Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] he [vb mod] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Anyway , this Satanist promised he could make things fly . |
| 2 | Ponyboy hopes he will finish school and go on to university , so that he can gain qualifications and lead a better life . |
| 3 | Why had n't the stupid boy said he would see Hank in school in the morning ? |
| 4 | Most of all , the Chemics boss knows he must curb Goulding 's habit of wading into bother which does not concern him . |
| 5 | CHART newcomer John Mathews has a £100 bet that he 'll top the charts — after his clairvoyant mum predicted he would reach No. 1 . |
| 6 | But if John Postlethwaite went he would take Jane Postlethwaite with him . |
| 7 | I went back to court seven days after that , there was a bail application put forward and the magistrate said he would grant bail with a surety of £500 . |
| 8 | MO JOHNSTON last night pleaded for the chance to prove he can solve Everton 's goal-scoring crisis , writes Des Kelly . |
| 9 | The store manager said he would motivate subordinates in the following ways : offering praise , incentives , providing re-training , and finally a quiet talk if nothing else succeeded ; in other words threatening them with dismissal . |
| 10 | In the uncertain light Rincewind thought he could see rows of enormous teeth , white as bleached beechwood . |
| 11 | In the end Harper had sworn a sacred oath on the Holy Mother and on all the bleeding wounds of Christ that he would not go into battle , that he would remember he was a husband and a father , and that if he so much as heard a musket shot he would turn tail and run away . |
| 12 | Everywhere the novice looks he will see pollution . |
| 13 | Mersey MP says he will force byelection if ousted by left Reselection tussle threatens Labour rift . |
| 14 | The 20-year-old , recovering from a hernia operation , returns to full training convinced he can boost Spurs revival still further . |
| 15 | Threats to murder:Jury hears that prisoner said he 'd kill police informer . |
| 16 | He hesitated ; best not to tell Jared of what Havvie Blaine had been saying of her ; he was fearful that if his brother knew he would do Havvie a mortal injury — Best perhaps to warn Mary Tunstall privately . |