Example sentences of "that they [modal v] [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They also insisted that they would blow up the mines if Ceauşescu tried to force them back to work . |
| 2 | Both Canada and Argentina admit that it would only be by default that they would take on the task of staging the tournament . |
| 3 | Well that 's what I was wondering that 's why I said go out into fresh air , in the hopes that they might shake off the bug I do n't think it works like that , do you ? |
| 4 | The idea is that they 'll breathe in the gene from an inhaler and it will attach to the walls of cells in the lungs . |
| 5 | A second role of coins in the study of portraiture lies in the help that they may give in the identification of other portraits , particularly sculptures , since it is only very rarely that the latter 's accompanying inscriptions have survived to identify them . |
| 6 | I think it was copied from Victoria , Victoria had a lot of influence upon women obviously , she had a lot of children ; women too , women , apart from the fact there was no effective contraception , it was the duty of woman to bear a lot of children so that they could carry on the line , which was also why woman had to be very chaste and pure so that man could be sure that the son that she produced was actually his legitimate heir . |
| 7 | The project team think that they could carry out the further research in an additional year at an estimated cost of £20 000 , but that the chances of solving all the problems are only 30:70 as opposed to the 50:50 chance they gave the initial phase . |
| 8 | The project team think that they could carry out the further research in an additional year at an estimated cost of £20 000 , but that the chances of solving all the problems are only 30 : 70 as opposed to the 50 : 50 chance they gave the initial phase . |
| 9 | By November 1948 , it was agreed that they could take over the responsibility for progressing work on the manufacture of plant and on-site construction from the Ministries of Supply and Works , and the following year they did so . |
| 10 | As the time approached for me to concentrate on my matriculation , I decided to offer Charlie the opportunity to buy out my share of the partnership and even arranged for a qualified accountant to replace me in order that they could take over the book-keeping . |
| 11 | With the selection of some anti-O'Neill candidates in the 1970 Stormont elections and the Westminster elections of the same year , the conservatives sensed that they could win back the Unionist Party machine . |
| 12 | This can , of course , create very undesirable consequences : social stability may be endangered by concentration of too much power and/ or wealth in too few hands ; the privacy of citizens may be abused under the excuse of maintaining law and order , or for commercial gains ; the state may take a " big brother " role ; the business community may acquire too much political power ; or , although very unlikely , IT experts may decide that they should take over the running of the country , since it is only they who can understand the unnecessary complexity of IT systems . |
| 13 | ARSENAL 'S run to the top of the Premier League confirms my belief that they will wrap up the title for George Graham by Easter . |
| 14 | The International Cricket Council insist that they will stamp out the growing controversial problem of ball doctoring . |
| 15 | It is not enough to notify the regional chairman or committee members of what 's going on and hope that they will pass on the message to the members and supporters . |
| 16 | embed sentences in relations to reality in such a way that they can take on the general pragmatic functions of representation , expression and establishing interpersonal relations . |
| 17 | They 've got a device that sings harmonies now — next the bloody things will be writing songs for us , no doubt sponsored by Pepsi , or Coke so that they can pick up the publishing . |