Example sentences of "they [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This feature occurs because rational expectations generally implies restrictions on the coefficients of the model , and if the restrictions are valid then imposing them should not worsen the model 's explanatory power . |
| 2 | Better tuning of capitation and item of service payment to reflect the work involved in earning them might also improve the performance of primary care . |
| 3 | Thus , it advocated that the Colleges of Advanced Technology should become technological universities awarding their own degrees , the National Council for Technological Awards should be replaced by the Council for National Academic Awards , the Regional Colleges of Technology should develop a wide range of advanced full-time courses , and that some of them might eventually form the nucleus of other universities or become universities in their own right . |
| 4 | The British Communists and the large group of supporters they had built around them could not sidestep the problem . |
| 5 | Despite the bitter weather they strolled slowly along the Riva degli Schiavoni as though neither of them could quite bear the thought of the evening 's ending . |
| 6 | Of course , it would be self-defeating if all tadpoles were to become cannibals , since none of them would then eat the plant material on which the chain depends . |
| 7 | German agents would escort his baggage through all security checks , and one of them would personally place the baggage on the plane . ’ |
| 8 | They may soon reassess the outcome of eastern Germany 's strike and decide the damage to business and the economy is less grave . |
| 9 | But , in contrast , they may partly see the ad in this way a number of times during quite a short period . |
| 10 | They may even ignore the shaping because they intend to cut and sew . |
| 11 | Indeed , they may even increase the diffusion of technological information within the co-operating group . |
| 12 | They may well feel the case against your brother is substantially weakened by what 's come to light . |
| 13 | Granted that the parallel markets may reduce the ability of short-term interest rate changes to influence monetary growth , by changing the relationship between money and spending ( i.e. velocity ) , they may also alter the significance of any monetary growth which does occur . |
| 14 | They may also trap the dew in hairs . |
| 15 | Such displays of humility are not only reminiscent of those of Robert the Pious in France , they may also reflect the teaching of Cnut 's own churchmen . |
| 16 | The conclusion on predators is therefore that they have minimal effects on small mammal populations when numbers are high , that they have no braking effect when numbers are increasing , that they may have some effect when numbers are declining , but their major effect is when numbers are low , when they may also delay the recovery phase of the population cycle ( Southern , 1979 ) . |
| 17 | They may also reduce the demand and need for night calls from general practitioners and , taking into account the age and frailty of residents , the pressures on the district nursing service . |
| 18 | A note of warning is necessary here , as the Revenue can sometimes seek to deny the £30,000 exemption under s188 where a departing executive is also a vendor shareholder , on the basis that the sum paid as compensation for loss of office is in reality attributable to the sale of his shares , and they may also challenge the deductibility by Target of such payments , especially if these are effectively funded by a reduced acquisition price for Target . |
| 19 | They may not stop the wife 's contribution to the household economy . |
| 20 | As in so many other matters , the judge should be given the discretion to tell the press that they may not publicise the name of a person , because to do so would be in contempt of court . |
| 21 | They may not see the value until they 've been on them . |
| 22 | The answer is that while they may not have the male 's full attention they do often get a good territory with plenty of food . |
| 23 | Sometimes they do n't know how to even they may not have the language for communicating feelings . |
| 24 | If you call they may not have the cash in the house . |
| 25 | There are of course reasons why people do not set goals : they may not realize the importance of goals ; they may not know how to set about it ; or more importantly , they may have a fear of failure . |
| 26 | They may not understand the Deutschmark or live cattle , but even idiots know about the Yankee trade figures . |
| 27 | It is also important to explain the content of the mortgage offer to many clients , as they may not understand the offer that they receive directly through the post . |
| 28 | The ‘ Naith ’ of Lórien , though , across the second river , is Heaven ; the company undergoes a kind of death in getting there , while there is a feeling of significance in the fact that they may not touch the water , not even to have their ‘ stains ’ washed away . |
| 29 | Natural fibres such as silk and wool do n't retain perspiration smells , and are the best insulators , but they may not take the moisture away after exercise . |
| 30 | If they have overprotective parents , always worried and fearful , they may not develop the confidence they need , and become shy and timid , unable to take responsibility and always looking to others to take the lead . |