Example sentences of "[that] he [modal v] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Copernicus , on the left , raises the possibility of the earth 's motion , Galileo produces his telescope , and Kepler expresses a desire for wings that he might visit the new world — as indeed he had dreamed of doing in his unpublished Copernican text Somnium . |
| 2 | Then she was giving him her mouth again so that he might swallow the choked cries of pleasure rising from her throat as the frenzy claimed her once more , and a little later she was thrashing against him , pleading hoarsely for his possession , until Luke held her down and sank into her with a harsh groan . |
| 3 | In order to drive home the point that the messianic Spirit , the Spirit of the days of salvation , was really available to all believers , the Spirit had first of all to inspire Peter with his vision of the unclean animals in the sheet which were intended for him to eat , and then to apply that vision to a Gentile officer whose men were at that very moment waiting in the courtyard for Peter to accompany them to Cornelius so that he might receive the good news of Jesus . |
| 4 | The expectation that God would reward the righteous in this world ran parallel to the less attractive expectation that He would punish the unrighteous . |
| 5 | No such assurance was received , but the German troops advanced very rapidly , cawing some concern to Russia , so Stalin decided that he would prefer the German troops to stop halfway across Poland and he sent his — troops into that poor country from the east . |
| 6 | In the car , on the homeward journey , Cassie found herself reflecting , as she glanced covertly at his profile and at the thin hands lightly gripping the steering wheel … those same brown and capable hands that had figured so prominently in her earlier fantasies … that he would make the perfect lover , if it were n't for his apparent indifference to women ; and perhaps , also , to having sex ; although this last was only an assumption . |
| 7 | And England boss Graham Taylor has already warned that he would invoke the six-day release rule if the game is played this weekend . |
| 8 | Obviously that did n't go down well with Lineker and he soon announced that he would quit the English game after the Championship finals . |
| 9 | He reaffirmed his support for a Palestinian state and called on the Israeli government to enter into direct negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) , but also denounced the Arab economic boycott of Israel and said that he would press the European Communities ( EC ) to pass measures opposing it . |
| 10 | The French recognized him as heir to their throne by a treaty of May 1420 , on the understanding that he would marry the French King 's daughter , Catherine . |
| 11 | The assumption that Lord Bridge included the original composite duty , incorporating the original section 69(1) duty in the private law category does not , however , in my judgment , justify the assumption that he would regard the composite duty incorporating the substituted section 69(1) duty as falling into the same category . |
| 12 | Heseltine aides feared most what , in the event , actually happened : that he would play the stalking horse role — forcing the resignation of Mrs Thatcher but ultimately losing to a third candidate . |
| 13 | The other sister , Mary , was four years younger than Eleanor , and Froissart tells the story that Thomas took responsibility for educating Mary in the hope of persuading her to go into a nunnery , so that he would receive the entire Bohun inheritance . |
| 14 | To take a few examples : J. Uvedale asked Thomas Cromwell in 1537 to find him a place with the King or with Prince Edward ; Ralph Sadler asked Cromwell to help him obtain from the Bishop of London the keepership of a park in Essex ; John Varney wanted Cromwell to get the King 's signature approving his petition for a life patent of his stewardship of Berkhamsted and King 's Langley ; Lord Sheffield hinted to Robert Cecil that he would like the vacant position of Lord Chamberlain ; and so on . |
| 15 | He was leaving behind ideas of training as a test pilot , which he had kept in mind as a second choice of career , although doubting that he would obtain the necessary academic qualifications . |
| 16 | He said that he would spend the Soviet Union into submission ; he did . |
| 17 | He said that last year £30,000 worth of produce had been lost in similar incidents and urged the Prime Minister to give an assurance that he would approach the French government to ensure that the culprits were brought to justice and that compensation was paid to all the British firms which had lost cash . |
| 18 | There was no chance at all that he would get the upper hand . |
| 19 | Now when the Chancellor in the budget said that he would help the poor he stopped short , there were no copper bottomed no copper bottom guarantee and then later on we had Michael Portillo got in on the act . |
| 20 | FRY President Dobrica Cosic warned in a message to UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on Nov. 12 that he would dispatch the federal army to Bosnia to protect Serbs unless Croatia halted its offensive . |
| 21 | For the King not only told MacDonald that he would see the other party leaders , but said that he ‘ would advise them strongly to support ’ him . |
| 22 | On Jan. 31 , 1990 , Musa bin Hitam , a former Deputy Prime Minister , announced that he would rejoin the United Malays National Organization ( Baru ) — UMNO ( Baru , the dominant party in the National Front coalition ) — after having resigned from UMNO ( UMNO ( Baru ) 's predecessor organization deregistered in February 1988 — see p. 36555 ) in 1986 [ see p. 34294 ] . |
| 23 | While his position had been insecure , in 1201 , at Neuss , he had sworn that he would accept the new frontiers of Innocent III's Papal State . |
| 24 | During the 30-minute court hearing , prosecutor Aurelio Trampe stated that he would seek the maximum five-year prison sentences on each of the charges . |
| 25 | The Defence Minister Gen. ( retd ) Banchop Bunnak , stated on Aug. 11 that he would reveal the full results of the investigation into the May military crackdown " when the time was right " . |
| 26 | Vowed again that he would increase the top penalty for causing death by dangerous driving to ten years . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's typical of Rex really that he should blame the poor man who died for all his troubles . |
| 28 | Thereafter only Ward on the final afternoon played with any real confidence and it was fitting that he should score the only century of the tour just before the end of the match . |
| 29 | ‘ Steve was suffering a slight twinge , but the selectors found it extraordinary that he should treat the national championship as a kind of training session and jump off just five strides , ’ said Ward . |
| 30 | As a developer , it was important that he should know the exact route which it was to take . |