Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His wife was anxiously encouraging him to strengthen the acquaintance as they were influential people , but he was not yet sufficiently advanced in his profession to feel he ought to push for invitations . |
| 2 | Lord Denning MR said : Every member of the community is entitled to carry on any trade or business he chooses and in such manner as he thinks most desirable in his own interests , so long as he does nothing unlawful : with the consequence that any contract which interferes with the free exercise of his trade or business , by restricting him in the work he may do for others , or the arrangements which he may make with others , is a contract in restraint of trade . |
| 3 | Next year he may run for president . |
| 4 | the detainer is tendered sufficient money to satisfy any claim he may have for damage and expenses in respect of the straying livestock . |
| 5 | It is administration , rather than deciding issues or resolving disputes , even though the certifier often has to accept or reject claims by the contractor as to what he should certify for payment . |
| 6 | To the man of reason , that as a physically and mentally distinct person he should look after his own interests seems self-evident like a geometrical axiom , that he should care for others seems to require proof like a theorem . |
| 7 | Benson declared his availability for this year 's Ireland matches and the Irish selectors deemed he should play for Munster , the weakest of the six inter-pro teams . |
| 8 | Because of the ‘ unconvincing nature ’ of the compromise , he could not make up his mind whether he should apply for membership . |
| 9 | Moreover , he is told that the date of the first review is related to the length of time the Secretary of State decides he must serve for retribution and deterrence , and that the judicial view as to this period is a factor taken into account in making the decision . |
| 10 | He must prepare for payment all accounts due from the local authority and must in his turn , collect for the authority all sums due from time to time to the local authority particularly in regard to the collection of rates . |
| 11 | The reimbursement is standard-rated if the landlord has opted , and he must account for output tax on the reimbursement ( net of any VAT which he can reclaim ) . |
| 12 | Where a party seeks to extend a time limit imposed in the rules , he must apply for directions as above ( FPCR , r15(4) ; FPR , r4.15(1) ) . |
| 13 | Did not this column say , when the apparently creaking colossus joined Durham , that as long as he is capable of playing for a county he must play for England . |
| 14 | Mr Coombes is n't at home but says if there 's a technical breach he 'll apply for permission . |
| 15 | He says he 'll fight for compensation for everyone who was sacked . |
| 16 | Do you think he 'll come for lunch ? |
| 17 | He might drive for Italians , but he could n't be made of the right stuff . |
| 18 | He considered whom he knew in the Essex CID and whom he could tap for information . |
| 19 | The judge said there was only sentence he could pass for murder , Kelly would go prison for life . |
| 20 | Normally he could go for weeks without being so indulgent ; but the MacQuillan case had brought Rain Morgan back into his life and with her some poignant memories . |
| 21 | Davide ran his finger over the knubbled ear , and it began to seem to him a charm to bring good luck , prosperity , the ease he hoped to find , if only he could leave for America . |
| 22 | Perhaps he could arrange for Anthony to go sick at the last minute . |
| 23 | Mark Watson to be asked if he could arrange for Dr Pott to give a seminar . |
| 24 | IF Mr Deaves can not sell his mansion , he could qualify for state handouts for even longer than a year . |
| 25 | The rest of Europe said yes ; the best that he could say for Britain was maybe . |
| 26 | Dave 's house was a surprise ; a very comfortable modern bungalow with all mod cons , a few miles outside Kirkwall , with all the fishing and shooting he could wish for right on his doorstep . |
| 27 | They wore clothes that he thought beautiful , when he could see for envy : jackets with Napoleonic pockets , trousers cut so that they reached the ground at the back , pink shirts , print ties . |
| 28 | As Creggan turned north away from the Park all he could see for miles ahead was the stretching city . |
| 29 | Harry looked into his glass as if he could see for miles and Charles nudged him back on to the subject . |
| 30 | If he were careful , he could survive for years and , for the first time in his life , do exactly what he wanted . |