Example sentences of "[conj] he [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had n't counted on the opposition of Hugh de Tracy 's priestly brother , who should have been safely at home in his monastery , where he could n't cause any trouble . |
| 2 | So although he ca n't see this fox . |
| 3 | ‘ HE has tasted all the bread in the sandwiches and approved the menu although he ca n't try all the fillings because some of them are meat and he is vegetarian ’ — Laurence Myers on the opening of Gary Glitter 's sandwich bar . |
| 4 | Although he would probably think that very funny too . |
| 5 | A similar result may be achieved if the practitioner is able to use the cash accounting scheme , although he may thereby defer any input recovery if he does not pay his suppliers promptly . |
| 6 | Although he must not make any physical effort , you should allow him to follow the sequence of movements that you are making , and tell him what you are doing and why . |
| 7 | ANDREW BELL explains that he may not pronounce all his words distinctly . |
| 8 | So , at the point when the meditator ends in prayer that he may always keep this passion in mind , he presents to himself an image which might easily coincide with that on a rood-screen , or painted panel . |
| 9 | It followed , logically , that he might easily reciprocate those vague doubts . |
| 10 | ‘ It seemed at the time that he might not have much need of intimacy . |
| 11 | So , for example , if the Director General of Fair Trading was considering whether or not a lender 's use of a persuasive clause such as that suggested on page 39 constituted fair trading practice , we think that he might well recommend that use of such a clause should be conditional on use of the industry-wide non-profit insurance scheme . |
| 12 | Observing them closely , I felt very sure that he would soon marry this fine lady . |
| 13 | The elder , Maud , was married to the Count of Zeeland , while the younger , Blanche , had been married in 1359 to John of Gaunt in the expectation that he would eventually receive half the Lancaster inheritance . |
| 14 | The bank manager was just as adamant that he would not send this respectable young man to the gallows . |
| 15 | Ferdinando was still vowing to the Brownings , angry themselves , that he would not send another scudo to England and calling heaven to witness he had been cheated and betrayed , but she lay there impervious . |
| 16 | I would have hoped that the Minister might have spelt out more clearly the fact that he would not expect any more private works Bills to be introduced . |
| 17 | Cossiga , however , caused controversy by stating that he would not sign some of these hurriedly approved laws , and objecting in particular to a bill on conscienscious objection which , he said , failed to reconcile the freedom of the individual and the constitutional duty of citizens to defend their country . |
| 18 | His silence raised the representation that he would not make more than " a moderate profit " . |
| 19 | In the past Mr Coleridge is said to have sworn ( ‘ over my dead body ’ ) that he would not countenance such a guarantee fund . |
| 20 | Reagan continued to assert that direct action was the only way to deal with terrorist countries like Libya and Iran and that he would not countenance any other approach . |
| 21 | Berghofer was reconfirmed as mayor of Dresden shortly afterwards and declared that he would not join another party until after the election . |
| 22 | I could see that he would not enter that field by long hours of practice , as he had an impulsive nature . |
| 23 | It was interesting to hear DOL on the Radio the other night commenting that he would n't feel any emotion walking onto Higbury pitch wearing Leeds colours . |
| 24 | Oh I , I was really pleased cos I was a bit worried that he would n't do that . |
| 25 | He decided then that he would n't let that situation occur again . |
| 26 | Jimmy Cook was also back in familiar territory , quietly amiable as ever , pulling on the moustache and whispering that he would n't mind another year or two with Somerset after all . |
| 27 | He stated that he would only attend any further rounds of the normalization talks if a Japanese apology for the incident was forthcoming . |
| 28 | His son Alf , the skinhead , had said that he would personally strangle any Muslim he found messing with his wife , adding that if Tehran was such a great place why did n't the bastards go back there ? |
| 29 | The deputation which arrived soon after the unfortunate events that attended their arrival had made it quite clear that he should not surrender such precious captives . |
| 30 | Burghley told him that Elizabeth still considered him ‘ both an honest man and a good subject ’ but said that he should not raise such matters in the House . |