Example sentences of "they [modal v] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a long discussion , they decided that one of them should ask for more food after supper that evening , and Oliver was chosen . |
| 2 | Most of them would go for four or five months before any change of clothing reached them , not perhaps such a hardship as , without a change of clothes , Bernard Callinan found his irritating prickly-heat rash disappeared . |
| 3 | If formed from viscous magma they are normally limited in lateral extent but where composed of basic rocks they may extend for thousands of square kilometres . |
| 4 | Among the various choices available to electors in different countries are the following : they may vote for one candidate , or a specified number of candidates , or for as many candidates as there are members to be elected ; they may cumulate two votes on one candidate ; they may cast votes on more than one list ; presented with lists on which the parties have arranged the candidates in an order of preference they can change that order . |
| 5 | They may decline for some quite considerable time to use any particular sound to indicate their mother , instead preferring to fix on some other aspect of their environment . |
| 6 | They may moan about it every Monday morning , they may agitate for shorter hours and longer holidays , but they need to work for their self-respect . ’ |
| 7 | They are , therefore , formulaic in character and although they may call for some adaptation for contextual fit they are not composed on each occasion from constituent parts . |
| 8 | Details of entitlement can be obtained from the address below and anyone who considers they may qualify for such relief should contact this office . |
| 9 | MPs are allowed to use headed paper for political purposes as well as constituency matters but they must pay for any stationery used . |
| 10 | The foregoing explains a powerful method of analysis and assessment that the NRC requires to be carried out on a variety of systems within the PWR plant , such as the emergency feedwater system , ECCS injection and recirculation , containment cooling , actuation of safety features , the auxiliary systems on which these depend , for example the AC and DC supplies and essential service water and cooling systems , and they must allow for possible interactions between different parts of the overall system . |
| 11 | Their thing was that they must ask for more than what they really hoped to get . |
| 12 | Yet if you accept that managers change styles to suit the occasion or their mood , it is a small step to suggest that they should aim for constructive change , either tactically or as a permanent shift . |
| 13 | Vegetarians should note that as every evening meal is a set four course dinner which is meat and fish orientated , they should arrange for special means when booking their cruise . |
| 14 | They should arrive for ten past at the latest . |
| 15 | The principle of the statute was that the serfs should be emancipated with their household plots and an allotment of land , but that they should pay for this land . |
| 16 | The principle of the statute was that the newly-freed serfs should retain their household plots and an allotment of land , but that they should pay for this land . |
| 17 | The gathering ended when one of the section shaikhs said he had business to attend to that evening , they should ask for 6000 dinars , and please would Muhammad al-Sharifi close the proceedings . |
| 18 | Bullingdon is one of twelve prisons designed to ease the problem of overcrowding , which led to disturbances and riots at jails like Strangeways.Here , they 'll cater for 635 inmates in single or double cells with toilet facilities . |
| 19 | I do n't know whether that multiplies the shielding — I ca n't regurge that info — but sure as hell they 'll cover for each other ! |
| 20 | In April , 50 Russian orphans will arrive at the Wells House School , where they 'll stay for 3 months . |
| 21 | I think they 'll settle for five eventually , but you never know with these situations — they may call my bluff . ’ |
| 22 | They 'll go for small birds , insects and even worms — but then , it 's said that there 's as much protein in a decent-sized earthworm as in quarter of a pound of beef , so it must be nourishing , if not very appetising by most people 's standards ! |
| 23 | What , what I would always hope though , is that they might go for some help , because even if they decide to separate , and er get support while they 're doing so , they may be able to understand what was going on in the relationship , what they were looking for in each other . |
| 24 | Their contract had come to an end ( see Chapter 14 , Frustration , below ) and they were in the same position as any other free seamen in Port Philip : ‘ they might stipulate for any amount of remuneration ; and , considering the circumstances , £40 might not have been an exorbitant sum ’ — per Erle J. |
| 25 | Students should be made aware of the above criteria and should be encouraged to carry out their own evaluation of any potential investigation which they might use for summative assessment purposes . |
| 26 | ‘ They might ask for some identification : in this country , the man who carries cash is guilty until proven innocent . |
| 27 | If , in addition , they could hire for private patients the very expensive facilities in the way of X-ray machines , operating theatres and the like , to be found within the National Health Service , this too made their lives very much easier and in many cases made their private practice a possibility . |
| 28 | Burying her face in Luke 's chest to hide her blushes , Perdita asked him if he knew the Spanish for Super Tampax , and if they could stop for some on the way . |
| 29 | No not necessarily they could er they could check for all tolerances |
| 30 | Where our Investigation Department operations involved shipping and small craft we were the specialists to whom they could turn for practical assistance . |