Example sentences of "[noun] what they [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does not aim to tell readers what they can do to help the environmental cause , nor is it written in an alarmist way . |
| 2 | I mean has there been any , because there may be some argument in having a quick go at it at public protection , and hearing from the new department what they 'd like their chief officer to be called . |
| 3 | When we ask the average PPL what they would do to set up a descent whilst maintaining their present speed , they reply — after some thought — is invariably , " I 'll reduce power , but I shall not have to change the attitude . " |
| 4 | No one can be forced into an ujamaa village , and no official — at any level — can go and tell the members of an ujamaa village what they should do together , and what they should continue to do as individual farmers . |
| 5 | Caterers live in the real world , not for them exercise followed by exercise , because they do for real in peace what they would do in war and they would n't want to change that . |
| 6 | Keen to work proactively , we asked eight local pharmacists what they could provide for our patients . |
| 7 | They only ask in common humanity what they can do , and proceed to do it … |
| 8 | To recommend what , in general terms , pupils need to know about how the English language works and in consequence what they should have been taught , and be expected to understand , on this score , at ages 7 , 11 and 16 . ’ |
| 9 | Dammit , woman , if they 'd do something like this then there 's no knowing what they 'll do next ! ’ |
| 10 | And we went three times and they always planned and planned and planned and had ideas what they could do . |
| 11 | What you want is that sugar stuff what they 'll take back to nest . |
| 12 | ‘ You can not dictate to families what they can have . |
| 13 | The other thing to remember , you 're trying to persuade the court to your views , or the view that you 're putting forward for your client , you 're not telling the court what they must think . |
| 14 | The mayor is convinced , and wonders what they should do next . |
| 15 | Search fees now vary very widely , and it is important to check with the appropriate local authority what they will charge . |
| 16 | I 'm very glad to see that there 's quite a lot of nurses here , and I presume that quite a lot of those are women nurses , and I think that this is terribly important , and I think a useful thing with this new service could do is to go out and talk for instance to the meetings of women 's organisations , to old peoples ' clubs in the afternoon , and actually ask people what they would like , and get them talking in a nice informal way , rather than waiting for somebody to let them know what they think , because I do n't think they 're going to get it . |
| 17 | He spoke of a well-off socialist he knew at college ; what irked him was not the socialist views , some of which he agreed with , but the fact that here was a wealthy socialist telling working people what they should think . |
| 18 | These are important opportunities to tell staff what is expected of them , as well as old people what they can expect . |
| 19 | If anything , I 'd like to show people what they can do by themselves . |
| 20 | He was not being paid twenty-five guineas to tell people what they could manage to think out themselves for nothing . |
| 21 | A programme of speakers for a general election was also ready by 1913 , with both constituencies and politicians told in advance what they might expect . |
| 22 | Besides , if they found her , there was no telling what they might squeeze out of her before Jackson could get in with his writ . |
| 23 | To a man the ‘ A ’ team will be eager to show the Essex captain what they can do . |
| 24 | Angry Doug blew his top , then told Restormel Borough Council in Cornwall what they could do with the factory plan . |
| 25 | No official of the Government or Party can go to an ujamaa village and tell the members what they must grow … for if these things happen — that is , if an outsider gives such instructions and enforces them — then it will no longer be an ujamaa village ! |
| 26 | Do not hesitate to ask your friends what they would do — they see your home much as the prospective purchaser will see it . |
| 27 | Now , however , the French , no matter what they might have thought of American rhetoric , could at least pretend that they took it seriously and that their actions were being taken in defence of ‘ the free world ’ . |
| 28 | Your colleagues are there for the same reason as you , no matter what they might say or do . |
| 29 | The moral decline of the West cries out for a return to the morals of protestant Christianity which will tell the nation what they must do to be strong once more . |
| 30 | Guideline 21 : Tell children what they should do , as well as what they ca n't do . |