Example sentences of "we [vb past] he [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the event , we had to return at separate times and as the friend , Mr. Robin Townsend , was to cross first , he took the plastic ticket and we agreed he would arrange to have the ticket divided , and leave my part at your Ostend office . |
| 2 | At first we thought he would grow out of his phobia . |
| 3 | We thought he would pass straight through Wedale to the north . ’ |
| 4 | We thought he would court Lothian . |
| 5 | We thought he would say , ‘ Majority Rule Now . ’ |
| 6 | We thought he might find the house was too big for him , sell it and buy something smaller . |
| 7 | Aye I said , so she said the landlord 's never put it down so we thought he 'd have had it down by she come home cos Alison seen it and where they work and th and there 's a room there or something and she 'd asked the boss could she have it for the bathroom . |
| 8 | We thought he 'd burst in and take away everything we had — everything I 'd worked for so long and so hard , and he did n't deserve any of it . |
| 9 | We thought he 'd call in again or come over . |
| 10 | But we knew he would have wanted the wedding to go ahead . |
| 11 | After Richard had got out , it went slowly but at least we knew he 'd get help . ’ |
| 12 | We knew he 'd have a quick one while he was there . |
| 13 | We hoped he would drink in a civilized way . ’ |
| 14 | Neither my sister nor I can remember exactly what we had for dinner , but we chose not merely a good cheese but a claret of which we hoped he would approve . |
| 15 | He has been toying with various possibilities ( we suggested he could come to us & repeat the year at Oban High — a somewhat unlikely proposition , I admit ) but seems likely to plump for a 4-year course at Birmingham , leading to a BSc in Computer Engineering . |