Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | They may soon reassess the outcome of eastern Germany 's strike and decide the damage to business and the economy is less grave . |
2 | Thanks to Saudi Arabia they may soon have a reactor too . |
3 | But , in contrast , they may partly see the ad in this way a number of times during quite a short period . |
4 | They may even ignore the shaping because they intend to cut and sew . |
5 | Indeed , they may even increase the diffusion of technological information within the co-operating group . |
6 | In fact they may even have a date for you here . |
7 | ( 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 ! ) |
8 | They may well feel the case against your brother is substantially weakened by what 's come to light . |
9 | In theory , things can only get better ; in practice , they may well become a lot worse before Wasps return in the league next March . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | School monitors are distinguished in many ways , the most obvious being the vermilion gown ; they may also grow a moustache . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | Granted that the parallel markets may reduce the ability of short-term interest rate changes to influence monetary growth , by changing the relationship between money and spending ( i.e. velocity ) , they may also alter the significance of any monetary growth which does occur . |
14 | They may also trap the dew in hairs . |
15 | Such displays of humility are not only reminiscent of those of Robert the Pious in France , they may also reflect the teaching of Cnut 's own churchmen . |
16 | They may also smear a market scent on a flower which acts as a beacon to other bees . |
17 | The conclusion on predators is therefore that they have minimal effects on small mammal populations when numbers are high , that they have no braking effect when numbers are increasing , that they may have some effect when numbers are declining , but their major effect is when numbers are low , when they may also delay the recovery phase of the population cycle ( Southern , 1979 ) . |
18 | 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 ’ . |
19 | They may also receive a disturbance/ settling-in allowance and a terminal gratuity . |
20 | They may also reduce the demand and need for night calls from general practitioners and , taking into account the age and frailty of residents , the pressures on the district nursing service . |
21 | They may also incorporate a transposition device . |
22 | A note of warning is necessary here , as the Revenue can sometimes seek to deny the £30,000 exemption under s188 where a departing executive is also a vendor shareholder , on the basis that the sum paid as compensation for loss of office is in reality attributable to the sale of his shares , and they may also challenge the deductibility by Target of such payments , especially if these are effectively funded by a reduced acquisition price for Target . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | They may not stop the wife 's contribution to the household economy . |
26 | Members can present petitions at the close of business of the House each day , but in future should we disregard them because people have merely put their signatures to something which , according to the Minister , they may not give a damn about ? |
27 | As in so many other matters , the judge should be given the discretion to tell the press that they may not publicise the name of a person , because to do so would be in contempt of court . |
28 | Individuals may not have access to private transport to substitute for inadequate public provision ; they may not be able to obtain a lift when necessary and they may not possess a telephone or the resources to obtain a car or phone . |
29 | ‘ But when they meet me , they may not see a kind creature who has helped them . |
30 | They may not see the value until they 've been on them . |