Example sentences of "they [modal v] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.

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1 They may feel at the time very sincere about their forgiveness but if that is all that happens the old feelings of misunderstanding and bitterness can swiftly recur .
2 As the formation of these smaller fullerenes seems to require extensive annealing of more disorganized clusters , they may form at a relatively late stage of clustering .
3 If another competitor catches you up , they may overtake at a safe and suitable place , and you should give way .
4 Students taking the degree without honours have a choice of the subjects which they may take at a higher level .
5 Words flung out in temper , for instance , do not carry lasting conviction although they may wound at the time , whereas a calm statement , arising from inner knowledge , is likely to come from the centre of one 's being and to hold fast .
6 This is closely related to perceptions of life expectancy ; some people not only anticipate that they may age more quickly , but also that they may die at a younger age .
7 Before people talk of Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals , they ought to look at the map and understand what they are saying .
8 They must go at the break of day , you know ?
9 It would have been impossible to have brought an airliner into the gallery — they must remain at the Museum 's ‘ out-station ’ at Wroughton , Wilts , but the next best thing was achieved .
10 Then before each row of the circular rows , they must look at the side lever of the main carriage that is nearest the knitting .
11 And finally , they should explain at the very beginning of their conversation why they are phoning you .
12 ‘ To do so they should look at the yield of the shares and the strength of the company 's management , ’ he said .
13 On the other hand , if theorists adopt a particular conception , then they should look at the way that contemporary social representations have developed their particular qualities through argument and how , in turn , these representations set the agenda for further argumentation .
14 They should look at the Europe that will exist in five or 10 years ' time , at a Community with 18 or 20 members and perhaps even more , and at the interests that we have in common — security , defence , foreign policy , the environment , prosperity and peace in the world .
15 Between three and four hours later they 'll arrive at a point about thirty miles from here . ’
16 Exactly and once you get that appointment on the phone that you wanted , erm , they 'll look at the day , you 'll take it regardless .
17 Compare a seaside town , then they 'll look at the Roman .
18 Had she warned her that there was every possibility they might meet at the Family Day ?
19 OK , they might smile at the end of the game and say : ‘ Oh , well done ! ’
20 That sounds like something that they might have at the end of term or something done by an adult working in a steelworks .
21 Floy had been surreptitiously trying to gather up stones which they could arrange at the roadside , perhaps in the form of an arrow for Fenella and Caspar .
22 They could laugh at the absurdities of life and people that made no sense to those who had n't lived in Ireland .
23 Massenga shot them before they could fire at the bulldozer .
24 To get this charter , Ayr had to demonstrate that they could manufacture at a ‘ landed cost ’ competitive with other Digital plants , particularly those in the Far East .
25 So that kind of thing made analysts think that they could go on more than just free associations , they could look at a person 's character , as it were .
26 They could look at the power station without the slightest premonition of disaster and the horror of the Whistler seemed as much beyond their interest as it was their comprehension .
27 They 'd meet at The Roebuck , the same pub that everyone from the shop used , on Saturday lunchtime , then go down the Kings Road spending their money .
28 ‘ Oo , ’ they 'd say at the merest smear of mud , ‘ you had a pig in here ? ’
29 I should think they 'd jump at the chance of some pocket money . ’
30 They say twenty five children at the primary school get more individual attention than they 'd get at a larger school .
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