Example sentences of "[noun] they [modal v] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result they would accord the lower orders some respect and the arrogance which high status tends to encourage would be tempered with a degree of humility . |
| 2 | They just cut themselves off , living behind huge walls and barbed wire , whereas to my mind they should feel a certain responsibility to the place . |
| 3 | At one stroke they will become the biggest mass-market paperback publishers after Penguin . |
| 4 | Somewhere inside the thirty-two acres they will leave a landscaped formal garden . |
| 5 | ‘ After the tent blew down we renegotiated the situation so that for 11 performances they would receive the same fee . |
| 6 | In other words they could overcome the debilitating impact of high unemployment and the government 's attempts it deflation which had clearly weakened the trade union movement 's powers of resistance during the early 1920s . |
| 7 | If would-be choreographers examine Ashton 's The Dream they will discover the significant development that has been made in the structure of the old kind of romantic ballet . |
| 8 | ‘ In mature areas they can affect the fiscal terms under which we operate . |
| 9 | It did not require much effort on Gehlen 's part to convince the Americans that the real enemy was Russia and with his help they could have a ready-made intelligence organisation . |
| 10 | With the development of an increased awareness of the importance of financial management they could have an important role in undertaking a full accounts and forward budgeting programme . |
| 11 | At the moment New Yorkers can survey the length and breadth of his achievement at the galleries of the Americas Society on Park Avenue and coming up in January they can have a second look in a big retrospective of the artist 's work at the Studio Museum in Harlem . |
| 12 | Some governments say that in order to keep the rebellious minorities down within their own countries they must have a large military strength . |
| 13 | If they suss out that you 're a fanatical prospector they 'll have a great time winding you up and sending you off on a series of wild goose chases . |
| 14 | Arnold Whitchurch , the chairman of the Board of Governors there , thought that ‘ if the hospitals worked with the County Council they might do a tremendous lot for the co-ordination of the general health system . |
| 15 | In return they will receive an annual magazine , building on the excellent Airthrey Journal , and details of activities being organised in their area . |
| 16 | Consultants are often fearful that these new styles of service will lead to the quality of care of acutely ill patients on the wards suffering ; they believe that the focus of community work is away from those who are most in need or are concerned that if they work in the community they will lose the professional day-to-day support of consultant colleagues . |
| 17 | Countries , particularly developing countries , need the income , and unless the income is replaced by the international community they must seek the economic worth of their resources . |
| 18 | To reach the farmhouse they could follow the muddy and pit-marked cart track between the fields or take the short cut across the meadow to the little wooden gate at the side of the garden . |
| 19 | He would stand at his study window before the open curtains , his bespectacled eyes blinking into the night and his lips parted , but motionless , until after an interval they would shape a soundless ‘ Amen ’ . |
| 20 | They usually incorporate internal steel members for extra strength , and because of the relatively large cross-section of the various stiles and rails they can make an appropriate replacement for many older-style houses with timber windows . |
| 21 | the thing and in those days they used to have the punched cards , you know , erm they still have this |
| 22 | If a member of staff is sick for more than 7 days they must provide a medical certificate . |
| 23 | It was also indicated to them that while on the grade they would perform a limited range of duties as defined in a list which was published at that time . |
| 24 | In the daytime they would shoot erm with their apparatus , the short strips of film , in say the streets of the towns where they were , and then in the evening they would use the same apparatus adapted to project the films onto a screen . |
| 25 | If people have total control over their business they will have the best possible emotional involvement , ’ he says . |
| 26 | Originally , the kitchen was dark and narrow , but the architect who helped with the structural changes suggested that if the living room and the kitchen swapped places they could have a large kitchen with French windows opening on to the garden . |
| 27 | Fortunately , referees are often able to tell when this has happened , and instead of disallowing the score they may impose a serious penalty for feigning injury ! |
| 28 | It was only Sunday services but er we did occasionally have , cos you do n't get a wedding every day , but we did sing occasionally at the weddings , the biggest service was at Easter when there was quite a performance at Easter yes Joh Johnny he was a he was in the choir and he 's , there was another woman that might be interested a Mrs in Street during the fourteen war they used to have the Red Cross collection and they 'd organize processions round round the streets collecting for the Red Cross and they used to knit socks and send them out and all that sort of thing |
| 29 | another mistake in the film was to suggest that in a a short franchise , say of seven years they would need a great deal of working capital , but they wo n't need a great deal of working capital or or share capital , they will actually be running a business where they get subsidy , because if er they 're involving socially necessary lines , like commuter lines , or or rural lines , then we 've made it very clear er that the taxpayers subsidy will continue , because these are loss making businesses , they will be bid they will bid for subsidy , and they will continue to get that subsidy , so they will have the flow of whatever income they can increase , in the passenger franchise , plus the subsidy , plus , and this is a very important point in what we 're doing in the restructuring of British Rail , you see , nobody up till now has said that British Rail is perfect , everyone acknowledges that there are big improvements to be made , the way we 're structuring it will get those improvements because the smaller franchises , not the great big monolithic nationalized industry , the smaller units , ha will be able to identify much more clearly where they can make the savings and where they can increase the revenue . |
| 30 | The moment we ask any questions they 'll think the British government is going to do just that , and it 's not . |