Example sentences of "he [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other things to be observed would be the patient 's appearance , presence or absence of heat and sweat in different areas of the body , his behaviour and mood , what he wants in his surroundings and environment , does he want to be still or moving , if he moves why does he move , does he want fresh air or to be covered , or both , or neither , and so on ! |
| 2 | Does he want some baby food ? |
| 3 | First of all I think we have worked out the importance of establishing a very good relationship with the media and that 's developing and that means that , that the views of the trade union movement are beginning to be heard , er , when we , when we spoke to the editor of the local paper for example , we pointed out that on the business page there 's nothing about trade unions and did he think that business er existed without er on , just on one side . |
| 4 | Does he regard those figures as appalling ? |
| 5 | We are debating everything else in advance of the general election but not Northern Ireland , so will he answer two questions ? |
| 6 | He deserves some sympathy : how on earth could he deliver artistic goods that have the weight of his global charity work ? |
| 7 | How dared he make such judgements on such a brief acquaintance — and how mortifying that he was right about her inadequacies . |
| 8 | He had also won 12 England Youth caps and appeared in the World Youth Cup Finals in Australia in October 1981 , but neither here , or subsequently at Fulham , could he make sufficient impact to be taken onto the professional staff . |
| 9 | Will the Minister safeguard against that , or will he make this Bill a charter for asset strippers and property developers ? |
| 10 | ‘ Did he make any statement ? ’ |
| 11 | The stark desire in his face threatened to take what strength she had left , nor did he make any attempt to hide the blatant response of his body to that consuming , passionate kiss , continuing to hold her so tightly that she could feel him with every part of her being , could still taste him inside her mouth . |
| 12 | She parked outside the high brick wall rather than driving on to the forecourt , and as if he sensed her reluctance to enter the house again he did n't attempt to invite her inside — but neither did he make any attempt to get out of the car , and they sat in silence in the light from an overhead street-lamp . |
| 13 | ‘ Did he make any suggestions ? ’ |
| 14 | What , why did he make those threats then ? |
| 15 | Did he make those numbers ? |
| 16 | Can he explain that contradiction , or is he just a politician running scared of the electorate and trying to be all things to all people ? |
| 17 | May He grant more peace of mind to my dear husband ! ’ |
| 18 | Can he compare these facts about the national health service with the fictions put out by the Labour Front Bench ? |
| 19 | Why did n't he know most things by intuition — and by listening to the other animals talking ? |
| 20 | Where did he fund this committee from one has to ask immediately . |
| 21 | Thus to those conservatives who , arguing against the ordination of women , contend that Jesus ordained no ‘ priestesses ’ , it must be said that neither did he ordain any priests ! |
| 22 | Yet the point which he rightly argued was that for the previous thirty years he had personally controlled the maintenance of the ditches and hedges of this parish , so why should he consider newfangled ideas about nature conservation being built into any proposed scheme now ? |
| 23 | Nor does he consider that animal behaviour might provide us with prototypes of human understanding on the basis of which we might consider something akin to different language-games , reflecting both the similarities and the differences implicit in the respective cases . |
| 24 | Will he consider some way to enable those firms to fund the costs of developing and bringing into use new and competitive machinery long before their existing equipment is out of date ? |
| 25 | Will he consider those matters before the next budget ? |
| 26 | May he enjoy happy bachelor days , but not too many , before he realizes the error of his ways and is claimed by one of the angels on Earth . |
| 27 | What did he do that wig on his head for ? |
| 28 | How dare he do this thing ? ’ |
| 29 | Why did n't he do any features ? |
| 30 | does n't he do any running any more ? |