Example sentences of "he [conj] [noun prp] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He must make some progress , he thought , impose some order on the chaos which faced him or Burnell would not need to order his departure from Scotland . |
| 2 | Maybe , yes , we have , we have approved school or er student group officer so we should perhaps let him you know , perhaps we should , perhaps we should come back to him or Michael could . |
| 3 | His sense of superiority convinces him that Elizabeth will accept his proposal . |
| 4 | The way in which the crisis of 1839 – 41 was resolved persuaded him that Britain might welcome an exploration of the two countries ' thoughts on the future of the Near East . |
| 5 | Since Britain was committed to defending France in the case of an invasion , it was obvious to him that Britain would be drawn into a future European war unless fascism was thwarted . |
| 6 | There was a shocked hush , and then the Keraing , with a sly smile , told him that Ladjang would be sailing with us . |
| 7 | Councillors and officials will tell him that Orkney could have faced a disaster if the Bettina Danica had been a tanker . |
| 8 | Lord Birkenhead , who lunched with Lord Derby ( the Secretary of State for War in Baldwin 's Cabinet ) on 10 December , told him that Baldwin would resign , that the King would then send for Lord Balfour , the only living Conservative ex-Prime Minister , to seek advice . |
| 9 | Disappointed that there were no lights showing on Grace — it had never occurred to him that Nenna would not be there tonight — he was turning to walk along the Embankment to Lord Jim when he caught sight of a stranger on Maurice . |
| 10 | Not that there was any more purpose in his life than there had been yesterday ; but the events of the previous twenty-four hours had shown him that Ra could and would produce the unexpected at the most surprising moment , and he could not suppress the hope that his chance meeting with Merymose might lead somewhere . |
| 11 | A former fellow prisoner at Gloucester Jail , Brendan Ekworth , told the court that Gardiner had told him that White would have an accident . |
| 12 | I shall convince him that Kirsty would be better off with me . |
| 13 | Even in the midst of his fear and strain it occurred to him that Dandelion must be very fast : he had covered the distance in a flash . |
| 14 | It occurred to him that Newley might have died a perfectly natural death — a heart attack , perhaps , brought on by the blackmail . |
| 15 | It seemed terribly important to him that Hannele should not find out . |
| 16 | The light was behind him and Melanie could not see his face ; besides– Finn walked before her up the stairs . |
| 17 | you know after he gets out from here on a temporary basis sort of thing , so that erm Christopher says he 's gon na be doing it for a year this lecturing , but it 's very nice for him because he 'll be able to contact him and Bob will help him if it 's necessary |
| 18 | His feet were now stuck out in front of him and Nenna could read the word EXCELLA on the soles of each of his new shoes . |
| 19 | He jerked her back to face him and Isabel could n't repress a sharp cry of fear at the violence in his eyes . |
| 20 | Carrie looked up at him and Seb could see she had been crying . |
| 21 | Keith has a lot of talent and I think David used to go to him and Keith would rearrange the songs and make them sound good with his bass lines . |
| 22 | the rest of it 's like this here he runs into the water and he 's into the water like Him and Bobby used |
| 23 | Two officers will fly out today or tomorrow to collect him and Fletcher will appear in court at Wrexham next week . |
| 24 | Well we cou , he might be able to use him if Thomas ca n't play erm on Tuesday . |
| 25 | An attractive young lady was taken to him but Louis would have nothing to do with her , saying that he would rather die than commit the sin of adultery , even for medicinal purposes only . |
| 26 | Flushed and radiant , she smiled up at him and held out her arms , welcoming him as Lucia must have welcomed her Michele . |
| 27 | She looked at him as Eve must have looked at Adam . |
| 28 | She refused to let him come with her , but reluctantly agreed that either he or Shelley could call and see her every day before she went out or undertook any exercise other than gentle walking . |
| 29 | Really there was no other word for it , though only he or Mervyn could have said it . |
| 30 | Oh I was on about sewing cos I said I 'd let them , you know , they were all doing a bit of sewing the other weekend , they all had a go like erm ooh , you know , I was saying he that Scott can cook and that , you know , we 've had a note he 's having one on , supposed to be all all of them to be independent , you know ? |