Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | He ought to pounce on that . |
| 2 | In America , obscenity law protects the reader or viewer against harms he may inflict on himself , by whatever process those harms may be inflicted . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He may bang on the table with a mallet and then shout , ‘ Pray silence for THE BRIDEGROOM ! ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But if he looks as though he may pounce on them , they shoot at him , and if they kill him , they cut him in pieces and roast him and regale themselves , repeating all the while , ‘ It is the Russians who are eating you , not us . ’ |
| 7 | Every party should , so far as practicable , apply for any particular direction he may desire on notice to the district judge and the other parties ( Ord 17 , rr 1 – 3 ) . |
| 8 | Try to persuade him to make a real effort to give up smoking — he may put on a bit of weight but he can tackle that later — and to eat frequent snacks throughout the day instead of two or three heavy meals . |
| 9 | Finally , if he gets pain at night he should sleep on an extra pillow or raise the head of the bed a few inches to stop the gastric juices flowing upwards into his chest . |
| 10 | Taking the election results as his guide , he should decide on a step-by-step approach , building on the fragile trust that does exist rather than risk another failure . |
| 11 | He called Davidson to his flat and asked him which lawbook he should consult on this subject . |
| 12 | ‘ He came in to the shop and asked me what he should wear on the date . |
| 13 | I suppose it was inevitable that in 1918 he should capitalise on his expertise at a time when the post-war craze for the new-fangled wireless sets was at its height . |
| 14 | Namely , that he should walk on the injured limb . |
| 15 | He should reflect on the Secretary of State 's opening remarks , which were clear and helpful to customers , as this Bill will be . |
| 16 | Theo insisted that he should concentrate on improving his life — whatever that meant — and that he seemed intent on doing the opposite . |
| 17 | IF Mr Major is intent on further training schemes , he should concentrate on the police , Customs officers , bus drivers , railway staff , children 's nurses and home helpers for the elderly . |
| 18 | He should concentrate on his relentlessly aching arm instead . |
| 19 | He should pick on someone his own size , not two young kids who were near to tears . |
| 20 | If his legal status is to be changed , he must rely on the generosity of the citizens . |
| 21 | According to the Thera-vada school of Buddhism , the Southern Buddhism of Burma , Ceylon , Siam and Cambodia , there is no grace from outside man 's being to support , strengthen and save him ; he must rely on his own efforts , and the task will need more lives than one , countless lives in this world , alternating perhaps with lives in a heaven or hell . |
| 22 | He must rely on invitations . |
| 23 | He must remain on guard . |
| 24 | Then he must decide on the appropriate response , which is a legal , as well as a medical , decision . |
| 25 | If he does not accept the proposals he must give on the form his reasons for non-acceptance . |
| 26 | I told him that when he came up the ramp he must accelerate on the throttle at speed so that he got the front wheel up in the air , so he would n't nosedive and hurt himself . |
| 27 | Now it is time for the new generation born in the wilderness to cross the Jordan , and to begin to take possession of the Land , led not by Moses , of course , since he must die on the wrong side of the river , but by Joshua . |
| 28 | Lord Palmerston sent for me and told me in a jaunty way that he would have nothing to do with this Gothic style , and that though he did not want to disturb my appointment he must insist on my making a design in the Italian style which he felt sure I could do as well as the other . |
| 29 | But he must work on his kicking in general , especially where he is trying to find touch . |
| 30 | She listened while Silas gave them a talk on safety measures , reminding them that if anyone fell out he must lie on his back . |