Example sentences of "[vb past] he [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He spoke slowly , his gaze never leaving Fairham , who found he could only hold that gaze for a couple of seconds at a time . |
| 2 | He wanted to yell for joy but when he tried he could n't get any sound out . |
| 3 | His next film was very laid back and one , he admitted , which was the clearest-cut job of acting for the money he had ever done … and he vowed he would never do that again . |
| 4 | Happily , we lived in a much more enlightened time during World War 2 , I never understood the treatment of LMF cases ; it was something I could not understand as outlined in the Air Ministry Order , which was a very harsh document and did not give much leeway in the treatment of a chap if he felt he could not do any more . |
| 5 | And when he felt he could n't walk another step , or wanted to question the wisdom of setting off down an unlit passage , he could always say Elaine 's so tired or Elaine 's a bit nervous . |
| 6 | He knew he would n't find any . |
| 7 | But I knew he might not take this view — it is only hindsight that makes you take it , and he was not old enough for hindsight . |
| 8 | His stomach rebelled at the mere thought of food , but he knew he must not miss this golden opportunity to put something by for another day . |
| 9 | Her willingness to talk verged on a compelling need and after all his previous attempts to gain her confidence , which had made little headway , he knew he must not let such an opportunity pass him by . |
| 10 | Also Keith thought he could n't have any children because he 'd been out with a girl for a year before I started going out with him and they did n't take any precautions and she never got pregnant . |
| 11 | ‘ I feel perfectly safe , ’ she said very firmly , and hoped he could n't tell that was an outright lie . |
| 12 | Mr Cook said he would immediately cancel this month 's rise in prescription charges and introduce a parliamentary order exempting over-40s from eye test charges . |
| 13 | One young male reporter left in tears and said he would not cover such a case again . |
| 14 | She said Alex said he would n't eat any breakfast this morning , he threw a tantrum |
| 15 | I said he ca n't take any more than what there is cos there ai n't no more |
| 16 | He said he could not offer any explanation as to exactly what Mr McNeill meant by his remarks as that could prejudge his statements on Thursday . |
| 17 | The furore erupted after Mr Bell said he could not make any of five dates offered for public debates by Teesside Poly chaplain Cathy Rowling . |
| 18 | Although he said he could not release any details about the inquiry 's scope , in general , if the CRE found there had been unlawful practices it would issue a ‘ non-discrimination notice ’ listing the changes to working methods a respondent must make . |
| 19 | Although he said he could not release any details about the inquiry 's scope , in general , if the CRE found there had been unlawful practices it would issue a ‘ non-discrimination notice ’ listing the changes to working methods a respondent must make . |
| 20 | Mr Butterworth said he could not share this view . |
| 21 | Dickinson said he could n't give any and I should just go and get on with it . ’ |
| 22 | I asked him why , and he said he could n't find any other way to show respect for that commodity . |
| 23 | Ivor Stokle said he 'd never forget that night as long as he lived . |