Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] it [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bowling took no further part in the proceedings , but he may think it a small price to pay for providing one of the turning points in a memorable match . |
| 2 | Law 27 , Penalty Kick states that : ‘ It may be taken by any player of the non-offending team and by any form of kick provided that the kicker , if holding the ball , must propel it out of his hands or , if the ball is on the ground , he must propel it a visible distance from the mark . |
| 3 | He might think it the honourable thing to do . |
| 4 | The less official he could make it the better . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | If he owned his house , he thought to himself , he would give it a good coat of paint , put a smart gate on it . |
| 7 | He would give it a whole chapter . |
| 8 | So he can give it a final tug to check it is closed . |
| 9 | ‘ His underlying motive is that he wants to change the world , not so he can manage it , but so that he can make it a different place , ’ explains Charles Handy , who picked Gould out from a handful of students at the London Business School ‘ because he stood out in a group of people as by far the most interesting , and that was because he was determined to have control over his life ’ . |
| 10 | Philip Gould ( right ) : his underlying motive is that he wants to change the world , not so he can manage it , but so that he can make it a different place . |