Example sentences of "then he [modal v] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he would hold the phone out to me and say , loud enough for Donleavy to hear , ‘ Hey , it 's the spook . ’ ’ |
| 2 | She would be the first to know , then he would throw a party to tell his friends who had graduated from the Red Army Academy with him the previous year . |
| 3 | But Cowley knew one thing about Doyle above all else : if Doyle had agreed to help Jack Stone , then he would help the man , with or without CI5 's blessing . |
| 4 | And then he would say the Kingdom of of Heaven , you may or may not know what that is depending |
| 5 | Then he would ask the class if anyone had an answer , and before they had a chance to reply he would add " Mahaddie and I have arrived at this conclusion " . |
| 6 | If Haser could be brought down by the Swiss for money-laundering , so the theory went , then he would have no reason to dig the hole he was in any deeper by embarrassing the CIA with gratuitous revelations about the agency 's arms deals with Saddam Hussein . |
| 7 | He would give them the note ; and then he would have a method of beating the rhythm for several bars and — and this was always remarkable — the choir would enter with a sound that had an unbelievable power and precision in the attack . |
| 8 | Then he would see the glitter transform itself into a body of fully armed horsemen thundering down to cut his army in half , just ahead of the three driving wedges . |
| 9 | He would say ‘ Goodnight all ’ ( although she would be the only other person in the room ) , and then he would take the lift down to the chilly autumn street and Blackfriars station , all soot and sickly neon . |
| 10 | Then he 'll go a month probably |
| 11 | Unwinding , we sink into the armchair with a coffee cup , and gaze out of the window , and then he 'll see an outline across the road ( now what ? ) , through the fence , through the leaves , and he 'll vainly crane and peer , and tip forward on to his feet . |
| 12 | And then he 'll have a go if you 're still interested . |
| 13 | In the same term it was resolved by the two Chief Justices , Chief Baron , and Baron Altham , upon conference betwixt the Lords of the Privy Council and them , that the King by his proclamation can not create any offence which was not an offence before , for then he may alter the law of the land by his proclamation in a high point ; for if he may create an offence where none is , upon that ensues fine and imprisonment : also the law of England is divided into three parts , common law , statute law , and custom ; but the King 's proclamation is none of them : also malum aut eat malum in se , aut prohibitum , that which is against common law is malum in se , malum prohibitum is such an offence as is prohibited by Act of Parliament , and not by proclamation . |
| 14 | For instance , a sales representative needs a car , but if he is able to buy a BMW , Mercedes , Jaguar or Rover then he may gain a bonus in the form of status or prestige enhancements . |
| 15 | Surely , if he could find this source then he might find a lot more ? |
| 16 | Hampstead somewhere , he thought , and then he might take the opportunity to slip into the big library at Swiss Cottage … |
| 17 | And if he returned safely to the Tuthanach , then he might survive the boy Tig long enough for Tallis to return and question him after whatever journey she might soon take , through the highest room of the fortress , through the cave : in Harry 's footsteps . |
| 18 | ‘ . Thus if Scargill was satisfied that ( a ) Branch members would accede to a call for a strike by their local officials , ( b ) that those officials would call a strike , and ( c ) that the National Executive ( over which he had a strong influence ) would sanction such strikes , then he could achieve the equivalent of a national strike without submitting it to the membership at large for their endorsement . |
| 19 | Lord Reid said that where a party , who is in no way at a disadvantage in bargaining , chooses to take a calculated risk , then he could see no reason why the court should say that he had acted against his own interests . |
| 20 | Then he could see the catamaran . |
| 21 | Then he can do the night calls and our connubial bliss wo n't be interrupted . ’ |
| 22 | But if he can use labour to produce commodities greater in value than he pays the workers then he can make a profit — and it is this Marx refers to as surplus value . |
| 23 | There is modern authority to the effect that if the valuer knows his valuation will affect or bind another person besides his client … then he can claim an arbitrator 's immunity . |
| 24 | she said and then he can use the power in there |
| 25 | ‘ Then he can have no reason to feel that you have acted contrary to his will . ’ |
| 26 | and then he can get the computer he wants without moaning and then can get everything done in the bedroom without worrying about it |
| 27 | Well , if the Oxford manager was granted any more wishes , then he 'd want a change a fortune . |
| 28 | Erm of Laurence Olivier , emphasized wro wrongly you know , when he was speaking certain parts into the if he thought the audience was flagging then he 'd speak a bit louder to you know |
| 29 | After supper Uncle Bill would put me , as he always did , in the big double bed in the room next the kitchen , and then he 'd leave the door open , and I 'd lie and listen to him and Bernard yarning , wondering how soon it would be before they got into bed , one on either side of me . |
| 30 | He 'd go back to his room and change and wash , then … then he 'd have a drink and think further about how to get back at them all . |