Example sentences of "he [modal v] [vb infin] [adj] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | President Gorbachev 's record as fairy godmother to the cause of democratic revolution , first in Beijing and now in East Berlin , may have caught our fancy in the West , but to some in Moscow he must seem more of a wicked stepmother , turning the achievements of Socialism to dust wherever he goes . |
| 2 | He 'll drop dead in a year . ’ |
| 3 | So we could n't fit him in either , so we 've actually sold Marvin sadly to Poole , which erm he 'll lead those to a good team I think . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't think he 'll get much of a welcome . ’ |
| 5 | He said he could do that in a few minutes after getting to his office , and I arranged to ring him later in the morning . |
| 6 | He could ride naked with a rose in his mouth but the opposition would not lessen . |
| 7 | Do n't think he 'd get much of a look-in with free-kicks now with Dorigo and Macca fighting over it . |
| 8 | Spruce could not help feeling that if he knew more about Hereward and Amy , he would have more of a grip on the case . |
| 9 | He will study these as a part-time student in 1988–89 and enter Stage II in September 1989 . |
| 10 | How he can do that to a little girl . |
| 11 | 4 Danny packs oranges that are just the right size so he can get 38 in a box . |
| 12 | He is a good entertainer and is a chance to see if he can use that as a springboard for a new career . |