Example sentences of "[modal v] he [verb] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only the playwright 's doctor warning them of their responsibility should he die on the way , prevented them carrying out so insensitive a duty . |
| 2 | Said could he sleep on the sofa a couple 've nights . |
| 3 | 6000 , not of a male population in 431 of about 40,000 , could he accommodated on the Pnyx , the open-air meeting-place , and that total was regularly reached in the fourth century , as we know from the very many attested grants of citizenship , for which a quorum of 6000 was required . |
| 4 | How dare he speculate on the subject , then write his conclusions on a document I must carry round with me and display for a month ? |
| 5 | How would him sitting on the bench give him ‘ coaching experience ’ ? ? |
| 6 | Will he comment on the idea of reducing speed limits to that level ? |
| 7 | As the right hon. Gentleman is talking about matters in which there may be joint agreement , and as he has visited Langbaurgh and Hemsworth in recent days , will he comment on the fact that both the Labour party candidates for those constituencies have invested in newly privatised industries ? |
| 8 | Will he urge on the Government of India the importance of allowing independent observers and visitors into that region , and of taking up Pakistan 's offer that independent observers should be stationed along the line of control , to deal with the movement of people and the problem of terrorism , as well as the human rights issue ? |
| 9 | Will he reflect on the fact that one of the most unpleasant duties of the Northumbria police is having to drag the mangled bodies of motorists from cars that have gone into ditches alongside the A1 while on their way to Scotland ? |
| 10 | Will he reflect on the fact that , if the Bill is passed , redundancy arrangements will be forced on the coalfields , and especially the pits in Nottinghamshire ? |
| 11 | Will he focus on the Ministry of Defence decision to do away with 2,000 infantry soldiers ' jobs in Scotland ? |
| 12 | Thus , the observer can not simplify his task by asking the practitioner to go more slowly nor can he rely on the introspection of the skilled performer . |
| 13 | Can he comment on the co-operation between the Province and the Republic in marketing the whole island of Ireland to ensure that even more overseas visitors come to that beautiful country ? |
| 14 | Another advantage of professional-style camcorders is that they are built longer in the body so that they can he supported on the shoulder — the operator 's hands are then left to steady the front end and operate the controls . |