Example sentences of "what he [modal v] say to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or what he might say to her … |
| 2 | He returned home rehearsing what he would say to his father . |
| 3 | He dressed quickly , all the time arguing fiercely with himself , working out possible conversations with his mother , and what he would say to her , the devastating arguments he would present … and all the time he knew that she would say her piece and he would agree . |
| 4 | He was pacing back and forth , mulling over what he would say to her , when the biology student knocked at his door for the loan of a shilling for the gas-meter . |
| 5 | He thought briefly about Surere again , and wondered with something akin to panic whether he would reappear ; then , angered with himself at this disloyalty to a former colleague and certainly a fellow-sufferer under the new regime , he dismissed the matter and concentrated instead on what he would say to Taheb . |
| 6 | ‘ When I went to him , I had no idea that what he would say to me might bring him within the sphere of our investigation . ’ |
| 7 | And he had no idea of where to go , and how to find her — nor of what he would say to her when he did find her , either at the embassy or anywhere else she might have gone . |
| 8 | Well that 's what he 'd say to me , why did n't find out first ? |
| 9 | His father then asked William what he should say to his school-fellows , to which the boy replied , ‘ Tell them to prepare to meet their God ; and tell them I said so ’ ’ |
| 10 | If a composer remembers to keep this audience entertained , think what he can say to them all at the same time . |