Example sentences of "he [modal v] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 On this basis he may by all means erect a system of imperatives logically interrelated with statements of objective fact , and elaborate it to any degree of complexity he pleases , but to confirm or correct it he has always to return to subjectivity , to his own spontaneity in the concrete situation .
2 By a respondent 's notice the bank notified its intention of contending that the judge 's decision should be affirmed on the additional ground that he should in any event have exercised his discretion under rule 12.12 and set aside the registrar 's order on the ground that it was not a proper case for service of the originating application out of the jurisdiction ; and in particular because ( i ) the bank had at all relevant times no presence in , and/or sufficient connection with , England and Wales ; and/or ( ii ) the judge should have applied and/or had regard to the provisions of R.S.C. , Ord. 11 and , had he done so , should have concluded that the claims raised did not fall within the ambit of the order and that leave to serve out should thus be refused .
3 On 3 October ‘ the King told the Prime Minister that he must at all costs find the solution himself , and His Majesty would refuse to accept his resignation .
4 From this meeting they sent back Curzon with a formal resolution , urging Asquith 's immediate resignation , and saying that he must in any event accept and publish theirs .
5 Despite its lack of amenities , he might in any case have preferred it to Peabody accommodation , with its ban upon wallpaper and its walls bare of plaster to prevent vermin .
6 I 've never seen anybody who could play like he could at that age .
7 The agreement provided that the piano would become the property of the customer on payment of all the instalments of rent but that he could at any time before then terminate the hiring by returning the piano to the dealer .
8 He could at any time have obtained for himself the beneficial enjoyment of the whole income .
9 James had to take what comfort he could from such events , for with the failure of ‘ The Fifteen ’ his prestige in Europe had been greatly diminished , and the Duke of Orleans even threatened to arrest him if he did not leave France .
10 An early decision to submit himself to re-election was probably his only chance of holding on , though I doubted if he could in any circumstances .
11 If you asked Professor Cizek how he got his results , he would in all probability reply — " I just encourage the children to express themselves freely and only stop bad things from originating . "
12 Law pessimistically told the King that he would in any case alienate half of his subjects , Unionists if he gave his assent to Home Rule and Liberals if he did not .
13 What caused me concern was , as I say , the slightly uncomfortable feeling that Eliot had been bounced into writing an article which he did not particularly relish doing and to which he would in any case have wished to devote much more reflection .
14 Listen to him talk , as he will at any opportunity , and he 'll speak of ‘ independence and freedom ’ , not just ‘ independence ’ .
15 He will in such cases be under an absolute duty to keep floors , stairs , passages and gangways maintained in an efficient state and in good repair ( Factories Act 1961 , s28(1) , s176(1) ; Galashiels Gas Co Ltd v O'Donnell [ 1949 ] AC 275 ) .
16 he can without any qualms .
17 He still defends their use on the grounds that ‘ For selfish reasons a prison administrator needs to know as much as he can about each prisoner , especially incoming prisoners . ’
18 Singleton has an astonishing three year deal with Columbia that gives him the freedom to make as many films as he can in that time .
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