Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [modal v] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , it is not so much that the invading spirit is definitively exorcized from its human host , as that the host learns to live with her familiar who may make his presence felt whenever his mistress is in difficulties . |
| 2 | Retention is at the whim of the user , ( often under threat from the system manager ) who may delete his copy when the pressure on space forces a clear out . |
| 3 | That the petitioners beg earnestly to press the consideration of these circumstances upon the Presbytery in the hope that they shall use every effort to obtain services of some servant of Christ who may promote his cause among so neglected and spiritually destitute a community , to which perhaps a parallel will not be found in the Highlands of Scotland . |
| 4 | To an incoming Minister , who may owe his appointment more to adeptness in handling argument on paper or on the floor of the House of Commons , such inhibitions can come as an unwelcome surprise . |
| 5 | To those who may view his findings as ‘ some new revolutionary theory ’ Dr Barsamian 's reply is straightforward : ‘ such people , ’ he states , ‘ deny evidence without evaluating it . ’ |
| 6 | It is also a learning experience for the manager who may find his ideas questioned and challenged |
| 7 | One man who may have his eye on it is David Mellor , Secretary for National Heritage . |
| 8 | And when a decision comes down , it comes down unexplained to an officer who must continue his relationship with the polluter . |
| 9 | A pilot who must restrict his flying to perfect weather and clear skies will find his aircraft tied to the ground for most of the year , but if he has the ability to control his aircraft accurately whatever the weather , and is qualified to fly confidently from airport to airport under instrument flying conditions , only the very worst weather , fog , ice or severe thunderstorms will restrict his plans . |
| 10 | After James II 's death , and during the reign of Anne , Jacobites usually claimed that James Francis Stuart was the rightful heir to the throne , who should succeed his sister : it was not until after the Hanoverian succession that we find him being hailed as James III . |
| 11 | He believed he should come across someone who should want his skills — he was an incurable optimist , and imagined a fortunate meeting around every corner , though how that should come about was hard to see , as he advanced farther and farther into the dark , dense trees , where even the moonlight was split into dull little needles of bluish light on the moss , not enough to see by . |
| 12 | ‘ Who 'll tell his father ? ’ |
| 13 | Who 'll tell his wife and kids that cos I do n't want to . |
| 14 | He 's not a man who 'll share his woman , and I do n't blame him . |
| 15 | After a crisis in his life in 1974 , his ministry in Leeds and London led women and men , archbishops and students to his home , meeting an increasingly gentle , humane and wise priest , who might greet his visitors in an apron preparing the meal . |
| 16 | For Marx , the peasant represented a conservative force because of his structural position in society , which separates him from those who might share his class interests . |
| 17 | Aesthetics is a topic I have previously discussed only with my cosmetic dentist , Mrs McGilchrist ( as in " the aesthetics are going to cost you on this one " ) , and with the odd deluded lighting-cameraman who might have his views about the aesthetics of a Bulky Bar dissolve , a Rumpburger close-up , a Zaparama zoom . |
| 18 | Since Mandela 's release the issue of who might market his life-story has become unclear , but Mandela himself must be aware that his name carries enormous money-making potential . |
| 19 | Employment was more easily lost than obtained in the eighteenth century , for supervisors with power of removal over their subordinates rarely had much inclination to investigate the accuracy of an accusation against one of their officers , if that charge was brought with the support of a man of political influence who might harm his own career if thwarted . |
| 20 | But Christianity had not only to compete — to offer a god who could match his rivals miracle for miracle , wonder for wonder , supernatural occurrence for supernatural occurrence . |
| 21 | On the other hand , order out of chaos and the rebirth of a defeated nation were admirable reasons for being attracted to Fascism , yet they were n't the real ones in her case , and even if Hitler had mesmerised her very conclusively for a time , she was older and wiser now and able to revise her view of a man who could change his principles so casually in the light of expediency . |
| 22 | All are blessed with remarkable powers — from a boy in Kerala who could step into a mirror and emerge through any other reflective surface in India , to a girl ( or boy ) who could change his ( or her ) sex at will . |
| 23 | In brief , the good leader , the man who could inspire his army , not merely he who could avoid the obvious pitfalls of generalship which Frontinus had pointed out , might be born with certain inherent qualities , but these had to be developed in the only way that could lead to success , through practice and experience . |
| 24 | It seemed he held all the cards — there were other agencies who could handle his business , and if he denied Grantham and Marsh the opportunity because of her stubbornness how could she explain it to Sebastian ? |
| 25 | Somebody who could meet his own passion . |
| 26 | Under his breath the man quietly cursed the interfering clerk who could bring his master 's grand design to nothing . |
| 27 | But it was easy to tell the stars apart Mickey was the one who could open his mouth and smile without looking like Goofy ! |
| 28 | He was a dry , spinsterish man whom Paul disliked , and who could voice his narrow opinions as he chose , having means of his own . |
| 29 | He invited a non-native English speaker , one who could cast his net across several disciplines and one who would agree to talk freely from notes rather than the traditional script . |
| 30 | He was reckoned one of the islands ' best fishing guides , a man who could name his own price to the rich northerners who came to the blue waters to kill gamefish , but Bonefish believed that his family might stray from the path of righteousness if he spent too much time away from home so he restricted his guide work to just a few weeks of the year . |