Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the ornate new council chamber , Mayor Murphy was trying to convince the city council that to be a real Edwardian Mayor he ought to wear mayoral robes , as they did in England ; the newly extended hospital was bracing itself for additional accident cases ; and Hank Stych stood in the airport at Calgary waiting for a local plane to take him north to Tollemarche . |
| 2 | Perhaps he ought to remember those days and get around to living up to the promise he made to the last Tory conference . |
| 3 | Having acquired a wife , Leslie began to think that he ought to take some steps towards securing our future . |
| 4 | Well , he should be ashamed of himself , he ought to have better things to think about . ’ |
| 5 | Now I ca n't account for that , because he ought to have strong ones did n't he , if he did all that stuff there ? |
| 6 | ‘ He ought to have some painkillers , ’ said Phil , ‘ and we ought to get some fluids into him . |
| 7 | Rob Bettinson , the director , has deduced that he ought to have these images plus disc-jockeys , radio commercials , midwestern hops , but he does n't seem to know why . |
| 8 | He added that he may appoint independent assessors to review the viability of the 10 pits that have already been closed . |
| 9 | He may suffer financial penalties . |
| 10 | When he 's trying to impress you or your family , he may do all sorts of things he would n't dream of doing after the wedding . |
| 11 | He may face fresh charges . |
| 12 | ‘ He may have other faults , ’ pointed out the Substitute , ‘ that she did n't care to mention . |
| 13 | Pension schemes are vital to many of our constituents , and I should have thought that they would be of equal importance to Conservative Members in Scotland , who may soon have to look to their own pension schemes although the Minister has reassured me that he may have other arrangements . |
| 14 | God in Christ , through taking on a particular instance of humanity , shares with all human beings the universal , humanity , and it is that which is of significance , even though he may have different particularities from some other individuals . |
| 15 | In practice , he may have several females within his territory , and so has a dilemma : he ca n't guard them all at once . |
| 16 | He may need special implements , such as a wall-mounted tin opener which he can operate with one hand . |
| 17 | However , where any person holds proxies requiring him to vote for the appointment of himself as trustee , he may use those proxies and vote accordingly ( r 8.6(1) ) . |
| 18 | If Mr Patten really does want to promote literacy he should set accessible books that the modern child can relate to and enjoy . |
| 19 | He should instruct particular terms of the . |
| 20 | He should hide such thoughts for they could well call Alexander back from Hell to exact his vengeance . |
| 21 | Therefore I suggest to him that he should give an undertaking to do two things er first that he should do two things . |
| 22 | Tell him that to become better at spelling , he should do these things : |
| 23 | Ms Starnes , who had once worked for him in the news department of WSGN Radio in Birmingham , Alabama , agreed at once that he should cover pending events in Libya for Mutual Radio and promised to get the necessary credentials to him within 48 hours . |
| 24 | ‘ He saw the club doctor , who said he should have some tests . |
| 25 | He should have more critics . |
| 26 | He does not share the hon. Gentleman 's view that he should have further powers to achieve his objectives . |
| 27 | Just as a sub-lessee may be required by his sub-lease to comply with some of the covenants in the head-lease , and is answerable to his sub-lessor if he should breach those covenants , so rule 2.12(1) provides a régime in which appointed representatives will be subject to the Norwich Union , not directly to Lautro . |
| 28 | He should seek immediate discussions with the Home Office with a view to having the law altered , to bring English and Welsh law into line with Scottish law . |
| 29 | Yet should there be any misconceptions of Jesus 's seriousness on this matter , when asked by Peter if he should forgive seven times ( perhaps interpreting Jesus as putting a limit on forgiveness ) Jesus replies , ‘ I tell you not seven times but seventy-seven times ’ ( Matt. 18:22 ) . |
| 30 | Common Law would treat a provision in a contract as to time as being ‘ of the essence of the contract ’ , meaning that if a certain act was not done by one party within a certain stipulated time , he should lose all rights under the contract ; Equity treated such a provision in general as not being of the essence of the contract , but as giving a right only to damages . |