Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I think he ought to know about this . " |
| 2 | He ought to pounce on that . |
| 3 | The voter may of course reject the outcome ; e.g. , with local public goods he may migrate to another community ( in this sense , the minority may have an element of veto power — see Lecture 17 ) . |
| 4 | Where a firm enters into speculative trades for a customer it would be well advised to document any evidence that the customer has the financial ability to absorb any losses which he may incur without undue detriment to his standard of living . |
| 5 | A child may appear before a hearing for reasons other than offences ; and he will have a disposal tailored to his needs for care rather than to the seriousness of the offence ; and a child may not only be put under a supervision requirement for reasons other than an offence , but he may remain under such a requirement for a period of years for reasons completely unconnected with breaches of the criminal law . |
| 6 | The Master of Moots or other organiser should also be informed of the authorities to be cited , in order that he may arrange for such reports or case books as are available to be brought to the courtroom . |
| 7 | He may meet in private with his lawyer , but access to his family is severely restricted : he can see them for no more than one hour a month , under tight surveillance . |
| 8 | In his poetry , Wordsworth uses the language of faith years before his ‘ prose mind ’ can accept Christian doctrine ; this is why his ‘ conversion ’ is impossible to date , and why there is so much divergence between the poetic and prose statements he may make at any stage in his progress . |
| 9 | During that time he may mate with other females , and add the eggs to his collection . |
| 10 | A personal friend of an artist may have a real advantage in writing criticism , as he may learn about artistic intentions which are not explained to others . |
| 11 | We 've had erm , he may see at some stage , he might just see my son Christopher |
| 12 | It would appear that he can do so , since section 14(1) provides that he may impose without apparent qualification limits on ‘ the maximum number of persons who may constitute it . ’ |
| 13 | It is possible for a man 's commitment to his fundamental principles to remain firm even though he may act in certain circumstances in a way contrary to those principles . |
| 14 | The building owner may either employ a builder to carry out the work or opening up and eradication , or he may call in one of the numerous specialist firms to deal with the attack . |
| 15 | If he ca n't afford a Solicitor and he feels he ought to be represented by a Solicitor , he may apply for Legal Aid , and of course it 's public money concerned so I suppose in an ideal society everybody would be legally assisted who wanted to be , but obviously we ca n't afford that as a country , so that erm generally erm his application would be judged according to certain criteria erm which would suggest perhaps he needed to be represented . |
| 16 | ‘ He may seem like that to a stranger . |
| 17 | Of course , the fee charged will probably be greater as a result because the freelance programmer might have envisaged making use of the program elsewhere ; he may know of other businesses which would be interested in what he produces . |
| 18 | He may come in this once , she said to herself . |
| 19 | Well he should finish at nine |
| 20 | he should finish at nine or is it , or is it five to nine , I think it 's officially five to nine , not that he ever does |
| 21 | He asked Molla Gurani about the protocol of the seating arrangements , whereupon Molla Gurani replied : " The most fitting thing for Gurani is that he should serve at this feast and not sit . " |
| 22 | ‘ He should sit with Zayed , ’ she answered . |
| 23 | He called Davidson to his flat and asked him which lawbook he should consult on this subject . |
| 24 | But is it necessary that he should fantasize about that beforehand ? |
| 25 | ( Gene Fowler on the book jacket of Beagle 1990 ) ( " This young poet and novelist dares do what is practically inconceivable that he should do in that social context . " ) |
| 26 | He will also appreciate having his memory jogged as to what he should record at any given time . |
| 27 | Goodness knows , you hear somebody saying sometimes , goodness knows why he should suffer like that , he never did any harm to anyone . |
| 28 | Despite strong support from the Government benches for Mr Lamont 's proposals , Mr Hughes said : ‘ The Chancellor has not met the nation 's needs and he should go without further delay before he does more damage . ’ |
| 29 | The trail seemed obvious enough , but my intended killer had come and gone that way — must have done — and if he should return for any reason I would n't want to meet him . |
| 30 | But the wing commander sadly decided he should return to GD duties . |