Example sentences of "know what they [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Golly it 'd be interesting to know what they 'd make of this tape for the next couple of hours . |
| 2 | They often work out-of-uniform , giving expert advice free of charge , to anyone who wants to know what they can do to prevent crime . |
| 3 | ‘ We certainly do n't want to alarm anyone , but it is important for people to know what they can do in advance to prepare their homes against damage . ’ |
| 4 | If change is treated at the large-scale level , teachers , non-teaching staff , governors and parents can not deny the consequences of local financial management : " Pushing management decisions — for instance , about staffing complements and who should be appointed and dismissed — down to the schools will make it extremely important to know what they will do with their new-found power " ( Maclure 1990:9 ) . |
| 5 | I do n't know what they would do under the same circumstances . |
| 6 | She did not know what they would have said if it had been Edmund , but it was the title now which amazed them . |
| 7 | Alert them to the fact that we 're on to something , if they know we 've out-guessed them in their stupid game , then we do n't know what they might do . |
| 8 | I do n't know what they 'll do to you either . |
| 9 | We do n't know what they 'll do so |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't know what they 'll bring to the pictures next , ’ she wheezed . |
| 11 | Do n't know what , do n't know what they 'll make of all that gobbledegook. bye bye love . |
| 12 | Erm , we 've got pay review bodies which may , we do n't know what they 'll come out with in in terms of recommendations for for the pay increases , and I think that this is placing the Councillor in a in a very bad po er position . |
| 13 | ‘ They 've been bringing their dogs to do their business in my front garden , and if I go to the council , d' you know what they 'll say ? |
| 14 | I do n't know what they 'll have . |
| 15 | ‘ Do you know what they can do ? |
| 16 | They could n't have sorted themselves out then I do n't know what they can do . |
| 17 | He does n't know what they will build to , but as long as he keeps finding new pieces the picture will slowly become clear . |
| 18 | ‘ Now I do n't know what they will do . |
| 19 | They 'd think , " she shook her head , " I do n't know what they 'd think . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't know what they 'd make of ours , ’ said Scarlet . |
| 21 | Getting it out and that was just an armchair do n't know what they 'd do if they had to move the settee , but erm , that 's the difference in |
| 22 | I did n't know what they 'd do . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Do n't even know what they 'd talk about ; a member of the factory-owning Scottish gentry and a second mate — or whatever Lachy is these days — who 's spent the last few years in Oz . |
| 24 | I do n't know what they 'd say precisely . |
| 25 | For one thing we do n't know what they 'd charge , and for another they might not understand about the Time Fire . |
| 26 | er , they were meeting and the lad who was supposed to be at the meeting did n't know what they 'd come to decide on . |
| 27 | The other people all around us must have thought — I do n't know what they must have thought . |
| 28 | They 'll see my car coming here and they know no one 's ill and you know what they 'll think . ’ |
| 29 | And she said , ‘ I know what they 'll think and they will be quite right . ’ |
| 30 | well I mean you know , you know what children are , you never know what they might do |