Example sentences of "that he [modal v] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 … . ’ |
| 2 | Having acquired a wife , Leslie began to think that he ought to take some steps towards securing our future . |
| 3 | Bets that he 'll take over as president of Novell may not take into account the short life span of any of Novell 's prior heirs apparent . |
| 4 | He tells Dixie that he 'll take an ounce . |
| 5 | Mr Adams scotched speculation that he might take up his Belfast West parliamentary seat , and use parliamentary privilege to overcome the broadcasting ban against Sinn Fein . |
| 6 | He never developed a major following there — even , as far as can be seen , in the early 1470s when there was still a possibility that he might take on a political role . |
| 7 | You know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins . |
| 8 | I listened with great fascination to the hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington ( Mr. Dicks ) , thinking that he might take this opportunity to tell the House about his relationship with Professor Bedi , who is now awaiting trial in Brixton prison . |
| 9 | He never developed a major following there — even , as far as can be seen , in the early 1470s when there was still a possibility that he might take on a political role . |
| 10 | Sir Peter Imbert , the Met Commissioner , has written to Met officers warning that he would take proceedings under the Official Secrets Act against police who break an internal discipline code which prohibits ‘ improper disclosure of information ’ . |
| 11 | So he said that he would take the next available flight to Turkey immediately after the EPC meeting . |
| 12 | It was decided that he would take me in as an apprentice to old Bill ( Mr Carswell ) . |
| 13 | She thought that he would take them ? |
| 14 | This spelled out the clear ‘ vision ’ that he would take into his presidency . |
| 15 | This stance may have been the result of the influence of senior officers of the regular army , assisted by a warning from Black 's solicitor that he would take legal proceedings should any new statement or comment on behalf of the army be libellous . |
| 16 | That evening at supper Dunbar came to them and abruptly , without preamble , announced that he would take over the keepership of Berwick Castle forthwith . |
| 17 | Alan had also arranged that he would take Nigel 's body to the chapel of rest at the crematorium until the cremation could take place . |
| 18 | Hari said nothing , it was natural that he would take the part of Emily who was not only his cousin but was his promised bride . |
| 19 | In his reply Dr. Yeats expressed his gratitude and assured Whitbread that he would take the earliest opportunity of using the oil ; a month later however , the doctor sent his servant with an apology — he had not yet had a chance to use it . |
| 20 | Luke shouted up to Anna that he would take Flora in , and then walk on to the sixth-form college . |
| 21 | He decided , however , that he would take it himself so he flew to Heathrow and with great ceremony , in the presence of AIB staff , the recording was finally read-out . |
| 22 | I wanted as far as possible to forearm the boy at the beginning of adolescence — not ramming a weapon into his hand willy-nilly , but showing him the size and shape of it and where it lies in such a way that he would take it up without realizing he was doing so and find himself using it when he needed to . |
| 23 | It was arranged that he would take a few days ' supply of stoma bags with him and he was given a list of equipment he would require . |
| 24 | He continued to assert that he would not live beyond the age of forty and even implied that he would take steps to ensure this . |
| 25 | It seemed inevitable that he would take the bait that had been laid out in the Park for him . |
| 26 | She did not understand that he was mocking her , or that he would take such a revenge on her for the pleasure he found in her . |
| 27 | He said to her , Dr Wyn said to Elizabeth , that he would take her to the Fair . |
| 28 | To Sarah he wrote that he would take her to Italy some day when the sun was shining . |
| 29 | Handing his keys to the parking valet , he decided that he would take a firm stand . |
| 30 | I am sorry that the Leader of the Opposition has announced that he would take money from British farmers and contribute it to those in southern Europe . |