Example sentences of "[vb mod] he [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 How should he express this feeling ?
2 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 ’ ) .
3 Should he examine that problem ?
4 Were he to do so , it would mean that should he take any step later than the time specified in the clause then however slight the delay and however little it affected the tenant , he would lose the benefit of the clause for the next five , seven or ten years or whatever the intervals for revision might be .
5 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 ?
6 At no time must he impute unworthy motives to them .
7 Or might he have other motives ?
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 And did he know the reason or could he offer any explanation for her unusual demeanour at the meet ?
11 He deserves some sympathy : how on earth could he deliver artistic goods that have the weight of his global charity work ?
12 Where could he go all day ?
13 How could he write such things ? she wondered dumbly ; how could he know so much about sex , so much about sin ?
14 Only in bed could he find any ease , and he started to spend most of his time there .
15 How dare he do this thing ? ’
16 What advice would he give local authorities which might want to keep not a register but a list ?
17 He could not expect the support of the Allies , but , more importantly , neither would he face active hostility .
18 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 ?
19 And , having captained South Schools , the U21s and Scottish Schools , how would he like one day to lead Gala to the Division One Championship ?
20 Would he like some milk ?
21 So would he have any comments to make , say next year at this time .
22 What questions would he have this time ?
23 May He grant more peace of mind to my dear husband ! ’
24 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 .
25 When the Foreign Secretary visits the Group of Seven summit in the summer , will he bang some heads together to try to bring forward a new deal for the third world ?
26 What will he do next start selling the likes of Whelan and Tinkler before they have a chance to mature ?
27 Therefore , will he arrange another debate before the summit so that we can hear the views of the right hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent ( Mr. Foot ) and establish whether all ex-leaders of the Labour party support its present policy ?
28 Will he remind any business man foolish enough to think that a Labour Government would be better for business of the myriad proposals which would prove the truth to be quite the opposite , which would make life far more difficult and which would especially energise union militancy which is at the bottom of some of the proposals ?
29 Will he go some way towards reviewing the process ?
30 We are debating everything else in advance of the general election but not Northern Ireland , so will he answer two questions ?
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