Example sentences of "[modal v] he [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pope John 's ‘ optimism ’ was later criticized — why should he ignore apocalyptic signs of disaster to concentrate on those that gave grounds for hope ? — but hope was in such short supply in 1961 that his words were eagerly seized upon ( Moltmann , 1977 , p. 368 , n. 64 ; The Extraordinary Synod of 1985 likewise gave a more ‘ pessimistic ’ reading of the ‘ signs of the times ’ ) . |
| 2 | Yet the point which he rightly argued was that for the previous thirty years he had personally controlled the maintenance of the ditches and hedges of this parish , so why should he consider newfangled ideas about nature conservation being built into any proposed scheme now ? |
| 3 | At no time must he impute unworthy motives to them . |
| 4 | Or might he have other motives ? |
| 5 | He had also won 12 England Youth caps and appeared in the World Youth Cup Finals in Australia in October 1981 , but neither here , or subsequently at Fulham , could he make sufficient impact to be taken onto the professional staff . |
| 6 | Nor could he ignore American enthusiasm for British membership of the EEC , in part to ensure a better balance among the states of Western Europe , but also in the hope that Britain would strengthen those in the Community who favoured more liberal and outward looking economic policies . |
| 7 | He deserves some sympathy : how on earth could he deliver artistic goods that have the weight of his global charity work ? |
| 8 | What advice would he give local authorities which might want to keep not a register but a list ? |
| 9 | He could not expect the support of the Allies , but , more importantly , neither would he face active hostility . |
| 10 | If he could root back through the maze of moment and incident , would he find premonitory signs sticking out like dire figurations of chicken entrails ? |
| 11 | May he enjoy happy bachelor days , but not too many , before he realizes the error of his ways and is claimed by one of the angels on Earth . |
| 12 | In areas of high unemployment many newly qualified staff are happier to have a part-time post with the knowledge that they will he offered full-time employment as posts become available , than to have no post at all . |
| 13 | It sounds slightly improbable that my right hon. Friend will be called to a meaningful debate on Scottish constitutional matters in the near future , but will he assure Conservative Members that were he to be so he is fully aware that people in England would take it amiss if any proposition were seriously entertained which allowed Scottish Members to decide matters in Scotland and then to have a say in English matters in England ? |
| 14 | Will he extend warmhearted support to the Labour party , which advocates such a policy , but dissociate himself from the actions of the shadow Home Secretary and the Leader of the Labour party who buy foreign cars ? |
| 15 | In his will he left sizeable sums for schools he had built in his home parishes , as well as for Christ 's Hospital , of which he had been a donation governor in 1833 . |
| 16 | Will he give active support to a federal solution for Cyprus which does justice to both communities within the integrity of the sovereignty of the republic of Cyprus ? |
| 17 | Will he give careful consideration to the possibility of abolishing that unneeded and unnecessary measure ? |
| 18 | Will he accept personal responsibility for any tragedies that occur in the meantime ? |
| 19 | Will he take urgent steps to ensure that the spread of city technology colleges is accelerated as quickly as possible ? |
| 20 | In view of my right hon. Friend 's waiting lists initiative , will he take special cognisance of that point and balance the distribution of that resource to reflect the age structure ? |
| 21 | Will he take particular note of the excellent report on reading by the Select Committee on Education , Science and Arts which established that reading standards have certainly not fallen and that teachers of reading should be congratulated on the excellent job that they do ? |
| 22 | He still believes that only through the Daleks can he achieve supreme power . |