Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither the campaign nor the result purged him or his family of a settled if unenthusiastic feeling that he ought to go into the House of Commons . |
| 2 | These begin from an appreciation of the complementary nature of data arriving through the different sensory channels and expand by the acquisition of concepts such as the continuity of the physical world , e.g. a person who walks behind a screen has not vanished , it is accepted that he is still there even though temporarily there is no sense data to confirm it , but a hypothesis will be generated which supposes that , if he walked behind a screen at a constant speed , he ought to reappear at a given time at the other side of the screen . |
| 3 | He 's so good at bottling things up , he ought to work in a ketchup factory . ’ |
| 4 | She said as much to Bunny , who , after being furnished with certain examples of this refreshing trait , decided he ought to look into the matter . |
| 5 | He may fail as a result of natural disasters but no one can blame him for that . |
| 6 | If permission to develop land is refused or granted subject to conditions , whether by the local planning authority or by the Secretary of State for the Environment , and the owner of the land claims that the land has become incapable of reasonably beneficial use in its existing state and can not be rendered capable of reasonably beneficial use by the carrying out of any development which has been or would be permitted he may serve on the Council , a purchase notice requiring the Council to purchase his interest in the land in accordance with the provisions of Part IX of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 . |
| 7 | In addition the chargee is not obliged to refrain from exercising his rights merely because by doing so he could avoid loss to the company nor does failure to exercise them when the security is declining in value constitute a breach of any duty that he may owe to the company . |
| 8 | He may bang on the table with a mallet and then shout , ‘ Pray silence for THE BRIDEGROOM ! ’ |
| 9 | He says he feels sorry for his brother , he fears he may return to a life of crime if he gets desperate for cash . |
| 10 | Lawyers said she did not have a good relationship with the father and the prospect that he may return to the family home prompted her action under the 1989 Children Act . |
| 11 | When the glider is desperately low the pilot 's handling often goes to pieces , and he may over-rudder in an effort to get round a final turn without touching a wing-tip or turning any steeper . |
| 12 | Unless the traveller has some idea of where he is starting from and the conditions he may meet along the way , he is unlikely to be able to decide upon a satisfactory route . |
| 13 | Any disappointment he may feel over the delay has been more than compensated for by the news that tickets for this year 's event are already selling fast . |
| 14 | He may sit at a table , which has to be big enough to spread the garment out on it . |
| 15 | Whatever a non-teaching staff member 's job , she or he may contribute in a positive way to its success . |
| 16 | On the other hand a diary entry such as ‘ ring X ’ is effective and if the entry is some way in the future it may be necessary to amplify with a trigger of the form ‘ ring X re Y ’ and to have easily accessible some factual data such as the X telephone number and some data re Y. In a different context a car driver will develop a strategy to ensure that he does not run out of petrol , he may rely on a light which appears when the tank is nearly empty or he may calculate from his expected travelling that he need not concern himself about the issue until at least the next weekend , or he may programme himself to react to the fact that he is approaching a particular garage . |
| 17 | A typical formula provides that the parent company will indemnify an expatriate against any loss or expense he may suffer as a result of a breach of contract by the subsidiary , for instance if the employment is terminated before the expiry of a specified fixed term . |
| 18 | These accusations may be wholly untrue but they will be made to an extent not paralleled by criticism of any judgment he may make from the bench of the regular courts . |
| 19 | The Funding Council shall make such reports or returns and give such information to the Secretary of State as he may require for the purposes of the exercise of his powers and the performance of his duties under this Part of this Act . |
| 20 | He may revert to an attendance allowance by further written notice . |
| 21 | MAY RIDE : The General may ride an Elven Steed ( +3 points ) , a Monster ( see the separate Monster List for points ) , or he may ride in a two-horse chariot at a cost of +56 points . |
| 22 | MAY RIDE : The Battle Standard Bearer may ride an Elven Steed ( +3 points ) , a Monster ( see the separate Monster List for points ) , or he may ride in a two-horse chariot at a cost of +56 points . |
| 23 | MAY RIDE : A Hero may ride an Elven Steed ( +3 points ) , a Monster ( see the separate Monster List for points ) , or he may ride in a two-horse chariot at a cost of +56 points . |
| 24 | If the rest of his regiment is also mounted , he may ride in a two-horse chariot at a cost of +56 points if he is part of a unit of Tiranoc Charioteers . |
| 25 | MAY RIDE : A High Elf Mage may ride an Elven Steed ( +3 points ) , a Monster ( see the separate Monster List for points ) , or he may ride in a two-horse chariot at a cost of +56 points . |
| 26 | As pointed out by the collector and historian van Mander writing in 1604 , ‘ Whoever so desires nowadays has only to go to Prague to the greatest art patron in the world at the present time ; there he may see at the Imperial residence a remarkable number of outstanding and precious , curious , unusual , and priceless works . ’ |
| 27 | He may enter into a contract of service or may agree to give his exclusive services to another : then during the period of the contract he is not entitled to engage in other business activities . |
| 28 | We have also seen that manufacturer or distributor who does not supply the goods directly to the consumer can not ( e.g. in a guarantee document ) exclude any liability for negligence that he may have towards the consumer — see section 5 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act ( paragraph 9–03 above ) . |
| 29 | The teacher will want to note down any relevant information he may have about the interests , previous skills and behaviour of the students , including their home backgrounds , so that where possible he can build items or experiences or practices of special importance or usefulness into his planning . |
| 30 | Already a qualified pilot , he may follow in the flightpath of former West Indies fast bowler Colin Croft and pursue a flying career in America in conjunction with a two-year degree course . |