Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three quarks inside a proton normally do not have enough energy to change into antielectrons , but very occasionally one of them may acquire sufficient energy to make the transition because the uncertainty principle means that the energy of the quarks inside the proton can not be fixed exactly . |
| 2 | She 'll want at least another three watch-keepers , and preferably two of them must understand celestial navigation . |
| 3 | Applicants who consider that this exception may apply to them should seek detailed advice by writing to the Registry . |
| 4 | Applicants who consider that this exception may apply to them should seek detailed advice by writing to the Registry . |
| 5 | A preliminary assessment suggests that perhaps three quarters of these specimen clauses would be caught , but that the remainder of them would need specific implementation . |
| 6 | Like the secondary lesions they may mimic other skin conditions and can be found on the surface of the skin , or sometimes as lumps or nodules beneath it . |
| 7 | When clinical ecologists see patients with many symptoms , incongruity and inconsistency between their symptoms and clinical signs , and no laboratory evidence of disease they may diagnose environmental illness , food allergy , chronic fatigue syndrome , hypersensitivity to candida , or hypoglycaemia . |
| 8 | The rest have been ‘ screened out ’ — denied refugee status — and if they choose not to return to Viet Nam under a ‘ voluntary repatriation program ’ they may face indefinite detention in Hong Kong , or an increasing threat of forcible return to Viet Nam . |
| 9 | They may contrast new information with old information , or put another side to the argument ( or , on the other hand , however , conversely ) . |
| 10 | They may prefer short term bid speculation to long term recovery but if Mr Louis-Dreyfus has his way , they will have to settle for the latter . |
| 11 | They may exchange short term financial gain for longterm strategic disadvantage . |
| 12 | Together with the impossibility of effectively excluding people from consuming it , this implies that all individuals consume the same quantity , although they may attach different utility to this consumption if their tastes differ . |
| 13 | They may offer contextual detail , embedded observations , depth of understanding ( or inference ! ) at the cost of unrepresentativeness . |
| 14 | Churches often remain , either complete , ruined , or only in part ( e.g. tower or chancel ) , and , together with the extent of the graveyard , they may give useful information about a site . |
| 15 | But do n't be fooled — they may make riveting holiday snaps , but adventurous travellers can , and do , catch all these tropical diseases . |
| 16 | Similarly , all feelings should be considered valid , despite the fact that they may upset other group members . |
| 17 | They may relate new information to what has already been given in terms of causes ( so , consequently , because , for this reason ) or in time ( formerly , then , in the end , next ) or they may indicate a new departure or a summary ( by the way , well , to sum up , anyway ) . |
| 18 | If they support the work they may provide financial help towards the cost . |
| 19 | And they may provide financial help towards the cost of an increased mortgage resulting from a move from an area of low cost housing to one where prices are considerably higher . |
| 20 | They may provide considerable scope for disputes over meaning . |
| 21 | Psychotherapy , Family Therapy , religious teaching and various other forms of " therapy " are not found to significantly helpful in the treatment of primary addictive disease nor in addictive family disease , although they may provide supplementary help to some individuals after they are in recovery through the Anonymous Fellowships . |
| 22 | But the main opposition party say they may take legal action because they suspect fraud . |
| 23 | Their word-recognition skills are so finely developed that they may take insufficient notice of orthography while reading , and so develop poor memories of how words are constructed when it comes to spelling them . |
| 24 | The discourse strategies of a foreign speaker may seem refreshing exactly because they do not conform to conventions of the culture whose language they are learning ; on the other hand they may cause serious misunderstanding and breakdown of communication . |
| 25 | Students living away from home are required to register with a doctor as they may require medical treatment at night or weekends outside the times of normal surgeries . |
| 26 | There are many risks associated with countertrade deals and they may require considerable flexibility on the part of the exporter . |
| 27 | They may require psychotherapeutic treatment for the individual 's own good . |
| 28 | They may desire cold food , sour , spicy things , wine . |
| 29 | There is a set of genes involved in patterning the embryo , the homeobox genes ( Chapter 7 ) , which are expressed in the developing limb buds in just the Way that would suggest that they may encode positional information . |
| 30 | The law provides that they may administer indoor relief ; they may not touch outdoor relief ! |