Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [verb] such [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh ! ’ she gasped , and unable to believe that he should think such a thing , let alone say it , she was not sure she did not lose some of her colour . |
| 2 | He found himself hovering for a dangerous moment between pity and fear and he fought down the pity at once , for it was not to be thought of that he should feel such an emotion for this evil being . |
| 3 | It is curious that he should select such a subject for his essay , drawn from a newspaper announcement of a man 's death . |
| 4 | ‘ Nevertheless , it is strange that he should keep such a sum on current account , when he could have been earning two per cent interest . ’ |
| 5 | A full 40 per cent believed he should introduce such a measure in his Budget speech , with 44 per cent disagreeing . |
| 6 | ‘ But he 'll make such a mess , ’ wailed Denise . |
| 7 | Surely Dysart had never suggested he might do such a thing ? |
| 8 | It was unbelievable that he could suggest such a thing — and she wondered if it was a test of some sort . |
| 9 | ‘ Afraid of you ! ’ she gasped , and , truly horrified that he could think such a thing , ‘ No , of course not ! ’ she faced him squarely to state . |
| 10 | He could exhibit such a stolidity in this regard that the Captain more than once suggested that he might drop down the order , ‘ to add ballast to the middle ’ . |
| 11 | Nobody who knew Uncle Maurice could possibly believe that he could do such a thing . |
| 12 | The realization bit into Harry 's confidence that he could outwit such a man : who was he really fooling ? |
| 13 | That stance was supported by the university 's rector , the rock musician Donnie Munro , who said that although in an ideal world he would hope such a sale would not be necessary , there may be little alternative . |
| 14 | On the contrary , he would like such a life . |
| 15 | He would look such a fool if he had to tell someone on the end of the line that he did n't know where she was and had no idea when she was coming back . |
| 16 | He said he would support such a committee but did not feel it was appropriate that the department was represented on it . |
| 17 | He hoped that he would have such a success on the minimum wage . |
| 18 | She did not understand that he was mocking her , or that he would take such a revenge on her for the pleasure he found in her . |
| 19 | In a contract of sale , other than one to which subsection ( 3 ) below applies , there is an implied condition on the part of the seller that in the case of a sale he has a right to sell the goods , and in the case of an agreement to sell he will have such a right at the time when the property is to pass . |
| 20 | If the Foreign Secretary is ready to say that he will veto such a treaty , I shall give way to let him do so . |
| 21 | ‘ Waldegrave must be mad if he thinks he can control such a beast . ’ |
| 22 | The less initiative the worker has , the better he can tolerate such a job . |
| 23 | PAMELA : That poor gentleman has a great deal to mend in himself before he can begin such a practice in his family . |