Example sentences of "they [modal v] [verb] to [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Not to be aware of the differences of demand and not to pay heed to them would amount to disregarding the purposes and moral cost of adapting to change . |
2 | She omitted to mention that , when they last made representations to the bookseller , Mr Pascall , he had said that he stocked the books he could sell ; and if the ladies wanted him to sell better books they should take to buying them and reading them , instead of watching television all day . |
3 | For most people she says , this is the closest they 'll come to seeing the treasures of their own home town . |
4 | For most people she says , this is the closest they 'll come to seeing the treasures of their own home town . |
5 | If that did not work , then they could change to examining their cases . |
6 | It was the nearest thing they could get to having a castratus ; he was already a political eunuch , him and Teixeira both . |
7 | Or a brand name may already exist ready for exploitation by a market-maker ; Impressionism , for example , was ready to hand for British dealers to invent a new category of art which they could stretch to calling British Impressionism . |
8 | In the survey , imaginary scenes were described to viewers , to find how they would react to seeing them . |
9 | From this they would graduate to reading and summarising the records of past negotiations and finally to preparing detailed memoranda on various aspects of French foreign policy . |
10 | I conclude that after a short interregnum , which they have richly deserved and when the full regime of paid helpers may be set up , they will revert to taking an active part in the physical care of the plaintiff as well in the mental care in which they will have remained ever present . |
11 | But they will object to seeing me . ’ |
12 | A spokesperson for the Equal Opportunities Commission said , rather sadly , ‘ In our experience , many women are still so unsure of their foothold in the workplace that they do n't feel they can admit to having families and responsibilities out of the office . |
13 | Chuckles of delight greeted his suggestion that ‘ as the Microsoft monopoly puts programmers out of business they can move to writing objectware for NeXT . ’ |
14 | Keith said : ‘ The less time company chiefs spend waiting for information , interpreting it and then debating whether it 's right or not , the more they can devote to deciding what action needs to be taken . |
15 | While our sports leaders recognise the contribution they can make to providing a ‘ healthy outlet ’ , they are concerned that , although government looks to them to play this role , it is often not prepared to assist them . |
16 | The aims in that review have been : ( i ) To improve the quality of policy formulation and decision-taking in government by presenting ministers , collectively in Cabinet and individually within their departments , with well defined options , costed where possible , and relating the choice between options to the contribution they can make to meeting national needs . |
17 | The Church has not always recognised their rights to spiritual growth nor the contribution that they can make to building up the body of Christ . |
18 | It 's the closest they can come to saying |