Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] she [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | Gillian would have told , perhaps he should let her know , she would pass it on . |
2 | He must let her cry herself out . |
3 | Then just possibly — there were no guarantees with this sort of investment — he might let her have a child in return , if only to give him someone to abuse when they both got older . |
4 | It was all very pleasant , and Cassie began to remember what she had all but forgotten : Just what good company Ben was , and how much he could make her laugh . |
5 | That he could let her go so easily was the final damning proof that his interest in her had been prompted by solely mercenary considerations . |
6 | ‘ He 'd make her cry . |
7 | She knew him too well to imagine he 'd let her get away easily , even when he learned there was money . |
8 | His hold on her had slackened slightly , but she did n't feel sure he 'd let her escape without an undignified fight , so she did n't push her luck . |
9 | Ariel began to communicate with the strangers in English ; she told Kit about the hot springs up the mountain , hoping he would let her go there . |
10 | But she seemed to fidget him ; he would let her stay for a while and then say , ‘ Run along , duckie , ca n't you see I 'm busy ? ’ |
11 | He told Mrs Avery that he would let her have a cheque by November 1st . |
12 | He said that was all , thank you , to Mrs Strawson , he would let her know the result of the smear , and he walked all the way back to the reception desk with her where her £40 fee was taken from her . |