Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] he [modal v] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When neighbours tried to visit , she had Jennifer send them away , and when they said Mr Drew might be coming down to call on her , she became very agitated because the last thing she wanted was a turncoat parson at her deathbed , and she was so afraid that he might confiscate her silver Madonna that she had Jennifer take it from her neck and put round her own . |
| 2 | He made a sort of feeble pretence of being afraid that he might lose his head . |
| 3 | As Christians have found , ‘ One shall tell another and he shall tell his friends . |
| 4 | He knew this because he could see his lips moving . |
| 5 | It was not clear whether he would retain his Cabinet post of Minister-Delegate to the Co-ordinating Committee of the Front . |
| 6 | A few brief thoughts : if Mike Tyson appeals , is found guilty again , then takes his case to the US Supreme Court , it is entirely possible that he will have his case heard by Judge Clarence Thomas . |
| 7 | Strange that he should offer her coffee , but perhaps this was the way this firm did things in the interests of good customer relations . |
| 8 | She was nervous that he might change his mind at the last minute , but he did not do so . |
| 9 | Cameron passed it by , the man could stew in his choler for a while , and when the dark came on and his servants and womenfolk grued at every owl-call or salmon-splash from the river , his defiance would burn lower and he would give his name . |
| 10 | ‘ He has every right to criticise the Tour if he feels criticism is in order , ’ said Schofield in London yesterday , ‘ but it would be preferable if he 'd make his complaints to us . |
| 11 | May I assure my right hon. Friend that , in my judgment , it is both correct and entirely characteristic that he should offer his resignation ? |
| 12 | Well I kept well I I got on alright with him cos he I were a lot younger and he used to give me sixpence to go and get some ice cream so as I them would be on their own a bit you see . |
| 13 | His instincts told him that a child was more likely to keep something dark than an adult — a child has no tiresome misgivings about deceiving even his loved ones — but he was not sure that he dare trust his instincts . |
| 14 | He promised in the Chamber that he did not want any volunteers to be turned away from offering their service , and I am sure that he will do his best to keep that promise . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't think this is going to work , ’ she said , not announcing herself , confident that he would recognize her voice and the thoughts which filled her mind . |
| 16 | Greiner , the state 's Liberal Premier , had called the election 10 months sooner than required and had entered the campaign confident that he would increase his majority . |
| 17 | He retired early in 1981 so he could nurse his wife Ruby , who was partially paralyzed with polio . |
| 18 | Any foreign manager arriving in Britain is amazed to find that the permutations of Ford Sierra , Vauxhall Cavalier and the like that he must offer his staff now define the pecking order in British society . |
| 19 | The emotions of hatred and jealousy are immediately superseded by the more primitive instinct of survival , and he begins to realise that all may yet be well if he can keep his head . |
| 20 | He was certainly no coward , but he was likely to remain steady only as long as he could see his way clear and be sure of what to do . |
| 21 | It was thus , when the weight of anxiety about his failed ambitions , his uncertain future , became too heavy that he would find his peace , standing motionless to watch the veined curve of the poised wave , the tumult of crashing foam breaking over his feet , the wide intersecting arches washing over the smooth sand as the wave retreated to leave its tenuous lip of foam . |
| 22 | The show was flexible and he could slot his best troupes in and out , thus ensuring a regular wage for them and constantly rehearsed lines for him , all ready at a moment 's notice to go to South Africa , the continent or the best halls in London . |
| 23 | He was anxious about travelling , and worried that he might miss his train or enter by accident the wrong one : this was a fear that seems to have lingered since his youth when , as he said , " I found a variety of calamities to worry about . |
| 24 | I behaved with the arrogance of a lady , and when one of them got a little — fresh ? — I pretended to be insulted and amazed that he could compromise his uniform and position that way . |
| 25 | Jaruzelski , who had five years of his term still to run , stated in a letter read to parliament on July 28 that he would make his intentions known once there had been a debate on the timing of presidential and parliamentary elections . |
| 26 | It was n't fair that he could make her senses rocket in such a devastating way . |
| 27 | ‘ He likes the wide open spaces of Liverpool and Newbury , ’ he told me , ‘ and I am hopeful that he will run his best race yet . |
| 28 | Tracy , in his first full season of IndyCar racing , remains hopeful that he can challenge his two elders , both former Formula One world champions , for the IndyCar title . |
| 29 | Altogether Baldwin , like most Prime Ministers who succeed a member of their own party during a Parliament , felt that he would be happier and stronger if he could make his own Cabinet afresh , and yet was inhibited from so doing . |
| 30 | Simon was so close that he could smell his aftershave and the leather of his coat . |