Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 ’ . |
| 2 | A number of organisations require employees to submit receipts and VAT invoices so that they may reclaim the VAT paid as a business expense . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | They may choose a paper for its coverage of sports and scandals and then be subjected to its coverage of politics . |
| 5 | For example , Private Acts of Parliament are treated as legislation even though they may regulate the conduct of only a single individual ; on the other hand , an ‘ administrative order ’ affecting a large number of people may be difficult to distinguish from as legislative act . |
| 6 | Consequently , they may neglect the child 's need to develop a balanced racial identity and thereby a well-integrated personality . |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | Hence they are faced with a dilemma : the business may continue to operate at the same level , but without the prospect of expansion , or they may alter the form of business enterprise to a partnership or a company . |
| 9 | They may detain the suspect for 24 hours ( extendable by the prosecutor to 48 hours ) and question him without access to legal advice or notification of his right to maintain silence . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Help those who seek to communicate the gospel , in words , in pictures , in books , on radio , television and films ; give them the help of your Holy Spirit , so that they may convey the message of hope and new life to the hearts and the minds of those who hear , who read , who watch . |
| 12 | In some cases they may worsen the situation for market participants by reducing liquidity in an unanticipated way which offsets any benefits arising from a closer " fit " to investment needs . |
| 13 | ‘ But so long as the system remains as it is , those who choose to disregard their obligations must realise they may face a fine . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Perhaps they may think the sport is in a period of relative driving mediocrity , ’ answered Jackie . |
| 15 | They may think the experimenter wants to know himself and not realise that he just wants to know whether the child knows the answer . |
| 16 | They may think that their jobs will be less secure , that they might lose the independence that they previously enjoyed , that their relationships with others will change for the worse and they might lose status , they may think the change unnecessary and they may simply fear change in itself . |
| 17 | They may continue the case in order to gain more information ; they may make a supervision order , involving the child living at home but under regular supervision , or being sent to live elsewhere in the care of others ; or they may discharge the referral altogether . |
| 18 | if butane gas or aerosols are sprayed directly into the mouth , they may cool the throat tissues causing swelling and perhaps suffocation |
| 19 | 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 ) . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | They may continue the case in order to gain more information ; they may make a supervision order , involving the child living at home but under regular supervision , or being sent to live elsewhere in the care of others ; or they may discharge the referral altogether . |
| 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 | Their function is not known , but it is suggested that they may be used to pin a patch of mucosa in position during feeding , or that they may prevent the entry of foreign matter into the buccal capsule when the worm has detached from the mucosa . |
| 26 | The costs involved in civil litigation are of the utmost importance to the parties — they may prevent an action ever being brought , they may render a victory in court Pyrrhic when damages are swallowed up in costs , they may prevent a meritorious appeal and they will always be a factor in the risk of litigation . |
| 27 | Perceptions contain no element of approval or disapproval though they may trigger a reaction in terms of approval . |
| 28 | They may hold the secret ! ’ |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | They may offer a delivery service |