Example sentences of "they [modal v] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their responses included : They may expect it of us . |
| 2 | On the one hand , they may think it unfair if we dismiss Chrissie and retain Fred . |
| 3 | They may think it 's just because it contains a reference to the Khedive 's family . ’ |
| 4 | Candidates should send to the undersigned ten copies ( one from overseas ) of their applications and of any statement that they may think it desirable to submit , and should name three referees . |
| 5 | Many children do n't look forward to a visit to the doctor 's — not surprising , as they may associate it with illness or injections . |
| 6 | He warned : ‘ Once somebody gets hooked on this sort of thing they may step it up . |
| 7 | They may watch it knowingly as a piece of kitsch , but the point is that they are watching it . |
| 8 | They may do it with the help of the symbols of the church , or the language of the Bible in the orthodox way . |
| 9 | In some ways , they may manage it . |
| 10 | Dictionaries have authority for most speakers , however little they may deserve it . |
| 11 | Surgery may have prolonged the careers of some Hollywood actresses but for many people it is not the panacea they may believe it is . |
| 12 | Many older disabled people perceive the achievement of independence ( however they may define it ) to be one of the most significant features of their lives throughout the disability career . |
| 13 | But then they may take it and do nothing . ’ |
| 14 | This chapter looks at the uses they may put it to . |
| 15 | They may withdraw it then . |
| 16 | Say no to sweets in the privacy of your kitchen and they may accept it with scarcely a murmur . |
| 17 | If they want to say ‘ yes ? ’ or ‘ no ? ’ in a questioning manner they may say it with a rising tone — a movement from a lower pitch to a higher one . |
| 18 | The family may encourage independence , or they may stifle it ; the individual may rise to the challenge , but may equally be overcome with bitterness and despair . |
| 19 | They may find it hard to adapt or compromise , so that others find them too rigid . |
| 20 | But they may find it difficult , they must feel like they 've lost their dignity , the fact that we 're washing them . |
| 21 | The resident 's general condition becomes weaker and they may find it difficult to breathe . |
| 22 | If they have been used to rushing home from work or watching the clock during any stolen time with friends , they may find it hard to adapt to the fact that there is no longer any need to hurry back . |
| 23 | There are also some people who ‘ specialize ’ in babies and young children and they may find it less easy to empathize with teenagers and handle them wisely . |
| 24 | Children who behave well at school but badly at home may be responding to family tensions , or they may find it easier to accept discipline in the more formal atmosphere of a school . |
| 25 | Not a very supportive viewpoint ; but worse was to come , for having defined maintenance , and little else , as the province of the building surveyor , the Committee went on to observe that their ‘ apparent failure ’ caused the Committee ‘ lingering concern for their lack of identity … ’ and that ‘ until they can establish what their discipline is ( as opposed to the rather disparate activities with which they are associated ) they may find it difficult to develop their full potential . ’ |
| 26 | Nissel and Bonnerjea acutely observe that all this may lead to ‘ a lack of perspective on the situation ’ so that they may find it difficult to accept appropriate help or place limits on their involvement . |
| 27 | Conversely they may find it difficult to adapt to poor lighting conditions , and they may be nervous when coming indoors after being in brighter light outside . |
| 28 | They may find it difficult to concentrate . |
| 29 | However , they may find it difficult to distinguish between what they feel and what they ought to feel . |
| 30 | The dual nature of disciplines , as bodies of knowledge and bodies of people , means that the difficulties of interdisciplinary work often take a concrete rather than abstract form ( Squires 1975 ; Levin and Lind 1985 ) Even when academics espouse ‘ construct ’ views of knowledge , they may find it difficult , in indefinable as well as definable ways , to work together in cross-disciplinary teams . |