Example sentences of "they [vb mod] and [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Positive reinforcement tells them what they may and should do ; negative reinforcement tells them what they may not and should not do . |
| 2 | The complexity of psychological factors involved in the AL of maintaining a safe environment means that publicity campaigns and health education programmes must go beyond simply imparting information about safety , realising that people often know what they should and could do , and yet do not act on their knowledge . |
| 3 | There was a confused position and Baldwin was entitled to continue until the oppositions could show that they could and would defeat him in the House of Commons . |
| 4 | They could and should do better for that money . |
| 5 | Against Tipperary , Galway showed superb resilience and determination , quenching the fire and verve of Babs ' Keating 's side to such an extent that they could and should have won by a much greater margin . |
| 6 | After two successive narrow defeats games they could and should have won — Liverpool St Helens should put matters right when they entertain Nuneaton tomorrow . |
| 7 | The trouble with planners is that they often persuaded themselves that they could and should impose their plans on other people . |
| 8 | A good Home will help its residents to keep as fit as they can and will offer plenty of different things to do during the week . |
| 9 | They can and will eat anything — flesh and bone , wood , rocks , bits of metal . |
| 10 | When parents recognize that a particular issue is important they can and will take control and set limits . |
| 11 | They can and should influence events . |
| 12 | This seems questionable ; the lack of consensus within the social sciences as to what sort of explanations they can and should provide rather suggests that both holism and individualism are fiercely adhered to . |
| 13 | They can and must change their own lives and the lives of those around them . |