Example sentences of "then he [modal v] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he would decide difficult lawsuits exactly as his integrity-minded brethren do . |
| 2 | Then he would use this information to chat knowledgeably and sympathetically to them in the lobbies or the smoking room , often concentrating as much upon the opposition as upon his own supporters . |
| 3 | And then he would take that complaint , if the branch committee approved it , you see , or nine times out of ten if the branch secretary thought it was a valid case , he would send it in a letter to the sectional council . |
| 4 | Then he would take another matchbox out and say " try these " . |
| 5 | Then he would qualify these certainties at the end , once the client had agreed to buy with something like : " of course , you 'll appreciate that , as with any shares , I can make no absolute guarantees , but this is the best opportunity I 've seen for a while . " |
| 6 | ‘ And if you explain to Thomas that he 's not to touch things like that , but must come and tell you when he finds one , then he 'll avoid any danger in future . ’ |
| 7 | Sometimes the driver comes and takes one group out for half a day , then he 'll take another group out for half a day , or he 'll take them out for a full day 's picnic . |
| 8 | and then he 'll put some squiggles on the board and he 'll say , Well of course this comes to erm seventeen point six . |
| 9 | If he , the Home Secretary feels that Wiltshire 's so badly funded next year , if he 's a caring and considerate Home Secretary , then he 'll put more money into Wiltshire and provide more police officers for Wiltshire . |
| 10 | If the law grants him a defence in these circumstances , then he may have sexual intercourse with her and use violence upon her with impunity . |
| 11 | When his reorganization plan was completed then he could anticipate greater delegation , but not yet , not while he was imposing his will on the Service . |
| 12 | If he considered Vologsky to be an ideal choice , then he could have few doubts about his ability to persuade the pilot to defect . |
| 13 | With the next joist it came closer ; then he could see one edge of the little hatch ; then he was over it . |
| 14 | And then he 'd bring that home , you see ? |
| 15 | Then he 'd write long letters to Richard , telling precisely how long the train journey took and describing colourfully the other people with whom he shared the carriage . |
| 16 | and he 'd done them like that in microwave for eight minutes and er , done sprouts then he 'd put this meat pie in oven |
| 17 | And if he 's hiding , then he must have good reason for it . ’ |
| 18 | These considerations explain why to say of someone that he is entitled to have authority means that he should be in a position of real power and then he will have legitimate authority . |
| 19 | If he is , attack while he is rising because then he will have little opportunity to launch a powerful counter-attack . |