Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [noun pl] [prep] his " in BNC.

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1 From time to time the Engineer Surveyor may make recommendations in his report regarding the condition of the plant .
2 Part of the treatment therefore requires that Peter should make changes in his lifestyle ; for example , he should take regular meals and avoid spicy foods and alcohol .
3 The student should make notes of his errors and work on them .
4 The most important thing — of course — was being seen with the right people , and the Mirza Nama opens with a salutary warning : ‘ He [ the mirza ] must not speak to every unworthy person , and should regard men of his own class as the only [ fit ] companions [ for him ] . ’
5 He must have achievers in his team .
6 This had led to a lengthy series of negotiations over the sort of contracts which should bind printers in his new plant .
7 It was in this period that de Gaulle was anxious to proceed with devising the CAP and it seemed because of this that he might make concessions to his partners .
8 Alex Ferguson might have doubts about his ability as a team player , but there is no denying that , when the mood takes him , Hughes can be a devastating striker .
9 The investor may purchase shares in his chosen company for 200p so that the two states are 400p and 100p each with an equal probability of occurring ( Fig. 7.16 ) .
10 ‘ Rohan obviously felt he could make plans for his own future , at last .
11 He could make concessions to his allies and all would be well so long as they did not come into conflict with one another .
12 And when he learned their numbers , he could seek reinforcements for his five hundred from over the Border , from the castle garrison , even from Dunbar .
13 He could feel fingers on his brow .
14 Rain could see things from his perspective .
15 I had a mate who could crack peanuts between his knees , which was an enormous asset if you had a girl with you .
16 Hitch maintained he could stop buses with his head ( and frequently did ) .
17 Apart from predictable duties , like that of sitting through a performance of The Family Reunion ( a play for which he now had little affection ) , he was asked to crown the Swedish snow queen at the winter festival : he told Robert Giroux that he had hoped this might be combined with the Nobel ceremony itself , so that he could wear ice-skates with his tails .
18 The officer also reports that Mr. Docherty appeared to be aware that if he was dismissed from his employment due to refusing to drive the vehicle , he may have problems regarding his DSS benefits .
19 Dr Adrian Whiteson , the board 's chief medical officer , said that , if Duran came to fight in Britain , he would want assurances about his weight .
20 Every hour on the hour the glass case was opened with some ceremony , and the wee man would sign copies of his autobiography .
21 Sir David is likely to stress that proposals which are viewed in the colony as ungenerous would create difficulties for his administration 's attempts to ensure a smooth transition to Chinese rule .
22 He would generally lunch in one of the clubs to which he belonged ( by the end of his life , he was a member of the Athenaeum , the Garrick , and the Oxford and Cambridge ) although there were occasions when he would take guests to his favourite restaurant , L'Etoile , in Charlotte Street .
23 In Acton he would hold meetings in his home for the local people .
24 He also announced that he would press charges against his brother for the " moral damage " which he had caused .
25 Normally he would manage projects from his office in Bridge of Allan , but he is now based on the North Morcambe site because of the size of this contract .
26 He would settle accounts with his landlady , who hated his guts as much as he hated hers , then he would pack , then he would go home .
27 In houses where only the ground floor is centrally heated , the patient may not feel comfortable in the upstairs area , so if this is where he is to be , for other practical reasons , he will need heaters in his room , or the central heating system should be extended .
28 The illustrated talk at the Darlington College of Technology on Monday will include stories of his climb up Kala Patar in the Himalayas .
29 And he says , pray the father , the father , pray the husband man that he will send labourers into his harvest field .
30 Each manager will identify opportunities within his own sector of responsibility to demonstrate his personal commitment to TOP .
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