Example sentences of "that he [modal v] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Curtis , fully aware that this was the last night of the Prophet 's current crusade , had anticipated that he might choose it for a last hunting expedition , before retreating to his lair upstate . |
| 2 | If the inventor of a novel mousetrap then decided that he would offer it for sale only when installed in a purpose-built house for which extra would be charged , most patents courts would probably be prepared to grant compulsory licences to those willing to sell the mousetrap without the house . |
| 3 | Generally he seems to have dealt with those who came to him with requests by saying that he would do something for them , and then repeating this promise whenever he had to , postponing action for as long as possible . |
| 4 | When he left Odd-Knut told us he was Lappish , and that when asked if the trail to our campsite was piled high with snow he had said yes it was , but that he would break it for us if we were willing to pay . |
| 5 | It was untenable that he should blame her for something that was not her fault . |
| 6 | It was also understandable that he should hate her for what he thought she was doing , or , rather , helping Garry do . |
| 7 | By then it was too late to try and change her policy , for the overseer seemed to have taken a real dislike to her , watching for any slip she made , so that he could punish her for being high and mighty as he called it . |
| 8 | Hope had written an evasive reply which he would frank and give to George Wood to post for him but he doubted that he could deter him for much longer . |
| 9 | The prime minister , Harold Macmillan , took refuge behind the usual claim that he could say nothing for fear of damaging national security . |
| 10 | I imagine he is impressed and that he will invite us for a coffee after , but when I look again he is gone . |
| 11 | It is the firm belief that he can do something for them through Jesus . |
| 12 | And with divers on long bottom times , the supervisor needs them to return quickly to the basket , so that he can recover them for in-water decompression . |