Example sentences of "[conj] he [modal v] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Or he 'll give us the slip . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ … entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar , that he may give me the cave of Machpelah , which he owns ; it is at the end of his field . |
| 3 | I 'm not saying that he will get it wrong or that he 'll lose you the money , but that 's the responsibility of . |
| 4 | King Edward bent to pick it up amid suggestive laughter , declaring ‘ shame on him who thinks evil of it ’ , and prophesying that he would make it the most sought-after badge of honour in Britain . |
| 5 | When those arrested threatened the lord mayor that they would inform the King how they were dealt with , he defiantly replied that he would save them the trouble and do it himself . |
| 6 | You were looking a bit sorry for yourself when we came back cos he buys flowers and he gives , so he 'll buy them the day before , I got the next day , there their making in all that |
| 7 | He may need to do all this , and to ventilate his fears of a future without her ; but he has probably been told since he was three years old that ‘ boys do n't cry ’ , and that men must always show courage and maintain the stiff upper lip , so he may deny himself the relief of lowering his defences and ‘ letting go ’ which society expects the widow to do quite naturally . |
| 8 | So he said they said to him well go with Mark and he 'll show you the what to do . |
| 9 | They can ask you anything and he 'll tell you the truth . |
| 10 | and he will give you the desires of your heart . |
| 11 | Her eyes followed him as he unpacked the bike , and she wondered if he was just going to take it for granted that she would sleep with him of if he would offer her the choice . |
| 12 | But instead of setting about matters in a straightforward way and asking Marko if he would sell him the ram , or let him have it as a gift-which Marko might well have done , for he was a good-natured young man-the king asked the advice of his prime minister Milosu , who was Marko 's uncle . |
| 13 | I ask him if he 'll tell me the story again , but he just looks over at me and shakes his head . |
| 14 | Dolly tried to say it would be nice if he 'd give her the chance to tell him what she liked , but he was away again . |
| 15 | If he can tell us the one , surely he can tell us the other . |
| 16 | Perhaps the contributor to the " Glasgow Geography " in 1825 writing of the Scottish peasant was correct when he said , " By the time he has reached the age of ten years , he has by heart , as it is called , the whole Catechism , the metrical version of the Psalms , and is pretty well versed in the Bible … and by the time he arrives at the years of maturity , to the " big ha' Bible once his father 's pride , and the Westminster Confession of Faith , he has added Pool , Henry 's Commentary , Gillespie 's Aaron 's Rod Blossoming , the Faithful Contendings of the Church of Scotland , Boston 's Fourfold State , and if he can afford them the works of Jonathan Edwards . " |
| 17 | The hon. Gentleman is concerned about the placement of this convicted person in a nearby hostel , so if he will give me the details of the case I shall have it investigated by Her Majesty 's inspectorate of probation . |
| 18 | Well I , I took the liberty of the Lord Lieutenant 's appointed me to something called the Sussex Rural Options Land Bank and I brought you a copy of the leaflet , having notice of your question and I did ask the officer who deals with this in the Sussex Rural Community Council if he could give me the latest score on housing I thought that the news was bad from what he had said , but having said that , I mean every effort is being made to deal with the issues you raise in this council which is now chaired by Peter . |
| 19 | ‘ 'E loves Rachel an' 'e 'd give me the top brick off the chimney if I asked 'im , but 'e 's a worrier . |
| 20 | But he would deny her the simple comfort of being a presence in the apartment , she reflected savagely . |
| 21 | But he will give us the feeling that though the character has not been explained , it is explicable , and we get from this a reality of a kind we can never get in real life … . |
| 22 | He might be my best friend but he will treat me the same as any other player and will only pick me for a Test if I am bowling well . |
| 23 | ‘ I say to kids , go down to the high street bank , see the bank manager and find out whether he 'll lend you the fifty grand you need to make this record . |
| 24 | Quickly he records a message of warning , but before he can launch it the Daleks locate and kill him . |
| 25 | Before he could stop them the memories came galloping back . |
| 26 | Before he could close it the crowd swarmed past him in their hundreds and set off towards the castle at a trot . |
| 27 | If we are intended for great ends , we are called to great hazards ; and , whereas we are given absolute certainty in nothing , we must in all things choose between doubt and inactivity , and the conviction that we are under the eye of One who , for whatever reason , exercises us with the less evidence when He might give us the greater . |