Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Handling and using them may give a sense of the past . |
| 2 | The time and effort demanded of them may put a strain on their relationship with a partner , who may have been looking forward to the years when they could be alone again as a couple . |
| 3 | Daisy had once said that the three of them might spend a holiday together next year in San Gimignano . |
| 4 | We , however , are required to crouch in the heather , and so the attention is drawn through necessity to the things sharing that heather with you , in case any of them might take a fancy to your bottom and jump into your pants . |
| 5 | Nursing agencies have often been the means to re-entry in the past , and they too are having to adapt to new forces at work which for them could represent a consumer boom . |
| 6 | Before either of them could say a word , he turned and began to speak as though they had asked him a question . |
| 7 | ( 67 ) I should like to see them dare say a word against me . |
| 8 | Whereas the district in which we live is under an agreement between the three great companies — the Midland being one — that not one of them shall promote a railway in the district without the consent of all three companies ; the continuation of the Bishop 's Castle line is now saddled with the further condition that it shall not be made independently of the Corvedale line , whereas a proposal was made by one of the largest shareholders in the Cambrian to complete it independently of any other line . |
| 9 | If the business is subsequently hived up to Newco at less than both cost and market value , this will depress the value of Target 's shares , so that a subsequent disposal of them would realise a loss . |
| 10 | In each test , one of them would don a mask painted with either normal-sized eyes or extra-large ones , and then walk directly towards a basking iguana . |
| 11 | They present both a problem and a challenge ; for any theory which overcame them would vindicate a form of holistic social explanation of a power hitherto unaccepted . |
| 12 | But most of them would have a neck that was quite high ; modesty was getting to be a really important factor , so we 're covered from head to toe . |
| 13 | It would not matter that the consequence of so holding might be that the defendants , if they should lose the action , would satisfy the European Court of Human Rights that any verdict against them would constitute a breach of article 10 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms . |
| 14 | The distance between them would indicate a gate with at least two portals . |
| 15 | ‘ A man may deposit on his land excrement which is foul smelling and a nuisance , but it may be that the evil effects wear off in twenty-four to forty-eight hours so it is difficult for a local authority to serve an abatement notice and prove that the nuisance was still in existence when service was made , whereas now , once the deposit is made and is indeed a statutory nuisance , then the statutory nuisance has occurred , and if the local authority are satisfied it will occur again they may serve a prohibition notice ’ . |
| 16 | They may choose a paper for its coverage of sports and scandals and then be subjected to its coverage of politics . |
| 17 | In fact , if the social sciences are really to explain the social world , would it not be wiser to retreat from the demand that they must conform to a single standard of explanation , and allow instead that they may encompass a variety of projects ? |
| 18 | Given that these insider/fiduciaries occupy a privileged position of trust in relation to the affairs of the company , it is conceivable that they may inflict a hurt upon it . |
| 19 | ‘ But so long as the system remains as it is , those who choose to disregard their obligations must realise they may face a fine . ’ |
| 20 | They are likely to want a sum of £250 for the use of the song , but permission also needs to be sought from A&M Licensing if you intend to use Sting 's recording of the song ( they may want a fee too ! ) ( 21/6 ) . |
| 21 | It is useful for would-be choreographers to study the historical development of classical style so that they may stage a ballet in a traditional way when it has a story firmly linked to a particular time and place . |
| 22 | He was critical of Clive Thornton for having once claimed that a house was the best investment , since prices rise and never fall ; they may reach a plateau , but will then rise again . |
| 23 | These hornitos , which are also known rather aptly as driblet cones , go on growing as long as there is both gas and lava to feed them , and they may reach a height of many metres . |
| 24 | This being the case , provided patients realise that they may experience a bowel frequency of seven in 24 hours ( usually five stools in the day and one night time evacuation ) , the operation has unquestionably improved the wellbeing of most patients . |
| 25 | Perceptions contain no element of approval or disapproval though they may trigger a reaction in terms of approval . |
| 26 | Tell your car insurance company too ; with your car now garaged , they may offer a reduction in their premiums , which will partly offset the rise in your buildings insurance . |
| 27 | They may offer a delivery service |
| 28 | They may cover a classroom or a whole building . |
| 29 | Clear up any pet droppings immediately as they may contain a parasite which causes toxicara in children . |
| 30 | The laws of Hlothhere and Eadric appear in their extant version as a single code issued jointly by Hlothhere and Eadric as kings of Kent , but they may represent a conflation of two originally separate sets of laws or even a confirmation by Eadric of the dooms of his uncle . |