Example sentences of "[verb] they [modal v] raise [noun] " in BNC.

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1 However , the Stuarts claimed they could raise money by means of the prerogative .
2 In the early 1900s buyers of firms guessed they could raise cash flows through economies of scale and by limiting competition .
3 Dozens of French companies , for example , discovered they could raise money that acts like capital but enjoys the tax break granted to debt through ‘ instantly repackaged perpetual securities ’ .
4 In the 1960s buyers thought they could raise cash flows by forming conglomerates , applying their management skills and diversifying risk .
5 In the 1980s buyers thought they could raise cash flows by breaking up these conglomerates , by giving managers different incentives and controls , and by exploiting more fully tax breaks for debt interest .
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