Example sentences of "they [modal v] [vb infin] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | He does n't seem to be embarrassed by anything , except when you try to provoke him by telling him that surely he must thump his desk once in a while , or that although he says that a record company exists ‘ to guide your artists ’ most of them must hate him at some point . |
| 2 | If one knight became separated from the rest of his team he might find five or six opponents all bearing down on him at once , and one of them might strike him in the back . |
| 3 | The hovering clerk at Hussey 's back was watching them narrowly every moment , as though one of them might elude him when he came to gather them up again . |
| 4 | Neglect of them could throw him into a searing rage ; as when he discovered that a rest camp for troops out of the line had been placed within sound of the guns . |
| 5 | He ran across the wet road and over to the hospital entrance before any of them could answer him . |
| 6 | By section 434 of the Companies Act 1985 if inspectors appointed to investigate the affairs of a company consider that an officer or agent of the company ‘ or any other person ’ is in possession of information relating to a matter relevant to the investigation they may require him : |
| 7 | The latest word from Malawi is that they may see him after Kamuzu Day , a possible flashpoint , this Thursday . |
| 8 | Every family with a young man knows they may lose him to the war , and they are as furious about it as a swarm of bees . |
| 9 | They may have him already . ’ |
| 10 | If the police wish to detain him they must place him under arrest . |
| 11 | This time they must send him to prison . |
| 12 | This would inevitably be slow-moving , but it was only seventy miles from Berwick , so that they must expect him before the town within the week . |
| 13 | Those things strapped to his poor little scalp — they must hurt him , no matter what they said . |
| 14 | ‘ They must give him a chance . |
| 15 | He says if people think he 's not telling the truth they must tell him to his face . |
| 16 | On 5 November 1978 , four generals called Afshar saying they must see him at once . |
| 17 | That is , they must convict him of the offence which they think he probably did not commit . |
| 18 | He poured himself more whisky , pressing Herr Nordern to have another , too , and saying that he was leading the Norderns into bad ways but that they must forgive him as it was n't very often they saw him , ha ! ha ! and Herr Nordern , while not prepared to accept that he was led by anyone except the leaders of his country , took the whisky , thinking , what the devil , he had worked like a dog all day , and it was true , Karl would not be with them much longer and they would probably never see him again and , he had to confess , he would n't mind if he never saw him again as long as either of them lived . |
| 19 | After a while they must follow him and be armed with dagger and sword . |
| 20 | He cared nothing for his wife and daughter and they must wipe him from their minds . |
| 21 | ‘ They should make him a national treasure , ’ said Ian Wright . |
| 22 | He persuaded the Stationer 's Company that they should send him a copy of each book its members printed . |
| 23 | Even Sean 's obvious appreciation of her had served mainly to boost her confidence as to how she would look in that other man 's eyes , if by some absolute miracle they should meet him for a moment as they were driving through the grounds of Millfield House . |
| 24 | Well obviously Miss the magistrates will need to be satisfied there are grounds why they should bind him over they will also need to be satisfied that there is a fear for the future otherwise they will not bind him over . |
| 25 | Well obviously Miss the magistrates will need to be satisfied there are grounds why they should bind him over . |
| 26 | They should tell him things . |
| 27 | Deane is evidently capable of playing football , they should give him more opportunity to do it . |
| 28 | ‘ Then they should remove him . ’ |
| 29 | They should call him burglar Brain , the way he pinched it . |
| 30 | I think first of all we want to know er as far as it 's possible , which of course is always er within the limitations of our abilities whether we think he 's a man that we can recommend to the church , that they should call him . |