Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [verb] [to-vb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may choose to jump on the bandwagon and agree with the decision that will be made anyway or they may choose to cosset disagreements . |
| 2 | They may have to act on the spur of the moment and have no time to reflect and be bound , therefore , to arrest to prevent escape ; but where there is no danger of the person who has ex hypothesi aroused their suspicion that he probably is an ‘ offender ’ attempting to escape , they should make all presently practicable enquiries from persons present or immediately accessible who are likely to be able to answer their enquiries forthwith . |
| 3 | Instead , they would have to rely on the insurance cover held by the nuclear industry , backed by a special government fund . |
| 4 | All knew that they would have to pass through what has been described as a maelstrom , and that they would have to rely on the seamanship of their coxswain to reach the relative safety of open water ; there would be no second chance in conditions which were described as the worst in living memory . ’ |
| 5 | If prostitution were to be stopped they would have to work on the rice fields on a starvation salary . ’ |
| 6 | More generally , they will contribute to research on the detailed operation of local property markets |
| 7 | It prepared them for exactly the kind of material they can expect to see on the day — and because it is written by the examiners themselves , you can be sure that it tells you exactly what the examiners are looking for ! |