Example sentences of "they [modal v] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Attempts to improve occupational mobility for them may concentrate on a few professional openings where their colour is defined as an occupational advantage ( e.g. race relations advisers ) or on employers ( e.g. local authorities ) with positive action policies , or self-employment ( small businesses ) . |
| 2 | See most of them 'll come on video anyway . |
| 3 | It is clear that neither of them could call on the personal loyalty of the royal servants in the duchy . |
| 4 | It is clear that neither of them could call on the personal loyalty of the royal servants in the duchy . |
| 5 | Indeed one of them would insist on crossing the road rather than walk past the animal . |
| 6 | One or the other of them would insist on having you to stay . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | However , an effective competition policy needs power to control mergers because of the serious damage they may inflict on competition . |
| 9 | if solvent misusers become unconscious they may choke on their own vomit |
| 10 | Whilst cost budgets may be based on internal standards , they may depend on the sales volume of the business activity . |
| 11 | Young children often play with just one block at a time ; they may stand on it , sit on it and use it in their imaginative play as a parcel , steering wheel or tool . |
| 12 | They may suck on it until it dissolves sufficiently to swallow rather than chew it and so meal-times take a very long time . |
| 13 | Under normal conditions , therefore , they may rely on plant stems and trees to remain upright . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | They may pick on a teacher 's mannerisms , dress , or accent and discussion of something like this can dominate a session . |
| 16 | They find themselves cover in secluded areas , adopting a temporary home which they may use on a number of occasions . |
| 17 | They may report on ‘ four families ’ , ‘ nine children ’ , and give the reasons for referral , in this case the allegations against the parents . |
| 18 | The next sections of the paper examine a number of the key proposals in relation to the impact they may have on the assessment of efficiency . |
| 19 | A major issue is how to balance the rights and needs of the dementia sufferer with the effect which they may have on other tenants . |
| 20 | It is not yet known how the active components of ginseng , compounds called triterpenoidal saponins , achieve these effects , although by analogy with the related steroidal saponins , such as digitalis , they may act on specific cell membranes . |
| 21 | They may insist on payment by instalments , possibly spread throughout the whole of your notice period . |
| 22 | If you fiddle too much you will undoubtedly upset them and they may turn on each other . |
| 23 | He also persuaded the college authorities that they ought to embark on a class project and construction was started in November 1936 . |
| 24 | It must be remembered they must pay on maturity , whether or not they actually receive the covering funds from the seller , having been paid for the underlying commercial transaction by the buyer . |
| 25 | Most of the ‘ energy ’ ideas are based on dowsing results , but until these can be cross-referenced with physical monitoring they must remain on the wilder shores of the subject . |
| 26 | people probably realize that their own circle of acquaintances is too narrow to provide a reasonable basis for estimating party chances and so they must rely on a combination of personal contacts , media comments , and especially published opinion polls . |
| 27 | Mostly , they must rely on accidents of geography , notably inner-city concentration . |
| 28 | If they can not pay the bill they must rely on the services provided voluntarily by solicitors and barristers ; or a law centre ; or come within the statutory advice scheme ; or use another agency ; or do without . |
| 29 | They must arrive on the doorstep , like the milk . |
| 30 | They must survive on meagre pensions , but are discriminated against if they want to stay in work . |