Example sentences of "[subord] they [modal v] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most originate in the US where they may find the regulatory authorities more amenable than in Europe . |
| 2 | Where they 'll have the usual bad weather so that they can go on complaining . ’ |
| 3 | In the 18th century , examples were always set where they would have the greatest effect on the most travellers . |
| 4 | Instead , Willis found that his lads were very well prepared for work in factories where they could use the same ‘ survival ’ techniques as they had learned at school . |
| 5 | But eventually the Edwards family moved down the road to run a residential home for the elderly ( which , when you think about it , was a logical step from caring for birds ! ) and the peregrine and various other injured birds needed new homes where they could receive the same amount of care and attention . |
| 6 | The bullets may bounce off the sides of the slits or go plumb through the middle , so that we can not be certain of exactly where they will hit the second screen . |
| 7 | Whilst byelaws therefore go some way to control fish trying odours from existing fish and chip shops , the primary most effective control still lies with planners to ensure that new premises , or those where a change of use to a fish and chip shop is contemplated , are sited where they will cause the least irritation to local residents , perhaps siting them together with other shops . |
| 8 | I think that , all temptations to the contrary aside , the best place for the Emperor and the standard bearer is right in the middle of your line where they will have the greatest effect on the largest number of troops . |
| 9 | Not content with this , it is the German government which is demanding that further political power be transferred to the Community level , especially the European Parliament , where they will have the strongest presence , in virtue of the fact that Germany is now 50% more populous than any other European country . |
| 10 | Whereas the best formations for infantry are massed ranks , the best formations for missile troops are long thin lines where they can bring the maximum number of weapons to bear . |
| 11 | ‘ I understand it 's hard for the organisers because they have to go where they can find the biggest sponsor . |
| 12 | ‘ I understand it 's hard for the organisers because they have to go where they can find the biggest sponsor . |
| 13 | On the ‘ beefed-up ’ engine front we have Genicom making more of the speed advantage than their increased resolution while Agfa are hardly making any noise at all about either of their 400dpi devices — although they may feel the same anxiety pangs as AM Varityper given that they also own Compugraphic . |
| 14 | For example , although they might see the same people every night in the pub , that was not a planned attempt to see those people but an unplanned consequence of going to the pub . |
| 15 | Companies had to be exposed to the full rigour of the market — so they would feel the full impact of success and failure . |
| 16 | Kuiken says that : " These animals are at the top of the food chain , so they would have the highest concentration of pollutants in their bodies . |
| 17 | And so they 'll spend the coldest months , snuggled up in wooden boxes . |
| 18 | Of the total , $1 billion will be used to upgrade Time Warner 's cable-TV systems — with some 7m subscribers , America 's second-biggest — so they can carry the full range of whizzy ‘ multimedia ’ services . |
| 19 | The front teeth or incisors are shaped so they can cut the smallest blade of grass and are sometimes known as the chopping teeth . |
| 20 | Just as the clinical professions can provide parents with the language and the concepts with which to take a negative view of the child , so they can provide the unwitting stimulus for the parent to enter a new , positive world in which things ‘ fall into place ’ . |
| 21 | When asked if people should still buy his book , he replied that they should , but only in hardback ‘ so they can hit the little ******* over the head ’ ! |
| 22 | The whole job had to be finished so they could catch the same ferry back . |
| 23 | Alborne seemed content to sit on their eight-goal lead but , when four Whaddon players left the pitch with ten minutes to go so they could catch the last bus , it was too good an opportunity to miss , and Alborne finally ran out winners by eleven goals to nil . |
| 24 | Last night , emergency services were hoping that the weather would hold so they could begin the massive clean-up operation today . |
| 25 | Everyone knew the words , so they could follow the distorted reproduction successfully . |
| 26 | I do n't know if they 'll convince the whole industry , but it will be attractive to some customers . |
| 27 | Working under the name of Professor Dent ( a minor henchman in Dr No ) we contacted newspapers and magazines to see if they would take the following advertisements : |
| 28 | Advise Calculators Plc if they should accept the special order . |
| 29 | The conquest of Ireland was the largest military undertaking of Elizabeth 's reign , costing over £1m. , or the total royal revenue for three years , which was far more than any other military or naval activities , and a new wave of English landlords was able to gain estates if they could hold the rebellious Irish population in subjection . |
| 30 | They travelled all over the countryside asking farmers if they could buy the rustic doors that were lying in the mud at the back of the barn . |