Example sentences of "he [modal v] [vb infin] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
Previous page Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 31 | But the clear implication yesterday that he would settle for a place on the bench this weekend should dovetail nicely with Ferguson 's thinking . |
| 32 | Sometimes he was too sick to eat anything all day , but other days he would sleep for a while and then get up for a meal . |
| 33 | When Eliot had finished an extract , he would pause for a second or two , and then , as if to break the spell , switch his head quickly to the right . |
| 34 | She had hoped he would stay for a chat with her parents , but he was making it very obvious that that was n't part of his plan . |
| 35 | GLAFCOS Clerides , elected president of Cyprus with hardline backing , said yesterday he would ask for a postponement in UN-sponsored peace talks . |
| 36 | Asked whether he would ask for a postponement of the talks Mr Clerides said : ‘ This was my position in the election campaign , and it still stands . ’ |
| 37 | Much earlier at the last supper Jesus had promised that when he returned to God , he would ask for a gift to be sent to his friends . |
| 38 | She recalled a promise made by Mr Major when he became Prime Minister : that he would work for a nation at ease with itself . |
| 39 | But he reneged on that promise and said he would wait for a message from God . |
| 40 | He seems to be making his demands for concessions from the industry on the basis that otherwise he will go for a ban . |
| 41 | In the light of the Minister 's reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield ( Mr. Hinchliffe ) , will he guarantee that at European level he will press for a system of mandatory labelling so that eggs are labelled ’ battery ’ , ’ barn eggs ’ , ’ free range ’ or whatever ? |
| 42 | Coun Cummings is receiving rehabilitation therapy at Clatterbridge Hospital and on Monday he will travel for a check up to the Royal Brompton Hospital in London , where the bypass surgery was carried out . |
| 43 | Perhaps he will settle for a life on the back benches , cushioned by his massive majority , but it can not be the most exciting prospect in the world . |
| 44 | A copy of the report must also be sent to him at the same time that it is sent to the Secretary of State , and he then has twenty-one days in which to decide whether he will ask for a review board to examine the whole matter in public . |
| 45 | ‘ He will sulk for a couple of days and promise never to do it again , but before long he 's at it as usual . |
| 46 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
| 47 | On his international debut the sweeper Simon looked the genuine article , while the central defender Monzon showed he can compensate for a lack of height with good positioning and excellent timing . |
| 48 | Mind you , he does n't smell — he must have got somewhere he can go for a bath at least once a week . |
| 49 | A flower that he can enjoy for a summer 's day , and can forget tomorrow . ’ |