Example sentences of "[adj] he [vb mod] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like other monarchs through history , Charles took the course of letting another take the most major step on his behalf ; if it went wrong he could repudiate it , if it went well then it was obviously a wise action for all . |
| 2 | The less official he could make it the better . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm glad he could make it . ’ |
| 4 | Your doctor may run the test himself , although it 's more likely he 'll send it off to a laboratory . |
| 5 | If the worst came to the worst he could cook it himself . |
| 6 | I 'm sure he 'll find it very useful . |
| 7 | Never mind , I 'm sure he 'll take it on the chin . |
| 8 | With her heart thudding so loudly that she felt sure he must feel it through her ribcage , she took another gulp of tea and waited , knowing he must speak , explain somehow what it was that had suddenly flared between them again . |
| 9 | Her heart was pounding so rapidly that she felt sure he must hear it . |
| 10 | They reached the top of the stairs and headed along the corridor , Ronni 's heart beating so loudly she was sure he must hear it . |
| 11 | I 'm sure he can handle it . |
| 12 | Jimmy Warren is experiencing stress trauma and I had suggested a visit to Len Seager in hospital , but he was n't sure he could handle it , at least not on his own . |
| 13 | He never committed an army to the field without being sure that he could bring overwhelming force to bear and never fought a battle without being sure he could win it . |
| 14 | I asked the University if I could be last to get my degree , I was so sure he 'd make it back in time . |
| 15 | ‘ I asked the University if I could be last to get my degree , I was so sure he 'd make it back in time . |
| 16 | I 'm sure he 'd like it to be Connon , but he does n't try to bend matters . |
| 17 | I 'm sure he 'd enjoy it but with us all upstairs he 'd have to go downstairs on his own , and he 's not pushy like our Terry and Stephen . ’ |
| 18 | Robinson knew his game and would do all he could to spoil it : that was what mattered . |
| 19 | If the empire was going to be run on character , Furse was confident he could supply it . |
| 20 | So by the time he was fourteen he could speak it well enough to ask to be sent to normal high school in Paris . |
| 21 | ’ As far as he , Tallboy , was concerned he could have it . |
| 22 | When you 're lips tighten with growing he will plump them out ; when you 're eyes go hard and adult he will keep them dewy ; when you 're hair turns grey he will paint it black ; he will wipe off rouge and years ; push your teeth back in ; erase your wrinkles . |
| 23 | and again er with the present state of unemployment in America it 's unlikely he would get it . |
| 24 | Oh he will be pleased he 'll think it 's his birthday |
| 25 | If he believes a thing harmful , he must not support it ; if he thinks it unjust he must denounce it . |
| 26 | Marks out of two he 'd give it one . |
| 27 | He will gladly take it on , and he is certain he can place it with a good publisher . ’ |
| 28 | He knew if he birdied the last he 'd break it . |
| 29 | They said if you had over twenty five pounds worth of meat you know , money wise he would deliver it free . |
| 30 | Someone who claims that he knows that p is claiming that if p were not true , he would not believe it and if p were true he would believe it . |