Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A much more specific fear was that young people would be provoked into imitative crime by the daring exploits witnessed on the screen , and the National Council of Public Morals addressed itself with particular vigour to the belief ‘ that the picture house is responsible for the increase in juvenile crime , and that boys are often led to imitate crimes ( larceny or burglary ) which they have seen in the pictures , or to steal money that they may pay for admission , . |
| 2 | If there 's any left after members and voucher-clutchers have got theirs , and after season ticket holders have claimed an extra ticket for a guest of their choice , they may go on sale next week . |
| 3 | If cables are being stored on drums , wind them completely off the coil before connecting them to the load ; otherwise they may overheat in use . |
| 4 | However , an effective competition policy needs power to control mergers because of the serious damage they may inflict on competition . |
| 5 | At other times they may exist in competition , each endeavouring to gain influence in a third area . |
| 6 | They may exist in conjunction with , or separately from , road-station buildings such as mansiones and mutationes , which may , or may not , have had their own officials . |
| 7 | They may exist in favour of individuals , and in some cases in favour of a limited class , but , with the exception of the public right of fishing in tidal water , they can not exist in favour of the public at large . |
| 8 | The scientist who proposes new interpretations or principles is rather like the fictional detective ( they may exist in reality too ) who is faced with the same evidence as the reader and the police , but sees that it forms a different pattern when seen from the right angle . |
| 9 | They may wake from sleep with great fear , agitation and anxiety and a sense of suffocation like in Lachesis . |
| 10 | These unreasonable expectations are behind not a few referrals to social services , or they may militate against success in other cases which involve children and young people . |
| 11 | He said your body is like a book in which men may read strange things , a foreign country in which they may travel with delight . |
| 12 | They may stay in bed to all hours , slump in front of the television and expect to be waited on hand , foot and finger . |
| 13 | If so , have they costed them , or is it something else that they say that they may do in future if economic growth comes their way ? |
| 14 | Green ( 1986 ) has argued that , in the absence of a market in index futures , traders without an initial long position in shares can not reveal any bad news they may possess about share returns because short selling shares is difficult . |
| 15 | The secondary reasons help to meet the burden of proof required to establish a complete justification , i.e. they may suffice in conjunction with the primary reasons in circumstances in which the primary reasons alone will not be enough to establish the legitimacy of an authority . |
| 16 | The rule in Adam v Ward offers consolation to victims of attacks made under the " coward 's cloak " of Parliamentary privilege : they may reply in kind , through newspapers which will only be liable for the defamatory content of their reply if it is irrelevant to the subject-matter of the attack , or if it defames other persons who bear no responsibility for the attack . |
| 17 | Under normal conditions , therefore , they may rely on plant stems and trees to remain upright . |
| 18 | The perceptions of their interests by the two parties may not always be entirely accurate , or they may change over time , but there can be no doubt of the importance they hold for local government structure . |
| 19 | They may change in location over time . |
| 20 | Will there not be some children who , though they may succeed in part of a test , or a test in a specific skill , may yet be unable ever to pass the whole of the test at every stage ? |
| 21 | From that decision Morland J. concluded that it is an ordinary incident of all corporations that they may sue for libel and that that included municipal corporations . |
| 22 | Most children like to know where they stand and , although they may argue about bedtime , homework , and so on , they prefer a fairly ordered home life , particularly when they are very young . |
| 23 | They may differ from country to country , as may the level of pollution deemed acceptable , but there are common elements which make it possible to distinguish four types of strategies : ( 1 ) air quality management , ( 2 ) emission standards , ( 3 ) economic , and ( 4 ) cost-benefit . |
| 24 | Sub-tenants may , of course , suffer if a head lease is forfeited for a breach of covenant by the tenant , however , they may apply for relief under s. 146(4) ( see above ) . |
| 25 | They may apply for party status as explained in 4 above . |
| 26 | They may sniff in bed , using the bedcovers as a tent to contain the fumes . |
| 27 | Otherwise you would do well to keep your eyes fixed on the grilled fish and chicken , boring as they may seem in comparison . |
| 28 | They may concentrate on car phones , or only offer short term rental facilities : British Airways , for example , offers mobile phones for hire and use within airports . |
| 29 | They may become in turn promoters of the public library service and even serve to bring in financial support for the service — a valuable support group particularly in the USA where public library services are frequently vulnerable to local authority cuts . |
| 30 | Before considering the automatic directions , it is as well to remember that ( although they will be sufficient in most instances ) they are only the bare bones of the directions the parties may need in a personal injury case , and do not prevent the parties seeking any further directions they may need under Ord 25 whether set out in PF51 or not . |