Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 'E loves Rachel an' 'e 'd give me the top brick off the chimney if I asked 'im , but 'e 's a worrier . |
| 2 | THE TEACHER To start , he should explain what the general shape of each tune is , what tone marks are used to symbolise the shape , and what attitude the tone group conveys . |
| 3 | West wins this third Diamond trick with the Queen and all he has left in his hand are 3 Hearts , and whatever card he plays he must give you the last three tricks in that suit . |
| 4 | ‘ I say to kids , go down to the high street bank , see the bank manager and find out whether he 'll lend you the fifty grand you need to make this record . |
| 5 | He 'll prove himself the best fighter in the world because the WBC 's main contender Tony Tucker and WBO champion Mike Moorer , a really dangerous customer , are waiting in the wings . |
| 6 | He might think it the honourable thing to do . |
| 7 | If we are intended for great ends , we are called to great hazards ; and , whereas we are given absolute certainty in nothing , we must in all things choose between doubt and inactivity , and the conviction that we are under the eye of One who , for whatever reason , exercises us with the less evidence when He might give us the greater . |
| 8 | Well I , I took the liberty of the Lord Lieutenant 's appointed me to something called the Sussex Rural Options Land Bank and I brought you a copy of the leaflet , having notice of your question and I did ask the officer who deals with this in the Sussex Rural Community Council if he could give me the latest score on housing I thought that the news was bad from what he had said , but having said that , I mean every effort is being made to deal with the issues you raise in this council which is now chaired by Peter . |
| 9 | Then he could show him the dismal landscape , and drawings he had done recently , some of which he had shown the Reverend Pietersen . |
| 10 | The less official he could make it the better . |
| 11 | It landed in the sand , hopping on to the upslope and , when Lyle got there , he knew he could hit it the required 140 yards to the pin . |
| 12 | Anyway he says he 'd pay him the same money as what he 's on there , 'cos he 'd have to really , would n't just say , say |
| 13 | After showing the boy how it was done , he 'd offer him the two iron rods — the hot ends towards him . |
| 14 | But he would deny her the simple comfort of being a presence in the apartment , she reflected savagely . |
| 15 | Though she had said she was too young for them she had been enraptured by them in a tiny jeweller 's in Pollensa but Fernando had hurried her away saying he would buy her the real thing one day . |
| 16 | Perhaps this afternoon he will tell us the Labour party 's attitude to this imaginative development . |
| 17 | He might be my best friend but he will treat me the same as any other player and will only pick me for a Test if I am bowling well . |
| 18 | He can see what the bitter outcome can be , but instead of washing his hands of the affair , he doggedly and morbidly follows the Carbone 's situation to its tragic resolution . |