Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] they [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The panel will try to assess the recruit 's ability to remain impartial and courteous even under pressure and their ability to keep any strong opinions they may have from influencing the advice process . |
| 2 | We provide a full sailing programme with rescue cover at least six hours a day ; we do n't allow sailing in strong winds without rescue cover , so if level 5 sailors ( can carve gybe ) wish to sail outside normal hours they must arrange alternative rescue cover . |
| 3 | He would tell them some story — precisely what , he had not decided — and in due course they would check and discover its falsehood . |
| 4 | No doubt in due course they would become equally vocal in their complaints about the French , but Thiercelin decided that so far as possible his own behaviour should be above reproach . |
| 5 | While such a set-up would probably be established under the auspices of the Bank of England , the main users in the shape of the institutions envisage that in due course they would take over ownership . |
| 6 | In due course they will arrive in Safra to be offloaded over a beach and thence travel by road into the theatre of operations . |
| 7 | See lot lot of these jobs are done by the tide , say you take a ship now what 's been sunk in the river , at low tide they 'll put the wires underneath , make them fast to the ships and when the tide when the t t tide rise out come the ship , and they can take it where they want to . |
| 8 | To gain the professional certificate they will have to take and pass the Case Study in a subsequent year ; see section 17 . |
| 9 | But governments now believe that if they are to tackle new subjects at a European level they must tighten their control . |
| 10 | Some sufferers have been known to jog themselves literally to death , despite being told by doctors of the specific risks they would incur by taking further exercise . |
| 11 | Obviously , all ministers must have reasonable discretion in such matters , but if they depart from a clear , professional recommendation they must have good reason . |
| 12 | While it is acknowledged by pluralists that groups and associations will not all be equal in the political weight they can bring to bear on governments , no group will dominate all the time , and most groups will be able to have their way some of the time . |
| 13 | They finally reached Marseilles , an enormous distance , particularly when you consider the devious route they must have taken , but were unlucky enough to be spotted by the Vichy French , who were in league with the Nazis . |
| 14 | It is sometimes argued that the additional costs of disability are offset , to some extent , by the more limited range of social activities they can engage in , which produces cost savings for them . |
| 15 | For the filmmakers of Anderson 's generation , there was a double frustration : both that there was no vital British cinema they could celebrate as critics , and that the film industry had shrunk to the point where it offered no easy point of entry into the industry . |
| 16 | It means that if the engineer comes up with a different story they can use this to embarrass the plaintiff at trial . |
| 17 | Anyone who has a German shepherd they would like to offer to the police is asked to telephone Sandon dog section on ( 0245 ) 223616 . |
| 18 | If they 've had to stay indoors for a wet break they 'll want to do something physically very active . |
| 19 | Be wary also of shops flogging any old trainers they can get their hands on . |
| 20 | When Izzie came out , hearing voices , she found them drawing tally marks in the dust , counting up the number of different roles they could play between them . |
| 21 | Experts said that if the bombs had penetrated any part of the cigar-shaped cylinders they would have gone off like a rocket , smashing into nearby homes . |
| 22 | They could both tell that in normal social circumstances they would have disliked each other . |
| 23 | Asked how much of their weekly shopping they would do on a Sunday if all shops were open , they answered , on average , 12% . |
| 24 | Appeals will surely ensue but in the meantime we may well sympathise with those Soprintendenze who feel tempted to put all restoration work on hold in the fear that in carrying out their proper duties they may find themselves being sentenced as criminals . |
| 25 | During their work on a social committee they can build their relationships with people in the industry , like agents selling bands and record companies helping with marketing and promotion . |
| 26 | This is not only because of the harmful effects they can have on the physical self but also because the need for them indicates a severe deficiency in the emotional self — a deficiency which needs to be helped and treated rather than disguised . |
| 27 | If she starts talking about sexual matters they may jump in hastily , saying , ‘ Do n't talk about that ’ without explaining why they are disturbed by what she has said . |
| 28 | I 've got a feeling for the number of empty sites they must have hammered the rents or the rates or something . |
| 29 | As a social group they could record both gains and losses from war , and there has been some debate among historians about how far a balance sheet can be struck for the country as a whole , whether England gained or lost from its military operations . |
| 30 | ‘ In the old days they 'd have thumped enough into him to get him through his exam . |