Example sentences of "that he [vb mod] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 STEVE COPPELL last night tried to stamp out speculation that he may quit Crystal Palace by vowing that he would see out the remaining 18 months of his contract .
2 And Coppell himself gave the Roker manager further cause for relief when he stamped out speculation that he may quit Palace .
3 In one case Julian discusses a manumission ‘ let Pamphilus be free , so that he may give account to my sons ’ ( Pamphilus liber esto , ita ut filiis meis rationem reddat ) .
4 Where the summons has been so sent by post and returned to the court office undelivered , notice of non-service ( N 216 ) is sent to the plaintiff saying that he may request bailiff service .
5 More fundamental doubts about the war were expressed by Richard de Bury Bishop of Durham in his Philobiblion , where he said that ‘ war , wanting discretion of reason , furiously attacks whatever falls in its way , and not being under the guidance of reason it destroys the vessels of reason ’ , and he beseeched ‘ the ruler of Olympus and the most high Dispenser of all the world , that he may abolish war , establish peace , and bring about tranquil times under his own special protection ’ .
6 His son has gone off to London , and he worries that he may lose touch with him .
7 Such a man shall be exposed to wind and weather , suspended between the high and low tidemarks , from night until morning — so that he may take time to consider his wickedness , and repent … . ’
8 Because of the narrowing of one aspect of the fault element of murder ( cl. 54(1) ( b ) ) to " intending to cause serious personal harm and being aware that he may cause death " , manslaughter is extended into part of the area currently covered by murder .
9 But he went up there now , with Bienvida trailing behind him , from an obscure feeling that he ought to show Jarvis this offer was appreciated .
10 In determining whether the defendants ought to be held liable under the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher , the learned judge considered that he ought to pay regard to ( i ) the quantities of combustible materials which the defendants brought onto the land ; ( ii ) the way in which they stored them ; and ( iii ) the character of the neighbourhood .
11 It could be that you think he 'll say ‘ no ’ or that he 'll raise doubts and practical concerns .
12 Erm the alchemist is conning people promising them that he 'll turn base metals into gold .
13 Little chance that he 'll dig County out of trouble .
14 His target include a defender and another striker to help ease the load on Dundalk based Dessie Gorman who has also signed a two year contract which ended speculation that he might return south .
15 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 .
16 During these periods Patterson exercised executive power , raising speculation that he might succeed Manley should he retire on health grounds .
17 In 810 he even boasted that he might visit Charles in Aachen , as he had already made deep inroads into Frisia .
18 A sixteen-year-old girl ( they 're always sixteen in this story ) who had been having regular sex with her boyfriend , began worrying that he might lose interest in her if he had to keep wearing a condom .
19 He initially did not appear worried that he might lose staff as a consequence , in the way that Egon Zehnder left Spencer Stuart and Norman , Broadbent et al .
20 She 'd intended to tell him she wanted to open the safety-deposit box , but it occurred to her that he might put obstacles in her way .
21 It was quite conceivable , too , that he might have thoughts of visiting the Spa Triangle .
22 Someone suggests that he might have skills to offer others on the scheme .
23 It was unlikely , but just possible that he might have news of John .
24 The Khedive is starting to realize that he might have trouble on his hands .
25 Six were at sea , on the business of trade — an act of faith that he might have cause to regret .
26 And he laughed off suggestions that he might recall Lineker once he starts playing again for Grampus Eight in May .
27 For the first time it occurred to Katherine as a conscious thought that he might find life with her mother a trial in ways which did n't only concern her .
28 Only the fear that he might win custody of their son Robert held the marriage together .
29 It seemed therefore that he might outrun America in making agreements with Moscow and provoke a breach with Washington .
30 ‘ His thumb had been completely ripped off but he was just worried that he might need stitches .
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