Example sentences of "they [modal v] [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are good reasons for distinguishing it both from the level of the meanings of expressions , as will become apparent later in the text ( see in particular Chapter 6 ) , and from whatever more general non-linguistic level of mental activity has to take responsibility for human perception of external phenomena ; a sufficient reason is that speakers of the language are well aware that they can seek to identify one and the same entity or property by using the meanings of various different expressions : Examples like ( 22 ) are familiarly put forward as showing the distinction between meaning and reference ; they may serve that purpose but that is quite a different matter . |
| 2 | In fact , they may enable some people to play who may not otherwise be able to do so . |
| 3 | They may go several years without a cable break on the winch launching , and so they will scarcely give the possibility any thought . |
| 4 | Unconsciously , they may regard those sort of questions as intrusive or threatening , in that the other person may not say what they wish to hear . |
| 5 | In effect , we will complete each theory by articulating both their criterion of responsibility and their test for the limits of obligations , so that they may face each other as fully prepared contestants for the honour of being liberal theories of contract law . |
| 6 | ‘ Though they may cheat each other , it is not so bad as in the city . ’ |
| 7 | They may draw some comfort from a survey revealing recession-hit parents are still prepared to spend out on youngsters . |
| 8 | They may draw some comfort from a survey revealing recession-hit parents are still prepared to spend out on youngsters . |
| 9 | But I am convinced — from what I have seen and what my commonsense tells me — that more often than not they simply tilt towards the bait at a slight angle and suck it to their lips from distances up to nine inches , a process of vacuuming which they may repeat several times before attempting to swallow the bait . |
| 10 | On other occasions , however , they may reinforce each other . |
| 11 | Even if they are not inhibited from applying for special treatment they may suffer some loss of self-respect in receiving the service free . |
| 12 | This consists of small beads ( a litre has an R.R.P. of £13.95 — 21 and 51 also available ) Which must be washed ( when they may generate some heat ) then placed in one of the last sections of the filter . |
| 13 | Furthermore , they may bear little resemblance to the ideological representations of socialism , strongly marked by teleology , in terms of the end of alienation or the overcoming of antagonistic forms of society . |
| 14 | They may hold these views about perception because of views they hold about our nature and the nature of the things we look at . |
| 15 | However , they may give another business a licence , or franchise , to sell that product or use the name , in return for a percentage of the takings ( a royalty ) . |
| 16 | That 's the question being raised by Health and Fitness magazine after speaking to dermatologists who , while admitting they may do less harm than actual sunlight , stress they can cause a lot of harm . |
| 17 | When a number of people have taken that holiday , they may conduct another poll to investigate whether they enjoyed it , and , most important , whether they would repeat it or recommend it to friends . |
| 18 | They may be unresponsive to ministerial suggestions , and they may make this opposition very clear through the local authority associations . |
| 19 | We pray for the governments and peoples of eastern Europe as they enter a new era ; for Africa , that its peoples may be delivered from fear , oppression and famine , especially in Ethiopia and Sudan ; for the Israeli and Palestinian people that they may honour each other and seek the common good ; |
| 20 | No books or videos are likely to be totally adequate to prepare one , for example , for the first day at ‘ big ’ school , but they may provide some insights and ‘ structures ’ so that the experience is not overwhelming . |
| 21 | The producers of all these programmes are inundated with cassette tapes from bands , so they may take some time before listening to them all . |
| 22 | They march in columns so long they may take several hours to pass one spot . |
| 23 | The charges are not intended as a pollution tax per se , although the NRA acknowledges that they may cause some businesses to review polluting activities . |
| 24 | When people adept at hypnosis sit quietly with their eyes closed , they may spend more time sending out alpha waves than people who are ‘ bad ’ hypnotic subjects . |
| 25 | And they 're not coming back for their education ; they 're coming back for the support that Arbour gives them , so they may spend more time with Monica in the nursery looking after the baby and gradually they 'll move back into the classroom in their own time and get back to their exams . |
| 26 | As we have seen , it is not uncommon for girls to have great difficulty telling their parents or anyone about it , and they may delay this revelation for many months or even right up to when they are going into labour . |
| 27 | Cats have long memories and if they have suffered pain at male hands they may hate all males for months afterwards , sometimes literally for years . |
| 28 | Further north they may need some protection to establish and thrive . |
| 29 | It is still too early to evaluate the importance of these variations , however , they may indicate that CytR is a flexible protein . |
| 30 | Neither I nor my colleagues are afraid of the hon. Member for Carrick , Cumnock and Doon Valley ( Mr. Foulkes ) or his hon. Friends who represent Ayrshire , however much they may frighten each other . |