Example sentences of "[conj] what they [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They do n't realise the speed of the men players or what they can do with the ball . |
| 2 | And there 's not a lot of co-ordination between what she 's currently doing and what the children did last year , or what they will do with another teacher next . |
| 3 | So far AMP executives are not sure where the Pearl is going wrong nor what they would do about it , other than perhaps improve the British group 's technology and have more centralisation of the selling operations . |
| 4 | The sources from which the children could find information enabling them to make fullest use of the church study were not confined to what they saw in the booklet nor what they could see and think out for themselves ; a number of people , both inside and outside the school , were enthusiastic and available for consultation . |
| 5 | The showmen hated those whom the Cinematograph Year Book always described as ‘ the Busybodies and Meddlers ’ and thought of their demands in terms of what the Bioscope referred to as ‘ Prussianism ’ but in order to keep control of their own industry the showmen accepted many of the standards of middle-class taste and insisted that what they would provide would be for the most part family entertainment . |
| 6 | One formed the impression that its editor gave his readers what he thought they ought to read rather than what they might want or enjoy . |
| 7 | But the next exam on the educational ladder lays emphasis on what people know , rather than what they can do , and is seen primarily as a passport to university entry . |
| 8 | That is to say , it tended to focus on what children can not do rather than what they can do , and in ( rightly ) attending to their problems it underplayed or ignored their potential . |
| 9 | ‘ There are stars I have simply not brought to Highbury because they have been more concerned with the money they could make rather than what they could achieve for Arsenal . ’ |
| 10 | Maelmuire has nothing to fear from you now , nor have I. What was that you were saying about the next generation — and where and what they would rule ? |
| 11 | Businesses will be asked for their views on liquidity , the need for a second market and what they would expect from having some marketability . |
| 12 | And the pirates were so busy discussing the problem , and what they would do with the reward if they won it , that they did n't notice that they were being observed from the window above by none other than the new Mayor and his entourage . |
| 13 | of music and what they would do at the weekend … |
| 14 | Hereford United next and what they would do for a cup run … come to think of it what they would do for a win … on Saturday United lost out again in the third division … two-one at Cardiff City |
| 15 | And what they would do is have a look and say ooh that 's , ooh that 's about your size , that 's about it . |
| 16 | Through the magazine and training packs that each subscriber receives , they will be asked their opinions on programme content , their likes , dislikes , and what they would like to see in the future . |
| 17 | As part of its drive to improve the standard of service to taxpayers under the Citizen 's Charter , the Inland Revenue commissioned a survey in June to find out what taxpayers thought of the existing service and what they would like to see by way of improvement . |
| 18 | The same person the same person all I 'm saying the reason that the meeting was convened this evening and the reason that Paul wants the meeting this evening was to get the views from the public about what they felt was going on at the playhouse and what they would like to see that is n't taken place I think that was the thing behind the meeting and that 's what we 'd like to see right okay . . . |
| 19 | The sum was to cover compensation for the notional difference between the actual cost of the house , and what they would have paid if the defect had been known beforehand — it was not to cover the cost of the repairs . |
| 20 | Excitement flickered inside her like a random spark that found itself landing in a pile of dry autumn leaves as she hardly dared consider the possibilities and what they might mean for her . |
| 21 | Floy had asked about dangers and what they might expect to encounter , but Fenella did not think it looked especially dangerous . |
| 22 | The analogy was there to draw between what they were prepared to do at home and what they might contemplate doing out of sight in a subjected territory . |
| 23 | now unfortunately at page forty two there 's a sticker originally that says forty two , but just let's look at that shall we ? , cos you were asked about what was said to people and what they might know or understand , while these particulars are prepared with all due care and the word that 's been stuck over is convenience while these particulars are prepared with all due care for the convenience of intended purchases , the information contained therein is intended as a preliminary guide only |
| 24 | Robert Porter , Chief Reporter , finds out what the shop stewards would ask for at Downing Street and what they might get |
| 25 | For the ‘ motions of the mind ’ , our desires and aversions , and what they may lead us to do , are not theoretical constructs known only by ‘ ratiocination ’ , and introduced as an intermediary stage in the reduction of political to natural philosophy . |
| 26 | and what they 'd leave them to what , then to , to dry would n't they at least ? |
| 27 | Once , when he had been late and a crowd of louts from the factory had started to shout at her , calling out about her legs and what they 'd like to do to her , Georg had come storming down the road on a bicycle , jumped off , and knocked two of them down before the rest ran away . |
| 28 | Someone should have told me about the local MIND and the National Schizophrenia Fellowship and what they could offer . |
| 29 | Secondly , the discussion on why the schools were needed and what they could achieve reveals significant features of both the age and the class relationships . |
| 30 | Such mercenaries were specialist fighters , owing no firm allegiance , men who fought for pay and what they could get out of war . |