Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb past] he [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He spoke slowly , his gaze never leaving Fairham , who found he could only hold that gaze for a couple of seconds at a time . |
| 2 | However , often the best way of challenging a dysfunctional attitude is to test out the validity of the attitude , for example a client who believed he could not stand going to a party might be invited to test this belief out by going , for at least part of the time . |
| 3 | The client who claimed he would rather know the truth was usually the type who would not . |
| 4 | A dealer at Harvard Securities was subject to frequent telephone calls from one elusive Mr Bottomley , who wanted to buy a stake in For Eyes , but who insisted he could n't be contacted on the phone . |
| 5 | The levy probably survived because Margaret Thatcher — unlike the 19th-century Earl of Rosebery , who said he would rather win the Derby ( he did that twice ) than be prime minister ( once , briefly ) — was uninterested in racing . |
| 6 | ‘ Instead , Italians have voted for fragmentation , ’ said Signor Arnaldo Forlani , the party general secretary , who said he would now consider his own position . |
| 7 | Coun Dryden did not attend last night 's meeting but his views were echoed at by Labour colleague Coun Dave Ross , who said he could not support the cuts before leaving the meeting . |