Example sentences of "[conj] they [vb mod] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Environmental management methods usually require a large workforce , are costly and are generally feasible only in townships and major commercial undertakings vital to the country 's economy , where they may prove more economical in the long run than the recurrent use of insecticides . |
| 2 | That way the donor 's cards are not muddled in the confusion of the day , and presents are kept safely and not left in hotels or halls where they might go astray . |
| 3 | Doubtless most industrialists in the UK would concur , but where they might fall out with him is on the definition of ‘ robot ’ ( See Box below ) . |
| 4 | Nonetheless , Franco agreed that the Italians could spearhead the attack on Madrid from Guadalajara , as part of an ambitious Italian plan to tighten the circle round the capital by advancing in a south westerly direction towards Alcalá de Henares , where they would meet up with Spanish troops marching north-eastwards from the Jarama , across the Madrid–Valencia road . |
| 5 | And even in Strauss the forward placing of the horns is ultimately self- defeating ; where they should leap out if the texture ( as at 13′29″ ) we 've already had more than enough of them . |
| 6 | They tried to find work where they could function well ; for example , a deaf person said she would avoid a position which involved treating patients in groups and would never work in a very large hospital . |
| 7 | Children would normally go to London when they ran away from home , because they thought it was the best place to go to get a job , and where they could sleep easily . |
| 8 | Whenever the conference adjourned , I noticed , as no doubt his lordship did with some concern , that Mr Lewis would quickly take M. Dupont away to some corner or other where they could confer quietly . |
| 9 | But that would not necessarily be inconsistent , in some sectors at least , with an expansion of multinationals ' activities in developing countries where growth rates were better or markets protected and where they could do so without transferring fresh capital . |
| 10 | They attacked only where they could do so with overwhelmingly superior numbers ; in danger they disbanded . |
| 11 | Oliver wanted to go there because it had a sheltered terrace where they could sit outside , but it was too full of memories : it was the place where Rain had sat on her own while Sabine Jourdain was fighting for her life on board the Jonquil , where Tim had left behind his wallet , where Rain had first seen the pedlar . |
| 12 | The letter had brought them to the surface , where they could hurt more . |
| 13 | He carried two chairs and a table over to a dark corner where they could talk more freely . |
| 14 | After dinner , they were all marched out to the back garden , which was similar to the front , where they could walk about or play catch ball , but were not allowed to stand and talk to each other . |
| 15 | Some ways of of providing money to get resources which will erm have the kind of facilities that people want to use , and where they will come together and be together . |
| 16 | Cultivations are carried out for three reasons : to improve the soil crumb structure and so create an ideal seed-bed for the crop ; to uproot and kill weeds ; and to bury turf or crop residues where they will rot down and not compete with the ensuing crop . |
| 17 | They much appreciate the work being done by Mrs Doyle , but they are not in a walk of life where they can sit back and wait for better times . |
| 18 | ‘ I must draw these shadows back into the sea , where they can hurt less . |
| 19 | This targets them towards the most important part of the prey , where they can do most damage with their first contact . |
| 20 | Other organisations like the Pre-retirement Association ( address on page 155 ) and some branches of Age Concern run discussion groups for older women , where they can talk over worries and experience the fact that they are not alone . |
| 21 | Excess LDL , rejected by the now full-up cells are deposited in the walls of the arteries , where they can build up and make the arteries narrower . |
| 22 | They need the wide open expanses of a high wall , fence , side of a house , or even trees , where they can fling out and stretch their long stems — 30ft ( 9m ) high is by no means unusual . |
| 23 | We will import into this universe huge amounts of Dream B. People can then enter into their own worlds , where they can live forever as Gods . ’ |
| 24 | Two people in a desert , trying to find both themselves and an oasis where they can live together . |
| 25 | Choose a spot where they can bask in plenty of sunshine each day . |
| 26 | I prefer my ferrets to have the benefit of a flat base where they can lie down in comfort . |
| 27 | Ah well , you see they used to where they used to live opposite . |
| 28 | When this happens , the individuals may disperse or they may stay together in new groupings . |
| 29 | In the following four sections we shall examine five different habits used by animals to avoid being eaten : potential prey may actively flee their predators , or they may stay still and try to be invisible , or they may stuff themselves with sickening chemicals and advertise their unpalatability with bright ‘ warning colours ’ , or they may mimic the warning colours of others , and finally , in some circumstances , an animal may make itself less likely to be eaten by living in a group . |
| 30 | These elements ( the equivalent of nerve cells ) may be tangible silicon chips or they may exist only in the cyberspace of a working computer program . |