Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ … entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar , that he may give me the cave of Machpelah , which he owns ; it is at the end of his field . |
| 2 | ‘ Hopefully he may give us the help we are looking for . ’ |
| 3 | He may need to do all this , and to ventilate his fears of a future without her ; but he has probably been told since he was three years old that ‘ boys do n't cry ’ , and that men must always show courage and maintain the stiff upper lip , so he may deny himself the relief of lowering his defences and ‘ letting go ’ which society expects the widow to do quite naturally . |
| 4 | THE TEACHER To start , he should explain what the general shape of each tune is , what tone marks are used to symbolise the shape , and what attitude the tone group conveys . |
| 5 | He is resigned to missing out on any serious rugby during this month , but by early October he should know what the season holds for him . |
| 6 | But in order to do this he must decide in each case what these conventions declare the law to be ; in order to do this he must decide what the content of each convention really is . |
| 7 | West wins this third Diamond trick with the Queen and all he has left in his hand are 3 Hearts , and whatever card he plays he must give you the last three tricks in that suit . |
| 8 | The official warns Butch he must tell him the type of ball , and so Butch has another go : ‘ Ta-Ta-Ta-Ta … ’ and he stamps his foot in frustration . |
| 9 | Because , Mean Mr Love , he 'll give you the sack , he 'll |
| 10 | ‘ Do you think he 'll give you the price you want ? ’ |
| 11 | He 'll give you the details . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Or he 'll give us the slip . ’ |
| 13 | He 'll give us the bite and aggressiveness we need in this area , ’ he added . |
| 14 | I ask him if he 'll tell me the story again , but he just looks over at me and shakes his head . |
| 15 | He 'll tell you the time of day I first entered the building . ’ |
| 16 | They can ask you anything and he 'll tell you the truth . |
| 17 | So he said they said to him well go with Mark and he 'll show you the what to do . |
| 18 | ‘ I say to kids , go down to the high street bank , see the bank manager and find out whether he 'll lend you the fifty grand you need to make this record . |
| 19 | He 'll prove himself the best fighter in the world because the WBC 's main contender Tony Tucker and WBO champion Mike Moorer , a really dangerous customer , are waiting in the wings . |
| 20 | You were looking a bit sorry for yourself when we came back cos he buys flowers and he gives , so he 'll buy them the day before , I got the next day , there their making in all that |
| 21 | I 'm not saying that he will get it wrong or that he 'll lose you the money , but that 's the responsibility of . |
| 22 | He might think it the honourable thing to do . |
| 23 | If we are intended for great ends , we are called to great hazards ; and , whereas we are given absolute certainty in nothing , we must in all things choose between doubt and inactivity , and the conviction that we are under the eye of One who , for whatever reason , exercises us with the less evidence when He might give us the greater . |
| 24 | Elder assured Henry that , with Highland support , he could achieve what the Scots themselves wanted : freedom from France , the establishment of the Protestant faith , and union with England . |
| 25 | And he landed out at the Dardanelles , and here they discovered his age he was away near , he was fif about fifty six or something or fifty eight or something and he was out there in the Dar and they packed him straight back home but oh boy he could tell you the stories about America . |
| 26 | He could tell you the geology underfoot — every hedge every feature , every boundary . |
| 27 | Well I , I took the liberty of the Lord Lieutenant 's appointed me to something called the Sussex Rural Options Land Bank and I brought you a copy of the leaflet , having notice of your question and I did ask the officer who deals with this in the Sussex Rural Community Council if he could give me the latest score on housing I thought that the news was bad from what he had said , but having said that , I mean every effort is being made to deal with the issues you raise in this council which is now chaired by Peter . |
| 28 | Erm and what I would like to do , that paper was written by Mr , erm our research officer and perhaps after I 've made one or two general remarks , he could give you the flavour erm of of of the difference as we as we see , if that would be acceptable to you ? |
| 29 | Before he could stop them the memories came galloping back . |
| 30 | Then he could show him the dismal landscape , and drawings he had done recently , some of which he had shown the Reverend Pietersen . |