Example sentences of "[noun] they [modal v] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To resolve the dilemma they must piece together the sort of documentary and pictorial evidence that is usually plentifully available for the nineteenth century . |
| 2 | It 's true that there are plenty of YDO 's , but without the help of teachers in the schools they could fighting a losing battle to take advantage of the favourite publicity emanating from the World Cup . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm a storyteller , and so I can show readers that people think in a certain way , and suggest to readers that under those circumstances they might thing in the same way . |
| 4 | Knowing what the Bushmen knew then — that the NEA was unpopular with conservative legislators and already the target of fundamentalist Christians for subsidising offensive art — they can hardly have seen this as a plum they could hand to a big contributor or a rising political star or , indeed , to anybody aiming to leave town alive . |
| 5 | If they discovered evidence of share dealing ahead of the takeover by individuals using confidential information they would institute more formal inquiries . |
| 6 | But there was a very small group who acknowledged that their unspoken anger was so powerful , they used their tears as a revenge , knowing that their husbands hated tears and knowing that weeping they could discomfort them . |
| 7 | If they are arthritic , their sight is poor , or they are subject to dizzy spells they may trip over the flex . |