Example sentences of "they [modal v] then [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , it would be self-defeating if all tadpoles were to become cannibals , since none of them would then eat the plant material on which the chain depends . |
| 2 | Following the review stage they may then repeat the cycle of preparation — teaching — feedback all over again in an attempt to improve their performance of that skill . |
| 3 | They may then chase their top target , Charlton 's £750,000-rated winger Robert Lee . |
| 4 | They may then realise the truth of Fokine 's words . |
| 5 | They may then feel obliged to reimpose taxes . |
| 6 | As we will see in Chapter 18 , they may then form the basis for a multiple expansion of bank deposits ( money ) , with perhaps inflationary consequences . |
| 7 | According to D'Angelo , the festival will also offer existing venues the opportunity to bring in new audiences whom they may then attract on a more regular basis for their standard programming . |
| 8 | The report warns service providers against offering global ‘ one-stop shopping ’ services , as they may then find that the more attractive routes or services are picked up by other types of provider with cheaper offerings . |
| 9 | They may then find out , instead of only feign , phyto-geographical and phyto-geological histories . |
| 10 | They may then have made that a major guiding light in their teaching , introducing the concept carefully but firmly , whilst at the same time concentrating on improving the agriculture and amenities . |
| 11 | They may then have more flexibility as to who is allowed to be the greedy one . |
| 12 | They may then have been required to give hostages as a guarantee of future good behaviour . |
| 13 | And there were fears too that even if the armchair fans fork out the £250 for a satellite dish they may then have to pay extra to enjoy the privilege of watching the best games live . |
| 14 | Once the receiver has decoded the message and interpreted it , they must then decide how to act upon it . |
| 15 | This means that data users , when they register , must state all the purposes for which the data are likely to be used , and they must then ensure that they do not use the data in any other ways . |
| 16 | They must then choose their wave again to carry them out and up with the swell so they can seize the ropes dangling from the platform . |
| 17 | They must then develop a style of movement which will convey the life of all their characters no matter how minor their roles in the unfolding of the action or theme . |
| 18 | They must then communicate these targets to other people in the organisation . |
| 19 | They should then treat each word as if it were a demonstrative like this or that . |
| 20 | They should then meet and decide between themselves what the outcome would be . |
| 21 | They should then move on to inviting questions from the group to clarify understanding , posing questions to test that understanding , drawing implications for the practice and its clients , and developing an action plan to enhance client service in respect of those implications . |
| 22 | They should then provide some simple writing tasks which have formal or public purposes so that there are valid reasons for encouraging the pupils to use the forms of Standard English in their writing . |
| 23 | They should then have told the representatives , all of whom were present the day before , what they intended to do . |
| 24 | They 'll then pass the information on so that eventually everyone in the road knows . |
| 25 | They 'll then try to restore their habitat . |
| 26 | Lighting engineers were happy to reduce lamp diameters from 38 mm to 26 mm , because they could then offer the customer 20 per cent more efficient use of electricity . |
| 27 | If , instead of ‘ piecework ’ , the men contracted to get the harvest in by the end of a month , it meant that should they finish before that time they could then go to other jobs on the farm , drawing their usual wage whilst doing so . |
| 28 | They could then contest on their competence in managing such a system , and on the non-economic social , moral , defence and overseas issues . |
| 29 | They could then analyse the data on their own computer : ‘ Auditing remotely saves money and time , which is otherwise wasted by constantly going back and forth' , he says . |
| 30 | because validity of the section fourteen is the question for ultimate trial , we 're not seeking interim relief against that , we have n't done that my Lord that in our submission is the highest and the best that they could achieve erm properly erm which was to avoid a stay on a reference and they could then continue with the proceedings rather than be put off for a , a very , you know what maybe a year and a half , er if the court dealt with it in the normal way , or perhaps even a little bit longer , erm , but to actually go to further than that and to deny the defendant the right to put up a , a proper E E C defence , my Lord in my submission would be erm without the jurisdiction of the court . |