Example sentences of "that he [modal v] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | The laird of Balfunning wanted a tide waiter 's place for his son , but Buchanan was clearly not prepared to settle for promises , for he ‘ insists that he may see his son 's commision before the election ’ . |
| 2 | It is only in the pursuit of important goals that he may see himself in a negative light , and only during the recurrence of situations similar to the childhood loss that brought the negative schema into existence . |
| 3 | ‘ In the hope that he 'll see the pattern and try to make use of it . ’ |
| 4 | Mr and that he 'll see me . |
| 5 | Be that as it may , Pigafetta 's diaries of the journey remain the classic source for all future accounts of the voyage : he had joined the ships , he said , because he was ‘ desirous of sailing with the expedition so that he might see the wonders of the world ’ . |
| 6 | He wanted to look around for Carter despite his fear that he might see him . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I had intended to emerge while Mr Cardinal was still a reasonable distance away , so that he would see me in good time and suppose I was on my way to the summerhouse , or perhaps to the gardener 's lodge . |
| 9 | If there was to be a severe winter , George hoped that he would see the warning signs early enough to anticipate it . |
| 10 | STEVE COPPELL last night tried to stamp out speculation that he may quit Crystal Palace by vowing that he would see out the remaining 18 months of his contract . |
| 11 | Douglas said that he would see to the situation in the castle . |
| 12 | Richard seemed to me to have changed so much , become humourless and uncertain-tempered , a family man who grumbled because his socks were not mended and his shirts not ironed properly , so that I was slightly nervous of him and also resentful : I felt that I had become , in his eyes , so much a wife , that he would see my new involvement as a nice occupation for me , like embroidery or dressmaking . |
| 13 | Jaq had been blinded — had his eye-screen stolen by agents of Carnelian — so that he would see even less of the picture than before and would be the more likely to call in such a vigorous and essentially useless assault . |
| 14 | After an hour he came to a small roadside inn that stood on the crest of a shallow hill and , twisting in his saddle , he saw that the inn gave him a good view of the road right to the horizon so that he would see any French pursuit long before it represented any danger . |
| 15 | On one occasion he is alleged to have told a bald papal legate who had just excommunicated him for refusing to abandon his mistress that he would see the legate 's hair in curlers before he gave her up . |
| 16 | It is from this tradition that he would see organizational commitment and permanent employment deriving . |
| 17 | Folly felt a fresh wave of desire sweep through her , and was terribly afraid that he would see it too . |
| 18 | He also said that he was settled in Leeds and intimated that he would see out the remaining 2 years of his contract . |
| 19 | Fran 's pulse leapt and she stepped back at once , afraid that he would see the reaction his words evoked . |
| 20 | And it was perhaps inevitable that he should see the death of his own child , his and Lili 's , as retribution , as a just punishment . |
| 21 | And it was even more important that he should see , also , that she had n't been deflected by persuasive words and looks , kisses that seemed to draw her soul from her body . |
| 22 | I can tell you of er of a man who 's been told that he should see his children less |
| 23 | It may even have been — for he was quick to spot poetic talent — that he could see where Betjeman 's true genius lay . |
| 24 | Much of the exercise was done in front of a mirror so that he could see for himself and correct the sag on the right side where his ribs had been removed . |
| 25 | Mr Berge anticpated , making it clear that he could see no necessity for such an attitude . |
| 26 | But his blood seemed to be flowing at twice the normal Speed and he stood carefully , so that he could see the doorway . |
| 27 | Marie moved forward so that he could see her better . |
| 28 | He had climbed so high that he could see damaged slates on the roof of the house and sections of guttering choked with leaves and other debris . |
| 29 | She glimpsed him through the glass walls of his studio as she walked past , his watch nailed to a tree so that he could see the time . |
| 30 | Boy wound down the window so that he could see the stars better , and then he made the man kiss him , right there . |