Example sentences of "he [vb past] he [modal v] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | By half emptying one of the sacks onto the floor of the van he found he could drag it with his right hand and hold onto the box with his left . |
| 2 | Not only did he see no advantage in change , he believed he could prevent it indefinitely . |
| 3 | That 's because I did n't have time to sit and colour with him so he decided he 'd do it all blue himself did n't you ? |
| 4 | At first he gave the somewhat fatuous explanation that he thought he would find it easier to ride his bicycle without his testicle ( the other testicle was small due to atrophy ) . |
| 5 | ‘ Mrs. Mounce , ’ he thought he might put it , in a calm , almost pleasant voice , ‘ if you ring this bell once more I will call the police and have you charged with causing a nuisance … |
| 6 | He says he thought he 'd give it a try , but he got stuck . |
| 7 | Carpenter Harper , admitted lighting hay to see but insisted he thought he 'd put it out . |
| 8 | He thought he could do it . |
| 9 | He knew he would do it all again , because as he looked across the manicured lawns , the buildings shrouded now in darkness but soon to be brilliant in the blazing sunlight , the scene embodied all his dreams . |
| 10 | It would n't be too easy , but he knew he could manage it . |
| 11 | It was astonishing that he knew he could do it . |
| 12 | That was the way to come in ; he knew he could get it on the green from there . |
| 13 | It landed in the sand , hopping on to the upslope and , when Lyle got there , he knew he could hit it the required 140 yards to the pin . |
| 14 | ‘ If I felt there was a part that he could play and he felt he could play it — and if it was reasonable to ask him — I would bear that in mind . |
| 15 | The voice seemed familiar and he felt he should recognise it , but at first he felt it only as a persuasive force tugging at him , trying to draw him back from the comfort and welcome of the light . |
| 16 | He said he might sell it in Southampton if he could not get it on board . |
| 17 | he said he would do it . |
| 18 | He said he would fix it for me — that we get the loan . |
| 19 | That 's what you said to Daddy last week when he said he 'd do it to you . |
| 20 | He said he 'd do it for $8,000 . |
| 21 | Finally , he said he 'd do it . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ He said he 'd read it somewhere a couple of years ago , and it had struck him so deeply that he could n't shake it from his mind . |
| 23 | He said he 'd pick it up in a month or so . |
| 24 | He said , but he said it does n't give us the excuse of not paying the invoices on time , and he said erm I have warned him for it this morning and he said he will process it , and he said the cheque will be in the post here on Monday . |
| 25 | But what I did say , and he said he could do it , was to divide up , to compare us , that he could divide up the profitability and I 'm not sure that , you know i in terms of |