Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [verb] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Built-in ovens may be designed to go under the worktop ( built-under ) , either beneath the hob or away from it , or they may fit into housing units so that the oven(s) are more accessible . |
| 2 | Analyses of demand factors will seek to show the extent to which small firms are dependent upon the local economy , and what difficulties they may experience in selling beyond their immediate locality . |
| 3 | In severe cases , they may respond by shaking and urinating uncontrollably when they come near the surgery . |
| 4 | To counter the first fear of specialisation , ‘ disabling ’ clients is certainly not the objective of casework , and advisers must resist the personal satisfaction that they may get from acting on behalf of a client when that client may well have been able to cope with assistance alone . |
| 5 | The removal of the ‘ problem ’ of what to do about aggravations is wonderful and gives complete freedom to use the range of remedies whatever reputation they may have for over-reacting or whatever rules may have evolved about not repeating . |
| 6 | The panel will try to assess the recruit 's ability to remain impartial and courteous even under pressure and their ability to keep any strong opinions they may have from influencing the advice process . |
| 7 | If nurse managers are to be accountable for their colleagues ' learning environment , they may help by providing increased opportunities for developing general teaching skills of recently qualified practitioners , who , far from having finished their education may in fact be just beginning . |
| 8 | Nicholson blasted : ‘ It 's a ridiculous situation , and they ought to think about changing the rules in Ireland . |
| 9 | The latter must be careful to avoid giving an impression of revelling in the trappings of power , and they must beware of appearing to threaten the prerogatives of other political actors such as the Supreme Court or the Congress . |
| 10 | This means that they must refrain from instructing him about what he is to do … " ( p. 295 ) . |
| 11 | They must contribute towards constructing genuine communities , family values generating City values . |
| 12 | The restriction on lexical innovations is that they must contrast in meaning with conventional terms . |
| 13 | I think they must have over catered at Christmas time . |
| 14 | If the police hope to gain the trust of the people of Broadwater Farm , they must begin by showing good faith towards those that the residents have chosen to represent themselves — the local council and the community organisations here . |
| 15 | None of them talked much , but Ruth tentatively suggested as a parting thought that perhaps they should think about doing some more systematic theoretical study . |
| 16 | It was almost seven-thirty and , if conditions this time tomorrow were similar , they should succeed in apprehending their quarry with little disturbance . |
| 17 | They use a sophisticated cost-benefit computer model to work out how far they should go in luring any given company with tax breaks or grants of land . |
| 18 | Reaffirmed their decision of 3rd November that the decision on this issue should be left to a free vote , preferably on the Report stage of the Bill in the House of Commons ; and agreed that Ministers who dissented from the advice which was to be tendered in accordance with Conclusion above should be free , if they so desired , to vote for the abolition of the death penalty , though they should refrain from expressing in debate views contrary to that advice ; … |
| 19 | Invited the Lord President to take soundings among Government supporters with a view to determining whether it would be possible to persuade those who were in favour of the abolition of capital punishment that in the interests of securing the passage of the Criminal Justice Bill in the 1947–48 Session they should refrain from pressing for this change in the law ; |
| 20 | Parents of pupils at Hylands School , Chelmsford , have received leaflets published by a group called ‘ Parents Against Opting Out ’ listing ten reasons why they should vote against opting out in a ballot which ends this Friday . |
| 21 | She omitted to mention that , when they last made representations to the bookseller , Mr Pascall , he had said that he stocked the books he could sell ; and if the ladies wanted him to sell better books they should take to buying them and reading them , instead of watching television all day . |
| 22 | This need for careful definition is ignored completely when one simply asks a panel of experts to name people with political power — one has not told them the criteria that they should use for judging whether an individual has power , and neither does one know whether the individuals have used even similar criteria for ascribing power to the individuals whose names they submit . |
| 23 | They received little guidance as to the aims they should be pursuing , few broad policy direc-tions , and only minimal direction as to the principles they should apply in approaching their task . |
| 24 | In fact , the problem for the vast majority of amateurs is that instead of thinking about hitting late , they should concentrate on hitting sooner . |
| 25 | Like the Ark , they hope they 'll succeed in providing a safe temporary refuge for abuse victims . |
| 26 | For most people she says , this is the closest they 'll come to seeing the treasures of their own home town . |
| 27 | For most people she says , this is the closest they 'll come to seeing the treasures of their own home town . |
| 28 | I think it I think they 're thickies and they 'll wan na read something else ! |
| 29 | They drew off as best they might to lie in hiding until nightfall and lick their wounds ; and in the dark they crossed the river by the ford at Buttington and went to earth with their defeat and their chagrin in the forest under the ridge of Gungrog Fawr . |
| 30 | And to do that will require individuals with the ability to clarify the issues and an acute sense of when they might advance by retreating a little . |