Example sentences of "[coord] he [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In November 1958 he told the Western powers that they must leave Berlin within six months and make it a ‘ free city ’ , or he would sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany . |
| 2 | Either he walked out of here with a deal for Simon Cormack , or he would need a police escort anyway . |
| 3 | ‘ I knew that Frank had to grow up , after five years , ’ said the star , ‘ or he would seem a complete idiot . |
| 4 | The doctor may refer the patient to a dietician for a specific regime , or he may prescribe a laxative to ease the congestion . |
| 5 | This will necessitate a visit to the local newsagent for the papers and you will have to ask your new next door neighbour if she or he can give a note to the milkman for you or contact the local dairy yourself . |
| 6 | Or he can adopt a clinical approach , hitting out the best line from every tee to give the best angle onto the green , taking note of all the historical precedents and prudently heeding them . |
| 7 | MAY RIDE : Gorfang Rotgut may ride a war boar ( +8 points ) , or a monster ( see separate Monster List ) , or he can ride a chariot pulled by either war boars or giant wolves as described in the War Machines section . |
| 8 | Or he could make a determined effort to solve the mystery , whatever the risk . |
| 9 | Or he could face a knottier , and probably impossible , problem — how to woo the 20-plus Liberal Democrats who are likely to be returned and who would insist on electoral reform and Scottish devolution as pre-conditions for their support . |
| 10 | Or he could marry a rich sheila . |
| 11 | To begin a case the petitioner needed to go to the curia to get a mandate to judges at home or he could send a proctor . |
| 12 | Similarly , the defendant could render the case ineffective by giving or arranging for skilful testimony in his defence , or he could file a counter-case which , if successful , would result in the punishment of the original complainant . |
| 13 | What you want to do is ring up the Sunday Times and get a reporter round and he 'll get a scandal story and they 'll do something |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ He 'll have like a styrofoam burger-box and he 'll cut a hole and put like his balls and his dick up there and then he goes — ‘ Oh ! |
| 16 | And he 'll have a word back at you . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Be your own lawyer and you 'll have a fool for a client ’ , is an adage that calls for another : ‘ Employ a lawyer and he 'll have a pauper for a client ’ — Sunday Times . |
| 18 | Well Stu does a great Bruce Forsyth impression and appears to be perfecting Jimmy Hill as well , so ply him with beer and he 'll have a word with the Chelsea Chopper . |
| 19 | Show it dad and he 'll have a look when he gets home . |
| 20 | Cos I 'm a bit like John , like happy , you know I 'll laugh every time like and he 'll have a joke and that and erm John 's happy , and he 'll laugh . |
| 21 | But he added that patience had limits and he might wait a few days or two weeks . |
| 22 | But he added that patience had limits and he might wait a few days or two weeks . |
| 23 | If Harry wanted to play bridge , they could learn together , join a club , and he might find a chance to play bridge in the daytime when she was unavailable , and eventually get to mind less about her other activities . |
| 24 | And he might take a personal dislike to one of nurses . |
| 25 | In chapter 9.27 there may even be an allusion to an agreement between Antiochus and the Hellenizers ( " and he shall make a firm covenant with many for one week " ) . |
| 26 | In practice a contestant is held responsible for the behaviour of team-members and the coach , and he may face a severe penalty if they misbehave . |
| 27 | A tower over ten feet tall took only thirty seconds , and he would leave a trail of them around the passageways in his more creative moods . |
| 28 | ‘ He played his football in a calm , authoritative way and he would analyse a game in the same quiet , clear-cut manner . |
| 29 | He says it was n't too bad , and he would run a similar race if the chance came up . |
| 30 | His luck — and he would have a lot of luck ( which he acknowledged generously and constantly ) — was to meet here the first of many teachers who set him on his way . |