Example sentences of "[noun sg] he [vb mod] [verb] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all these years of minding a child he would enjoy some intellectual companionship . |
| 2 | One day he 'll want some , I 'm sure , when he meets the right person . ’ |
| 3 | She was terrified that one day he might try some moral blackmail and pretend he had come to love as well as respect her . |
| 4 | If there were a powerful king he might find some other way of terminating disputes and for this reason the church — which was not supposed to engage in warfare — was generally in favour of a king who could provide strong government . |
| 5 | He had long ago realised that if he was going to find any clues to the whereabouts of the Way Out , the location or identity of the Key , there was a good chance he might get some ideas from that type of writing . |
| 6 | A few days before Christmas her husband will discover her adultery in a manner I will subsequently reveal to you , and in a fit of jealous rage he will push some sharp , thin instrument , a pen , perhaps , or a knitting needle , or a personalised automatic cocktail stirrer purchased from Global Inventions Inc. by mail order , up her left nostril , not to kill or maim , but merely to inflict some pain as a small , desperate expression of his own ; pushing too far , however , he will accidentally pierce the brain . |
| 7 | She knew perfectly well that if she gave him any warning he 'd find some excuse to refuse to see her , so , having dumped her own things in her flat , she went straight round to his , hoping to catch him before he went out . |
| 8 | Now , ( iii ) for someone to be entitled to say that something is the case he must have some basis for what he says . |
| 9 | It 's the only way he will get some cash flow to bring in a couple of new faces . |
| 10 | Harry stayed with her until her eyes closed and then went to see if there was any way he could offer some comfort to the grief-stricken man downstairs . |
| 11 | The urgency with which Mr Major acted left MPs in no doubt he would have some harsh words for Mr Delors . |
| 12 | Anyway , he always told himself that this would be the last time ; this time he would find some really good job in which he would get on really well and his talents would be appreciated and people would like him and he would surprise all his Tormentors , so there would be no reason to go through the whole fraught and sapping business of signing on again . |
| 13 | After dinner he might finish some pressing publishing work , correcting manuscripts or writing blurbs ; if not inveigled by Hayward into escorting him to a party , or sitting with guests in the shared " living room " , he would retire to his own rooms for study or contemplation . |
| 14 | Down in the street he could see some of his men . |