Example sentences of "what they [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the ‘ motions of the mind ’ , our desires and aversions , and what they may lead us to do , are not theoretical constructs known only by ‘ ratiocination ’ , and introduced as an intermediary stage in the reduction of political to natural philosophy . |
| 2 | The constitutional separation does not prevent some Members of Parliament echoing the condemnation of the tabloid press in intemperately criticizing individual judges for what they may consider to be an unduly lenient sentence . |
| 3 | Yet in the end this too can be counterproductive , with children becoming confused or cynical in the face of what they may begin to see as so much mere noise . |
| 4 | ( Despite what they may say , everyone DOES believe in invisible things — no one doubts the existence of wind , electricity , love or toothache , even though no one has ever seen any of those things ! ) |
| 5 | Legal and natural persons are denied access to most international fora ; exclusionary rules prevent them from being parties , interveners , or even witnesses in what they may see as their own claims . |
| 6 | Forgive others for what they may have done to you in the past ; and forgive yourself as well — you have probably learned much from your mistakes . |
| 7 | It 's surprising what they 'll pay for it this time of year . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't know what they 'll bring to the pictures next , ’ she wheezed . |
| 9 | ‘ Anyway , you do n't know yourself what they 'll bring in , do you , Rose , so you could n't have told him anything ? ’ said her husband after a pause , when his pathetic , bewildered-puppy air had intensified . |
| 10 | ‘ I wonder what they 'll make of our humble little home . ’ |
| 11 | Do n't know what , do n't know what they 'll make of all that gobbledegook. bye bye love . |
| 12 | That 's what they 'll tell the CIA . ’ |
| 13 | When September comes round and they get the smell of embrocation in their nostrils again , who knows what they 'll decide ? ’ |
| 14 | They 'll see my car coming here and they know no one 's ill and you know what they 'll think . ’ |
| 15 | And she said , ‘ I know what they 'll think and they will be quite right . ’ |
| 16 | I wonder what they 'll think of us ? |
| 17 | But before that before the sell out concert tour in Ireland , did you ever think I wonder what they 'll think of us back home I wonder if we 'll still do it ? |
| 18 | Take what they 'll give you . |
| 19 | ‘ I wonder what they 'll do if they find her up here ? ’ said Philip . |
| 20 | I do n't know what they 'll do to you either . |
| 21 | I want to see what they 'll do . |
| 22 | Now what they 'll do is they 'll have a look and then decide what to do . |
| 23 | From now on that 's what they 'll do . |
| 24 | We 'll get it cut off and put in the bin , that 's what they 'll do with it . |
| 25 | Now , what the potential migrant will do , Harrison Todaro assumed , was to say , right what they 'll do is that they 'll , these migrants will mentally calculate the present value of receiving W A throughout their lifetime , right , and they 'll discount erm those wages by appropriate discount rate , reflecting the fact that a hundred pounds today is worth a lot more than a hundred pounds twenty years ' time or thirty years ' time . |
| 26 | Anything , they 'll say , that 's what they 'll do . |
| 27 | That 's what they 'll do with the Radio News Network . |
| 28 | That 's what they 'll do with the Radio News Network . |
| 29 | And if they think that it suits them to shift a factory to the Philippines because there wo n't be an inspection there , that 's what they 'll do . |
| 30 | We do n't know what they 'll do so |