Example sentences of "[verb] he [modal v] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Richard Ingham , managing director of Beacham Peplow Noakes Advertising says he would opt for a more down-to-earth approach . |
| 2 | He arranged bridging-loans and a mortgage to make up the price of the tall house with the basement into which she had decided he should move as a lodger , abandoning his awful little bed-sit in Chepstow Road . |
| 3 | Speakers told the jokes on Friday at a dinner honouring a former Virginia representative , Stan Parris , who has said he may campaign for a congressional seat next year , the Washington Post reported yesterday . |
| 4 | Who would have thought he could turn into a hero — leading his partisans against the Germans . |
| 5 | He had thought he could look at a picture of Wyvis Hall , a photograph he had taken himself with a cheap camera Zosie had stolen , with equanimity and even a rueful amusement , but it appeared he could not . |
| 6 | Sadly Mr McLean , who had always promised he would retire with a final Conservative win after his successful opening in 1951 , was to be proved wrong . |
| 7 | On his international debut the sweeper Simon looked the genuine article , while the central defender Monzon showed he can compensate for a lack of height with good positioning and excellent timing . |
| 8 | Sees us clearly and reckons he 'll come to a stop more or less alongside . |
| 9 | You know he used to see to a lot of our meals , and see that we were away to school and such-like . ’ |
| 10 | He says he feels sorry for his brother , he fears he may return to a life of crime if he gets desperate for cash . |
| 11 | His co-star , actress Audrey Jenkinson , apprentice jockey Mo in the series , was there to say goodbye to her favourite horse , and to ensure he would go to a good home . |
| 12 | ‘ Believe he 'll turn into a fox when he dies , ’ Claire said . |
| 13 | She had hoped he would stay for a chat with her parents , but he was making it very obvious that that was n't part of his plan . |
| 14 | But once he 's grown enough spines it 's hoped he can live in a walled garden — a real case of wash and go . |
| 15 | Hankin rates the Bishop Auckland youngster but feels he will benefit from a spell away from the first team . |
| 16 | You always knew he 'd turn in a good piece . |
| 17 | Willis struggled to make his mark in a higher division and manager Brian Little thought he would benefit from a loan spell at Bradford . |
| 18 | The pan was past rescuing but he thought he could manage with a nonstick saucepan . |
| 19 | Only in retrospect does he think he might qualify as a ‘ new man ’ , a supporter of causes from which he is excluded by his situation — feminism , the Third World , anti-racism , gay rights . |
| 20 | ‘ I think he could do with a drop of Guinness to liven him up , ’ he said . |
| 21 | Er now whenever I 've me I honestly wish he would go under a sunlamp and melt ! |
| 22 | We hoped he would drink in a civilized way . ’ |
| 23 | What Eleanor did tell him however , was that she was about to go on holiday but that she hoped he would come to a meal in her flat when she returned . |
| 24 | Nicholson was also preparing another project from which he hoped he would emerge as a recognized director , and again it was in part an overhang from that period in 1968 when he seriously considered giving up acting , and moving into writing and directing . |
| 25 | He 'd started by thinking he could do without a chauffeur . |
| 26 | The defender said he would sell at a price of £70,000 . |
| 27 | He said he would look into a dispute which was holding up the release of Brussels cash to help build some factories on the site of the old Darlington forge . |
| 28 | Earlier , Mr Josselin said he would call for a 30 per cent increase in minimum prices imposed on imports at the EC fisheries meeting in Brussels . |
| 29 | But he reneged on that promise and said he would wait for a message from God . |
| 30 | Joking with Kalchu , he said he could do with a guard dog like that , fierce and resilient . |