Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] a [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah the chances are he may throw an objection up |
| 2 | For example , he may strike a match perfectly well but in attempting to light a candle he may try to light the wick with the match unlit or strike the match against the candle . |
| 3 | Or he may have an alternative up his sleeve . ’ |
| 4 | He should cope a lot better . |
| 5 | The idea is that he should oversee a programme whereby a team of coaches travels around the world with the leading French players , having a far greater say in where and when they play , train and rest . |
| 6 | He should have a bit longer . |
| 7 | Well , I think he should have a letter anyway , definitely thanking him cos I mean he did like |
| 8 | He ( she ? ) — I never can tell with cats ) is obviously used to people and we think he must have a home somewhere , but he 's always absolutely ravenous , and we ca n't refuse him food . |
| 9 | He has a very clear perception of his domestic priorities and of the international troublespots which as the most powerful nation in the world he must have an interest in . ’ |
| 10 | Nigel Mansell has promised he 'll make a statement tomorrow about his future with the Oxfordshire-based Williams team . |
| 11 | Then he 'll go a month probably |
| 12 | ‘ He 'll sleep a while now . |
| 13 | And he 'll have a word back at you . ’ |
| 14 | I 'll see if he 'll have a sleep then shall I ? |
| 15 | He will he 'll have a bet on at the bookies . |
| 16 | But if , if I stay here it means that we 've , we 've a , a ho a home in the , the base , and he 'll get a transfer back guaranteed transfer back within two or three years , so it means just travelling for for erm you know , that length of time . |
| 17 | ‘ He 'll find a way in . |
| 18 | He might beat a man up so badly he needed hospital treatment , yet Joe knew that in Michael 's mind , keeping any money back would be tantamount to stealing . |
| 19 | Surely , if he could find this source then he might find a lot more ? |
| 20 | But if he thought that he could goad a reaction out of her then he was sorely mistaken . |
| 21 | If as a captain he was not authoritarian enough , that was just not his style ; given opposition that were not vastly superior he could lead a team well enough , and chalked up two notable series wins against India and Australia . |
| 22 | This way , he could send an officer along from the SIB to make sure they did n't nick your spoons . |
| 23 | He was good at sports , and he could handle a boat better than any of the other men 's fathers . |
| 24 | They were asking Kurz if he could lower a rope so that they could attach some supplies to it . |
| 25 | Because he could ruin a dough as well as anybody else . |
| 26 | And er he , of course with him being a blacksmith , he could get a job anywhere in America , he says he could leave a town tonight and land in another town , he says and he could be sure of getting a job with him being a blacksmith . |
| 27 | He could make a wall twice as big as Endill and three times as wide in under a minute . |
| 28 | I 'm sure you do n't want to hear about Mark 's cousin getting done for selling crack mixed with concrete , or the Forest Of Dean whizzkid who tried to get the band 's mate to give them heroin so they 'd all become addicted so he could make a profit out of them , or Zac sticking his finger up a chicken 's arse , do you ? |
| 29 | ‘ They do n't mind so much now I 've got a few trophies in a case that they can show their friends and boast about it , ’ Carlos Francis recollected his parents ' change of posture after it became evident that he could make a career out of soccer . |
| 30 | By pointing out a flower or describing a rarity he could make a walk supremely interesting and was indeed a charming companion on any expedition in the fields . |