Example sentences of "they [modal v] [vb infin] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may choose a paper for its coverage of sports and scandals and then be subjected to its coverage of politics . |
| 2 | Councillors have agreed that they must make a bid for a share of the money the county is reaping from the sale of land at Point of Ayr to Hamilton Oil for its oil and gas terminal . |
| 3 | They must contain a fungicide for this use ( to inhibit mould growth ) , and the surface needs to be clean , dry and free from cracks or blemishes . |
| 4 | But here in this field , still more than in sharedealing , they must have a flair for bludgeoning money out of punters if they are to survive . |
| 5 | I think they should make a place for them . |
| 6 | Maybe they should introduce a CBT for climbers , those other willing dicers with death . |
| 7 | ‘ They should select a side for the Tests and then pick for one-day games , ’ Doshi said . |
| 8 | Parents often ask why they should reward a child for doing something he or she should be doing anyway . |
| 9 | It 's not yet known whether they 'll make a claim for compensation . |
| 10 | Contact your insurance company to see if they 'll offer a discount for customers with burglar alarms . |
| 11 | Yes they 'll do a pre-assessment for you , and Cath who 's our local 'd come in and say , Yes , No . |
| 12 | They actively seek to expand their influence and would appear to be aiming to cover most of west London … the group can be expected to continue in their attempts to undermine the police , but are unlikely to be successful except in conditions of widespread disorder , general strike , etc , when they might have a potential for destabilisation . ’ |
| 13 | Unless they show a dramatic change in form , they could face a struggle for the rest of the season . |
| 14 | I said all right , £50 , and he had it tied to the roof of their car before they could make a run for it . |
| 15 | Hence they would be no good for making supper directly , though they could construct a plan for making supper . |
| 16 | Similarly , no two communities would be willing to pay more than £400 , since they could obtain a scheme for themselves for that amount . |
| 17 | Since the lawmakers were mostly of the creditor class , their attitude was to retain a statute by which they could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtor and his detention at their will . |
| 18 | If they could find a cure for the common cold . |
| 19 | The thing had died , and for its death they could also find no reason … no more than they could find a reason for how it was able to live in the first place . |
| 20 | They could become a den for juvenile delinquents . |
| 21 | These old barges — well , they could get a quotation for fire , I suppose , but not against flood or storm damage . " |
| 22 | Uncle Kevin was in a big solicitors ' practice : they 'd find a place for him . |
| 23 | I felt as though they were picking on me , trying to cause trouble so they 'd have a reason for stopping me home leave . |
| 24 | They 'd write a poem for her about my greatest fear , I said I remember last year there was a boy called Ali and he wrote a story about a poem about this bird and cos he was really scared of that and so I said I do n't suppose any of you will write about being scared of me except perhaps Adine ! |
| 25 | Maybe they would want a girl for recreational purposes . |
| 26 | Colin Parry , 37 , a personnel officer , wept as he said his 12-year-old son would never be the way he was but they wanted him to live and they would make a life for him . |
| 27 | But in a pragmatist society he would have to predict whether the judges would be likely to consider his case as one in which the virtues of predictability were less important than the substance of the law , and whether , if they thought substance more important , they would think a decision for him better or worse for the community . |
| 28 | Then they would do a run for him . |
| 29 | Then they clapped me on the back with too many hands , thrust upon me the plastiform wafer that confirmed payment of the rest of my fee , and proclaimed that they would create a song for the festival in praise of ’ the , most safe and reliable Delmore Curb , master courier ’ . |
| 30 | They would find a place for you in the Space program . |