Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [verb] [prep] [det] " 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | We 've had erm , he may see at some stage , he might just see my son Christopher |
| 8 | ‘ He may seem like that to a stranger . |
| 9 | He may come in this once , she said to herself . |
| 10 | 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 . " |
| 11 | He called Davidson to his flat and asked him which lawbook he should consult on this subject . |
| 12 | But is it necessary that he should fantasize about that beforehand ? |
| 13 | ( 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 . " ) |
| 14 | He will also appreciate having his memory jogged as to what he should record at any given time . |
| 15 | Goodness knows , you hear somebody saying sometimes , goodness knows why he should suffer like that , he never did any harm to anyone . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The substantial mortgage was by no means essential , but Mike 's parents had always owned a large , well-appointed home on Sydney 's prestigious North Shore and he did n't see why he should settle for less . |
| 18 | He had briefly considered going out fighting anyway , but had been held back by the thought that he should deal with those immediately responsible for his predicament . |
| 19 | He should include in each demise a small number of spaces the availability of which the tenant can be sure . |
| 20 | He should come to this House to make a statement . |
| 21 | He should know about this right away . ’ |
| 22 | He considered what action he should take concerning both of these possibilities . |
| 23 | If he was ever to be an artist , he should strive for more balance . |
| 24 | Haverford felt he should ask for more particulars . |
| 25 | Or : Can you think of any other reason why he should kill with such a frenzy of violence ? |
| 26 | By instinct and possibly by ideology , the Minister never shows much interest in this subject , but perhaps he should listen to this debate . |
| 27 | As one respected Republican leader put it , " McCarthy should keep talking and if one case does not work out he should proceed with another . " |
| 28 | Two years previously he had wanted to hit back at fate for the death of his three cousins ; now he was so joyful that he felt he must compensate in this sacrificial way . |
| 29 | But in order to do this he must decide in each case what these conventions declare the law to be ; in order to do this he must decide what the content of each convention really is . |
| 30 | ‘ He that ventures to look downward sees , that if his foot should slip , he must fall from this dreadful elevation upon stones on one side , or into water on the other . |