Example sentences of "[subord] they [modal v] [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where they would land on the southern bank of the Tay was a spit of fine , shoaling sand lifting to watery meadows . |
| 2 | Commanders were selected at top level of course , after which they were invited to attend at HQ where they would sift through the applications from prospective crew members , discuss them with the administrating Inspector and eventually come to a mutual agreement on the crewing of each cutter for the following year . |
| 3 | It was as though they were marching up great soaring bridges to get on to the screen , where they would enter into the films we had come to see . |
| 4 | Sometimes , but not always , the author has supplied a list of plates and where they should appear in the book ; sometimes , but not always , this can be relied upon , since plates apparently missing have an odd habit of turning up in some other spot ; sometimes , but not always , the plates themselves are numbered , which makes life easier . |
| 5 | Later , when her son was finished with his learning , she and he might make their way to Corporation Park , where they could stroll through the gardens and enjoy the sunshine of a beautiful July afternoon . |
| 6 | For the second week they 'll be whisked off to lively Barbados , where they will stay at the Discovery Bay Hotel on the fashionable West Coast of the island . |
| 7 | Swordsmen such as this Talabheim trooper are usually assigned as small detachments where they can fight on the wings of larger regiments . |
| 8 | Because the net will inevitably be in close contact with some of the fruit , birds will still do some damage where they can peck through the mesh . |
| 9 | There is a degree of autonomy within each of the four countries , and although they may unite in the same objectives ( such as improvements in educational and professional standards ) , each has to be responsive to the nature and demands of its country of origin . |
| 10 | Words flung out in temper , for instance , do not carry lasting conviction although they may wound at the time , whereas a calm statement , arising from inner knowledge , is likely to come from the centre of one 's being and to hold fast . |
| 11 | The significant number of colour photographs , although they must contribute to the price , do add to the information content . |
| 12 | This meant that , although they could turn to the work of historians and anthropologists , they had to reinterpret that work in their own way . |
| 13 | Although they will slip through the city centre serving the essential parts — shopping malls , leisure centres , theme parks , amusement arcades and museums — the Manchester supertrams will also head out of town on a mix of reserved track and existing railway lines . |
| 14 | Few can be relied upon for any technical back-up or support services although they can draw upon the services of their manufacturing suppliers for this purpose . |
| 15 | Comprehensive evaluation of company performance over these broader activities is not available , but the little which is known about individual companies suggests that financial objectives were more important than they might appear on the surface . |
| 16 | Contributors invested in them as they would in any commercial building company and their philanthropy lay in accepting a return which , at 5 per cent , was lower than they would expect on the free market . |
| 17 | Cos people would far sooner ask somebody than they would cope with the complications of this sort of thing . |
| 18 | The one-to-one teaching usually meant that they learned more and did better than they would have in the classroom . |
| 19 | Making risk assessments while they were driving may have caused drivers to think about risks in the situations to a greater extent than they would have in the course of normal driving . |
| 20 | The crisis-weary Poles are showing far less enthusiasm for this agreement than they would have in the heady days of 1980 . |
| 21 | The Kiwis know that British is best and have said Klondyke 's quality is better than they can obtain in the far East . |
| 22 | But we , I think , have heavier pieces here than they can have on the enemy ships . |
| 23 | Four members of the sprint squad missed the bus and arrived at the stadium later than they should have for the morning heats . |
| 24 | The Washington Redskins had more trouble than they should have with the injury-ridden Phoenix Cardinals before winning by two points while San Francisco relied on one of those Joe Montana come-from-behind specials to overcome New Orleans 24-20 . |
| 25 | The increase will not be matched by dividend rises — too many companies have been paying more than they could afford over the past two years and need to repair their reserves and ratios — but 7 p.c. growth looks reasonable . |
| 26 | Send an international team which includes former Khmer people , so they can distinguish between the two peoples . ’ |
| 27 | Anyway , Sheila always has a latchkey tied round her neck , so they can get into the house . ’ |
| 28 | Well I , I think after this er people have n't appreciated yet that they 've , the grounds have become a bit safer than they were the hooligan element seemed to be taking over , they have er closed circuit television now , at Walsall , so they can get to the hot spot of any trouble and er they erm the ground |
| 29 | Helmut Kohl 's calls to brief Major on the British economy are doubtless answered by a builder screaming at the German Chancellor to speak English , or ordering him to get off the line so they can deal with the other jobs they 've got on the go . |
| 30 | The charges can not leave the wire so they will accumulate at the outer and inner surface of the ring until a radial electric field is produced that will cancel the force due to the magnetic field . |