Example sentences of "they [modal v] take [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let Ephraim Cook keep the business in order for Amabel and Gemma , and whoever came after them must take care of themselves . |
| 2 | If government wanted such powers , it could obtain them only through Parliament ( Parliament itself has never sought to exercise executive powers ) and the granting of them could take place only after deliberation and approval by the triumvirate of monarch , Lords , and Commons . |
| 3 | Or they may take advantage of visits to dischargers for other purposes to fill a sample bucket at the same time . |
| 4 | He says they may take action against the company that made the barrier , or if they ca n't be traced , the Department of Transport . |
| 5 | So Aaron and his sons must be cleansed , robed and their sins expiated by sacrifice before they may take office . |
| 6 | It is in these areas that the cooperation with local elected officials is closest , for they must take part in deciding what facilities are to be built to receive the workers and their families and how to finance them , then take charge of the running of the collective facilities , decide how to allocate the proceeds of the business tax , and so on . |
| 7 | They must take advantage of their unconditional release and go on with the ANC . |
| 8 | She found she hardly cared and when Mr Browning , with some evidence of concern for her , said that he feared they must take Ferdinando to Rome almost as soon as they all returned to Florence in October , she simply nodded . |
| 9 | They must take note , in passing as it were , of who is speaking , without any loss of continuity in following the quoted words . |
| 10 | They must take action and they must feel free to contact us , feel free to put their point of view across to the headmaster and to ask for a psychologist 's report . |
| 11 | They must take account of regional and social differences between countries , and depend crucially on the local culture and the target audience , whether they be village children or police recruits . |
| 12 | ‘ I still think they should take advantage of their education , ’ retorted Flora . |
| 13 | Since national libraries generally have the most extensive collections in a country , it is important that they should take advantage of the benefits of automation to share information about their collections and services with other libraries via networks . |
| 14 | They should take responsibility for designing shifts and accept that shifts should be changed rather than discarded if they do not work . |
| 15 | Downing Street , ever sensitive to Ian Lang 's problems , meanwhile told Scots who pointed out that northern latitudes are colder than southern , that they should take comfort from Budget measures on whisky and the oil industry . |
| 16 | The Association would strongly recommend that they should take effect at the earliest in January of the following year . |
| 17 | Men were more likely to regard it as natural that they should take science . |
| 18 | They of Valencia took courage at these tidings , and waxed insolent , and began to devise how they should take vengeance upon Abeniaf , and upon all those who had oppressed them . |
| 19 | On page six of our agenda there are congress organization motions which clearly need to be discussed some time during this congress because they concern rule amendments , and if they do fall off the agenda because debate is long on the other things , I really do believe they should take priority because we wo n't be raising them for another three years . |
| 20 | If the college authorities were concerned about the students ' health , it was suggested that they should take action to improve their average daily diet . |
| 21 | Most of the agencies that we shall be describing in the following sections would claim to offer information , advice and assistance but some are dubious as to the extent to which they should take action on behalf of a client and some will refer a matter on to specialists when they reach the limits of their competence . |
| 22 | On November 7 and 8 they 'll take part in a new two-section grand final , with a specialist round on the Saturday and a general fishkeeping knowledge round on the Sunday . |
| 23 | They 'll take time to put together . |
| 24 | But they 'll take stage victories , not the big prizes , and may often be deployed as super-domestiques to younger and more eager men . |
| 25 | They 'll take place in December . |
| 26 | They 'll take care of everything . |
| 27 | If the French should take them and see them directed to such noted men , they might take care to send them to them . |
| 28 | This topic has less attraction for ordinary policemen and women , for although they might take pleasure in thing someone is interested in their views , it is they who run the risks associated with answering questions and from being observed doing their job . |
| 29 | This posting was a remarkable achievement , considering the number of regular officers trying desperately to get to the front , dreading that the war would be over before they could take part . |
| 30 | Guests at the Award ceremony were invited to arrive in good time so that they could take part in the fund raising . |