Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The others — none of them could even ride a donkey , only Nutty … but now they sit there , knees in , heels down , on the bit — ’ |
| 2 | Thanks to Saudi Arabia they may soon have a reactor too . |
| 3 | In fact they may even have a date for you here . |
| 4 | ( Who knows , they may even enjoy a book so much that the next time the author is published they may even buy it at full price ! ) |
| 5 | In theory , things can only get better ; in practice , they may well become a lot worse before Wasps return in the league next March . |
| 6 | If accepting shareholders feel that the offeror has behaved badly , they may well accept a cash offer but feel reluctant to invest on a long-term basis in the offeror . |
| 7 | School monitors are distinguished in many ways , the most obvious being the vermilion gown ; they may also grow a moustache . |
| 8 | Believe , consider , judge , think , declare , imagine , all may precede states of affairs set out in the form of an explicit clause ; they may also precede a structure consisting of noun phrase + adjective , where the adjective is a clausal one . |
| 9 | They may also smear a market scent on a flower which acts as a beacon to other bees . |
| 10 | Unfortunately they may also prove a hindrance if BSL is presented only as manual English , through the tutor 's adherence to English or through the other necessity of providing English syntax for deaf people one is in contact with , since ‘ it will help their English ’ . |
| 11 | They may also receive a disturbance/ settling-in allowance and a terminal gratuity . |
| 12 | They may also incorporate a transposition device . |
| 13 | They may also develop a pride in exhibiting their genitals , the penis in the case of boys , and the anus in the case of girls . |
| 14 | But if they wish to exploit s381 Taxes Act 1988 ( " TA 1988 " ) , which enables losses of a trade sustained in the first three or four years to be carried back to entitle individuals to repayments of income tax paid in preceding years , they may instead form a partnership to acquire the assets and business . |
| 15 | Members can present petitions at the close of business of the House each day , but in future should we disregard them because people have merely put their signatures to something which , according to the Minister , they may not give a damn about ? |
| 16 | Individuals may not have access to private transport to substitute for inadequate public provision ; they may not be able to obtain a lift when necessary and they may not possess a telephone or the resources to obtain a car or phone . |
| 17 | ‘ But when they meet me , they may not see a kind creature who has helped them . |
| 18 | A Mob of Netters may have a Boss armed with a club , they may not have a Boss armed with a net . |
| 19 | They may not have a reason to prefer one way of going about things to another , but the fact that they chose to do it in a particular way gives them a reason to prefer that way from now on . |
| 20 | However they may not need a bus much longer . |
| 21 | Speak to a Kenyan distance runner in the high hills of the Rift Valley , a Bulgarian hurdler , a Soviet pole vaulter or even a Chinese high jumper and though they may not understand a word of what you are saying , when you utter the words ‘ Andy Norman ’ lights will shine in eyes and heads will nod in recognition and they will search , sometimes desperately , for an interpreter . |
| 22 | For example , although they may initially over-extend a word like dog to a variety of different four-legged mammals , they cease to apply it to any part of the domain newly taken over with the acquisition of a new word . |
| 23 | They must also pass a character test which is organized by the Netherlands Rottweiler Club . |
| 24 | They must also complete a project on a topic of their own choice . |
| 25 | The scenes of horror and infamy on board of a man-of-war are so many and so great that I think they must rather disgust a mind than allure it . ’ |
| 26 | They must now get a result against free scoring Glenavon next Saturday and rely on Bangor having an off day at Comrades . |
| 27 | They must now get a result against free scoring Glenavon next Saturday and hope Bangor have an off day at Comrades . |
| 28 | They must then develop a style of movement which will convey the life of all their characters no matter how minor their roles in the unfolding of the action or theme . |
| 29 | While there is no reason why local authorities should not keep a list of known offenders in the area who have been convicted of offences against children , they should not keep a blacklist of those suspected but not convicted of such offences ( R v Norfolk County Council , ex pM [ 1989 ] FCR 667 ) . |
| 30 | I 'm not saying that they should n't make a mess or like that |