Example sentences of "[adj] he [modal v] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this he can do unless there are restrictions on the transferability of the shares or unless there are good reasons for failing to apply for registration . |
| 2 | This he could do by granting a Discharge in the form set forth in Schedule B to the Act or in a similar form . |
| 3 | Cool customer This he will do from the scrum-half position in the now customary French fashion while the nominal scrum-half , Berbizier , froze the ball in from touch . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm afraid he must do . |
| 5 | The vet said there was n't much he could do because he did n't think Biggles was old enough or strong enough to survive the anaesthetic . |
| 6 | Jarvis disliked the whole suburban scene but there was not much he could do about that until he was older . |
| 7 | There was n't much he could do about Preston except shout abuse across the garden fence at his nan while she was putting the washing out , but he managed to persuade her it would be a mistake sending him to a Catholic school . |
| 8 | During the time Nicholas was in jail , the Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd , always insisted there was only so much he could do to help : |
| 9 | Even my cousin who sort of runs the War Office says there 's not much he can do . |
| 10 | Is it likely he 'll do that , Miss Levington ? ’ he enquired reasonably . |
| 11 | Even with his new source of strength there seemed little he could do . |
| 12 | The worst he could do was take her back to Brides Haven . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm sure he 'll do the same for us in county cricket . |
| 14 | I 'm sure he 'll do his best . ’ |
| 15 | I 'm sure he 'll do a very good job … ’ |
| 16 | I am sure he will do himself justice . |
| 17 | I am sure he will do himself justice . |
| 18 | I am sure he will do a good job for us . |
| 19 | The patient may have to move about in a relatively confined area , so you have to make sure he can do so safely before he begins . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm sure he could do with some fun female company . ’ |
| 21 | For a confidence boost , all he need do would be to look back on his management days at Huddersfield , where the Town scaled the heights in defiance of the most adverse conditions . |
| 22 | if it is considered that the information content is of paramount importance then it is valid to so construct a resource centre that every student may spend most of his time wired up to a dial-access system so that all he need do is dial a number , press a button and then sit passively absorbing what he sees on a screen and hears in his headphones … |
| 23 | All he need do is state his opinion clearly . |
| 24 | To Peggy Say , Anderson 's sister , it seemed that some particularly keen sympathy compelled North never to turn down her requests to see him , when all she would do was sit at his desk upbraiding him and complaining and crying ; and when all he could do was repeat , cryptically , infuriatingly , that the government was doing everything it could possibly think of . |
| 25 | I felt the pathos of this remark , as all he could do on the banjo was strum ‘ plunk plunk plunk ’ over and over again . |
| 26 | When Mr Crangle asked him how he was getting on , all he could do was smile . |
| 27 | All he could do was sit in the corner of his cage , hoping it would all end . |
| 28 | All he could do was smile and wriggle his toes in delight . |
| 29 | He found it hard to think , never mind talk ; all he could do was wait . |
| 30 | All he could do was chip out and hope to make par . |