Example sentences of "and what they [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maelmuire has nothing to fear from you now , nor have I. What was that you were saying about the next generation — and where and what they would rule ? |
| 2 | Businesses will be asked for their views on liquidity , the need for a second market and what they would expect from having some marketability . |
| 3 | And the pirates were so busy discussing the problem , and what they would do with the reward if they won it , that they did n't notice that they were being observed from the window above by none other than the new Mayor and his entourage . |
| 4 | of music and what they would do at the weekend … |
| 5 | Hereford United next and what they would do for a cup run … come to think of it what they would do for a win … on Saturday United lost out again in the third division … two-one at Cardiff City |
| 6 | And what they would do is have a look and say ooh that 's , ooh that 's about your size , that 's about it . |
| 7 | Through the magazine and training packs that each subscriber receives , they will be asked their opinions on programme content , their likes , dislikes , and what they would like to see in the future . |
| 8 | As part of its drive to improve the standard of service to taxpayers under the Citizen 's Charter , the Inland Revenue commissioned a survey in June to find out what taxpayers thought of the existing service and what they would like to see by way of improvement . |
| 9 | The same person the same person all I 'm saying the reason that the meeting was convened this evening and the reason that Paul wants the meeting this evening was to get the views from the public about what they felt was going on at the playhouse and what they would like to see that is n't taken place I think that was the thing behind the meeting and that 's what we 'd like to see right okay . . . |
| 10 | The sum was to cover compensation for the notional difference between the actual cost of the house , and what they would have paid if the defect had been known beforehand — it was not to cover the cost of the repairs . |
| 11 | Excitement flickered inside her like a random spark that found itself landing in a pile of dry autumn leaves as she hardly dared consider the possibilities and what they might mean for her . |
| 12 | Floy had asked about dangers and what they might expect to encounter , but Fenella did not think it looked especially dangerous . |
| 13 | The analogy was there to draw between what they were prepared to do at home and what they might contemplate doing out of sight in a subjected territory . |
| 14 | now unfortunately at page forty two there 's a sticker originally that says forty two , but just let's look at that shall we ? , cos you were asked about what was said to people and what they might know or understand , while these particulars are prepared with all due care and the word that 's been stuck over is convenience while these particulars are prepared with all due care for the convenience of intended purchases , the information contained therein is intended as a preliminary guide only |
| 15 | Robert Porter , Chief Reporter , finds out what the shop stewards would ask for at Downing Street and what they might get |
| 16 | For the ‘ motions of the mind ’ , our desires and aversions , and what they may lead us to do , are not theoretical constructs known only by ‘ ratiocination ’ , and introduced as an intermediary stage in the reduction of political to natural philosophy . |
| 17 | and what they 'd leave them to what , then to , to dry would n't they at least ? |
| 18 | Once , when he had been late and a crowd of louts from the factory had started to shout at her , calling out about her legs and what they 'd like to do to her , Georg had come storming down the road on a bicycle , jumped off , and knocked two of them down before the rest ran away . |
| 19 | Someone should have told me about the local MIND and the National Schizophrenia Fellowship and what they could offer . |
| 20 | Secondly , the discussion on why the schools were needed and what they could achieve reveals significant features of both the age and the class relationships . |
| 21 | Such mercenaries were specialist fighters , owing no firm allegiance , men who fought for pay and what they could get out of war . |
| 22 | Students should be encouraged to identify for themselves how this information would be used and what they could get out of it . |
| 23 | Few people understand exactly what they are and what they can do and quite a few people have mistaken impressions from the media . |
| 24 | The greater the disparity between what teachers want to do , what they are being asked to do , and what they can do , the greater the demands , and the more demanding the situation . |
| 25 | — Now Amadé is n't just clever at making traps and baskets : she 's a wisewoman , that too , you know , she understand plants and stones , and what they can do . |
| 26 | While these are the formal steps that should be taken ( threat analysis , policy making , risk assessment , and implementation of particular measures ) , and it may be appropriate to assign the task to a team responsible for IT security , it should nonetheless be recognised that security is predominantly a problem that has its roots in people and what they can do or fail to do . |
| 27 | I have seen all too many student pieces which betray , in every bar , ignorance of how instruments work and what they can do . |
| 28 | I would like readers to know just how serious the threat from opencast mining is , what it could mean to the landscape , nature and communities of the Gwendraeth , and what they can do to help prevent it . |
| 29 | Any Marine Nature Reserve byelaws are , however , restricted both as to whom they effect and what they can do . |
| 30 | This unit 's main aims are to inform pupils of their rights when they buy an item and what they can do should that item be defective in any way . |