Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having acquired a wife , Leslie began to think that he ought to take some steps towards securing our future . |
| 2 | ‘ He ought to have some painkillers , ’ said Phil , ‘ and we ought to get some fluids into him . |
| 3 | ‘ He may have some kind of interest in you for the moment , little make-up lady , but , believe me , it wo n't last . |
| 4 | If Picon 's experience at his last job , in San Antonio , is any indication , he may have some cause for optimism . |
| 5 | Please note that the official bird recorder for Gladhouse , , regularly walks round the reservoir , usually a Thursday and/or Sunday and he may cause some disturbance on those days . |
| 6 | He may derive some support from the statement of Templeman LJ in Amalgamated Estates Ltd v Joystretch Manufacturing Ltd : I think it is a great pity that any landlord should require , or that any tenant should accept , a provision making time of the essence when the consequences are so onerous . |
| 7 | Robert thinks he may need some help . |
| 8 | We ask of each person whether he did anything he should not have done such that he should be blamed for the deaths that followed , or whether he contributed to the accidents in such a way that , blameworthy or not , he should bear some portion of the damage or loss . |
| 9 | He feels , in the light of the subject matter and the seriousness of their conversations , that he should exhibit some seriousness of purpose , although he solicits their opinions about restaurants to show that he is not all big issues . |
| 10 | May I suggest that he apologises in a broadcast from No. 10 Downing street , which I understand he occupies temporarily , and that he should give some thought — |
| 11 | I thought for a moment and came up with a suggestion that he should give some sort of honour , an OBE or the like , to the cricketer Basil D'Oliveira , who had been shabbily treated by the South African government . |
| 12 | She was insistent in case there should be a separation that he should make some form of , of proper financial arrangement for them , a legally binding agreement . |
| 13 | ‘ He saw the club doctor , who said he should have some tests . |
| 14 | He then feels that , in all fairness , he must give some guidance on the loose ends , even at the last moment . |
| 15 | He must do some motoring then ! |
| 16 | He must acquire some knowledge of law and seek to settle disputes between parishioners , having three or four of the ablest men in the parish to hear the cause with him . |
| 17 | He must make some progress , he thought , impose some order on the chaos which faced him or Burnell would not need to order his departure from Scotland . |
| 18 | A Rottweiler needs more than this ; he must have some purpose . |
| 19 | Now , ( iii ) for someone to be entitled to say that something is the case he must have some basis for what he says . |
| 20 | He must have some need of her ; she had none of him . |
| 21 | He must have some argument that the normal standards are inappropriate in some way . |
| 22 | If he wants a debate , he must produce some ideas . |
| 23 | He must buy some corduroys . |
| 24 | Perhaps he 'll make some jewellery for you , one day . ’ |
| 25 | But in the meantime , you can let Jones know that he 'll have some waiting of his own to do . |
| 26 | He 'll ask some questions and if you get them right you can visit the landmark . |
| 27 | The chances of playing for England are remote … yet for Eire in goal is good , so he 'll get some international/world experience ( maybe in the World Cup … give us another reason to cheer on you Irish ; - ) |
| 28 | He 'll get some compo for that . |
| 29 | and then he 'll put some squiggles on the board and he 'll say , Well of course this comes to erm seventeen point six . |
| 30 | He 'll catch some illness or other , I can see it coming . ’ |