | For example , although they may initially over-extend a word like dog to a variety of different four-legged mammals , they cease to apply it to any part of the domain newly taken over with the acquisition of a new word . |
| 15 | They must also pass a character test which is organized by the Netherlands Rottweiler Club . |
| 16 | They must also complete a project on a topic of their own choice . |
| 17 | The scenes of horror and infamy on board of a man-of-war are so many and so great that I think they must rather disgust a mind than allure it . ’ |
| 18 | They must now get a result against free scoring Glenavon next Saturday and rely on Bangor having an off day at Comrades . |
| 19 | They must now get a result against free scoring Glenavon next Saturday and hope Bangor have an off day at Comrades . |
| 20 | They must then develop a style of movement which will convey the life of all their characters no matter how minor their roles in the unfolding of the action or theme . |
| 21 | They should also garner a minimum of 35% . |
| 22 | One of the high-heid yins wanted to have 20 gondolas , but another councillor said they should only get a male and a female and breed them . ’ |
| 23 | The POA says previous appeals for extra staff have fallen on deaf ears ; if the same happens this time , they fear they 'll soon have a riot on their hands . |
| 24 | But they 're slippery customers and they 'll probably find a way . |
| 25 | Not much to look forward to so they 'll probably like a bit of excitement . |
| 26 | I think they 'll just buy a strip anyway . |
| 27 | The adventurers can just take the damage and shut the door behind them ; the puppets wo n't follow , they 'll just hurl a torrent of abuse at the cowardly adventurers . |
| 28 | But they 'll also do a meal for four in your own home . |
| 29 | After a moment 's reflection , however , Jonadab went on , ‘ They 'll never miss a couple o' pairs . |
| 30 | " They 'll never get a fox to leave . " |