Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [verb] the whole " in BNC.

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1 He must feel the whole world is against him .
2 Me , too , come to that — if you do n't come , he 'll spend the whole time fretting about the book . ’
3 He 'll take the whole thing apart !
4 Paul had been a real find so far , and she knew it would do his professional standing a lot of good if he could design the whole hotel complex .
5 Mr Mukhametshin claims he could finance the whole lot from cash flow and is trying to tempt investors with the promise of juicy returns : the forecast return on capital on his ice-cream factory ranges from 360% to almost 850% , depending on what sort of ice-cream it produces .
6 ‘ Because there I was , ’ Mrs. Mounce ran on , as the blue haze of cigarette smoke thickened in the dusk , ‘ honestly , darling , without a stitch on , and this lunatic hammering on the door and shouting he 'd wake the whole hotel if I did n't open up … ’
7 Otherwise she felt certain he 'd dismiss the whole embarrassing situation with a careless sneer .
8 He 'd get the whole yarn about the blackmail , perhaps even Laura Channing 's name or telephone number .
9 Then he would envelop the whole hand in his , clenching it into a clinching argument , a QED fist .
10 Where the appeal is in respect of a condition , in particular , he can refuse the whole application .
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