Example sentences of "[noun] he [modal v] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the actor told the agent he would do brilliant bird impressions . |
| 2 | Kevin says he 's swimming backstroke because it 's the only stroke he can do . |
| 3 | For many of his supporters he could do no wrong and any semblance of wrong having been done was explained as part of the ecumenical conspiracy to defeat true Protestantism . |
| 4 | God knew what harm he might do ! |
| 5 | It was not the harm he might do himself but the slips he might make along the way which alerted Emlyn . |
| 6 | The acussed alledged that he could not forsee the harm he would do , and proceeded to argue that since he acted inavertently , he did not committ the offence . |
| 7 | Lord Denning MR said : Every member of the community is entitled to carry on any trade or business he chooses and in such manner as he thinks most desirable in his own interests , so long as he does nothing unlawful : with the consequence that any contract which interferes with the free exercise of his trade or business , by restricting him in the work he may do for others , or the arrangements which he may make with others , is a contract in restraint of trade . |
| 8 | And when we 're on lates he can do it at |
| 9 | Leicester have got so many men back in their own half he 'll do well to make anything of this Collimore . |
| 10 | He knew Carter was lying , but at that precise moment he could do little except inspect the premises and then write up his notes . |
| 11 | At the point of a successful match the worker is described in terms of the kinds of job he could do and the job is described in terms of the kind of worker needed to do it , Table 2.7 . |
| 12 | just mention what I 've heard , the only statutory job he could do , is apply his licence in . |
| 13 | Especially if , mind you , he might not be able to do anything , it 's like I say you you 've got your hot water and it 's probably a job he can do better in the week , one night as long as he says it 's safe to use and you 're not gon na blow the tank up on yourself ! |
| 14 | He knew this not just because Uncle Titch said he had — you could n't believe anything a grown-up told you , and Uncle Titch belonged to the world of grown-ups even if he was n't — but because of the tricks he could do . |
| 15 | If the occupier has reason to anticipate the presence of a child trespasser he would do well to erect an obstacle to entry that is not in itself dangerous . |
| 16 | And Thompson he was a grand lad he could do everything near . |
| 17 | ‘ True , ’ the Friar said , ‘ that is certainly possible , but a wise man 's life is to a large extent a commerce in probabilities , if he were to deal in possibilities he would do little trade . |
| 18 | His group he 'll do the same test as the other group and it 's mainly based on vocabulary . |
| 19 | In his mind thinks of simply incredible things he would do to her , involving getting her on a couch and going into unrealistic positions without clothes , plus jerky movements . |
| 20 | The things he could do . |
| 21 | She then tested his creativity by asking him to write down all the things he could do with various objects such as a brick or a shoe , and all the things that would happen if certain events suddenly occurred , such as everyone in the world losing their sight or having to walk on all fours . |
| 22 | It was Hornblower 's nature to find no pleasure in achieving things he could do ; his ambition was always yearning after the impossible , to appear a strong silent capable man , unmoved by emotion . |
| 23 | Trying all the things he could do — looking up how to do them . |
| 24 | It 's all the vile unspeakable things he could do . |
| 25 | and done the brief things he could do |
| 26 | When he was thinking about machines or things he could do with his hands , he started to ignore people . |
| 27 | He 'd loved her and left her once , and if she gave him a chance he 'd do it again . |
| 28 | Birkenhead , the chairman of the committee , which had produced rather limp conclusions , is reported to have broken an awed silence to announce that if the Prime Minister spoke to the House as he had just spoken to the Cabinet he would do so with unanimous support and triumphant outcome . |
| 29 | Widcombe Manor , with all its crisp carving on pilasters , columns , quoins , swags and urns , is as fresh today as when it was built — perhaps by the Bath mason Thomas Greenaway as it is a fine display of all the decorative details he could do best . |
| 30 | I had a sneaking feeling he 'd do well at Scum , Hughes is the ideal partner for him . |