Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Yet both of them must come into contact with the same assortment of germs and viruses in their daily lives .
2 Little wonder then that those who seek peace ( that is the absence of violence ) between nations as well as within them should look to law as a means of regulating and reducing the international use of force .
3 Charlotte then employed every sign that she knew to tell the other fishermen that none of them should put to sea on that day , to no avail .
4 The lads would stay put and do their washing , though one of them would drive into town at lunch-time and bring me back if I had not already managed to get a lift back myself .
5 They may exist in conjunction with , or separately from , road-station buildings such as mansiones and mutationes , which may , or may not , have had their own officials .
6 They may exist in favour of individuals , and in some cases in favour of a limited class , but , with the exception of the public right of fishing in tidal water , they can not exist in favour of the public at large .
7 They may wake from sleep with great fear , agitation and anxiety and a sense of suffocation like in Lachesis .
8 These unreasonable expectations are behind not a few referrals to social services , or they may militate against success in other cases which involve children and young people .
9 They may stay in bed to all hours , slump in front of the television and expect to be waited on hand , foot and finger .
10 The secondary reasons help to meet the burden of proof required to establish a complete justification , i.e. they may suffice in conjunction with the primary reasons in circumstances in which the primary reasons alone will not be enough to establish the legitimacy of an authority .
11 They may change in location over time .
12 Will there not be some children who , though they may succeed in part of a test , or a test in a specific skill , may yet be unable ever to pass the whole of the test at every stage ?
13 They may differ from country to country , as may the level of pollution deemed acceptable , but there are common elements which make it possible to distinguish four types of strategies : ( 1 ) air quality management , ( 2 ) emission standards , ( 3 ) economic , and ( 4 ) cost-benefit .
14 They may insist on payment by instalments , possibly spread throughout the whole of your notice period .
15 They must walk into position behind the rabbits without disturbing them in any way .
16 We agree or disagree before we form any concrete opinions about which institutions or officials must act and what they must do in consequence of whatever rights we declare people have .
17 They reach the end of the pool without difficulty but very slowly for they must march in step with their weaker and shorter fellows .
18 Unless the mutation has become established , it is extremely rare for such forms to be found in the wild , although they must occur from time to time .
19 They decided that they should go to work as no more news could be expected yet and Maureen hurried first to see Sarah .
20 Richard Ryder , the Party 's Chief Whip , told his deputy , David Heathcote-Amory , that they should meet for coffee in the conference centre at half-time .
21 They should burn to death in their shoes .
22 Can you really tell countries like India and China that they should switch from coal to some other , more expensive fuel or spend heavily on cleaning up emissions ?
23 The Act also contains guidance for the courts as to the factors which they should take into account in deciding whether any of the statutory exceptions to the presumption in favour of bail apply in a particular case .
24 He told the jurors they should look for corroboration of the 18-year-old woman 's claim that she had been attacked in the officer 's marked police car .
25 When complete , they 'll range in height from three to one hundred and twenty feet .
26 It 's only the inefficient producers that support their agricultures , because it 's those inefficient producers that need support , erm , so , in the , in the long run , world supply , world supply will contract , but in the short run , you know , farmers in these er , efficient countries of the world may well erm , continue in production because they may , may be able to cut their average variable costs , it 's only when in , in the long run , you know , providing farmers can cover their average variable costs , they 'll continue in production in the short run .
27 They 'll go to court on Friday … and if the travellers still refuse to leave … then the conbservators will turn to the Police for help .
28 When unemployment was bad those without alternative income returned to their native villages , where they might rely for support on family or communal networks .
29 Because those who re-offended went to prison automatically , without the possibility of a non-custodial sentence the next time they were convicted of an imprisonable offence , they might remain in custody for a longer time than would otherwise have been the case .
30 Advise Arthur , Bert and Charlie as to any rights of action they might have in tort against Chartist plc and as to any defences with which they might be met .
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