Example sentences of "but he [vb mod] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were a couple of splits of champagne there but he would drink no more until this was resolved . |
| 2 | Bonar Law was prepared to make the right noises — in 1913 at Manchester he called for a positive social policy in Disraelian lines for " the swing of the pendulum is not enough " , but he would give no more active support . |
| 3 | He would have to lock the boot but he would leave the key in the ignition . |
| 4 | Alexandra sometimes found his patience with her mother hard to bear , but he would brook no criticism even from his beloved daughter . |
| 5 | He said the world 's racing authorities could persecute him all they liked but he would find a spanner to throw in their works , and they 'd regret it . ’ |
| 6 | For this reason , he is unable to support birth control by means of contraceptives , but he would have no hesitation in recommending self-control . |
| 7 | Tinryland was terribly disappointing on his seasonal debut at Newbury , but he would have a great each-way chance if reproducing last season 's form . |
| 8 | But he would have a drink and a warm bed awaiting him when he got rid of it . |
| 9 | ‘ I did n't go to Oxford or Yale but he would have a good education if he had joined me at Birkenhead Institute . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ He said that he wanted to sell this house , but he would buy a smaller one for mother and me . |
| 11 | And er from his conversation he appeared to be a homely sort of a chap and er he was outspoken but he would call a spade a spade . |
| 12 | But he may sway the odd wavering voter on polling day . ’ |
| 13 | I think Jim Mason 's viewpoint is also urging for cooperation with the environment but he may cause a bit of controversy . |
| 14 | In that respect , the Minister 's intervention is not valid , but he may have a point in relation to electricity . |
| 15 | He had just one line in The Commitments but he 'll do a thousand more tonight . |
| 16 | But he 'll miss the pub . |
| 17 | But he 'll miss the total involvement ‘ like hell ’ . |
| 18 | But he 'll have a sore head for a pretty long time , I should imagine . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ He looks a bit pale but he 'll have a rosy glow tonight . ’ |
| 20 | they have n't got any scampi but he 'll have a spring roll no I do n't want , will that be |
| 21 | It 's amazing to find Clough in a relegation situation but he 'll have no problem getting Forest out of trouble . |
| 22 | And do you know , I very much doubt whether Herluin would have raised any objection to a successful theft , but he 'll have the youngster 's hide now it 's proved a failure . ’ |
| 23 | But he might hold the rest at the Earn until our fifteen hundred come up from the south . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ No , but he might own a boat . |
| 25 | He might lose himself in the books sometimes , but he might find the Key there , too . |
| 26 | But he might get the wrong person for his needs , possibly due to vacation , sickness , or the respondent may misunderstand the question , indeed , may well be unaware that certain information actually exists . |
| 27 | He would not give them as long , probably , but he might allow a day or two . |
| 28 | No , sure she 'd no notion where to find him , but he might ring the house in an hour or so , to see if there were any messages . |
| 29 | I remember seeing his ball disappear into what I thought was sand dunes left , but he 'd hit a woman on the head and nearly killed her , and his ball had flown back 60 or 70 yards into the fairway . |
| 30 | you you know I mean , but he 'd put the the research and the effort into it to get the pass . |