Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | By half emptying one of the sacks onto the floor of the van he found he could drag it with his right hand and hold onto the box with his left . |
| 32 | On his journey back to Paisley , Drummond did not neglect to stop at Boquhan and call upon Mrs. Mary Campbell , who in turn advised her cousin Lord Milton that Drummond ‘ said he wou 'd a road a hunder miles to serve our intrest & while he lives you may command him in any manner in his power ’ . |
| 33 | If he moved they would see him ; if he stayed still they would find him . |
| 34 | So he say they 'll give it to you back so that 's what they done they give me me money back , cos they 'd already give him back his , you see . |
| 35 | If he has it will mean he either intends to defend the action or to admit the debt and make an offer to pay by instalments . |
| 36 | Yet , strangely , even as he approached I could tell he would not harm me . |
| 37 | He wants he 'll send us a er a rough erm sponsorship form cos I said we could do it on the computer you know , the |
| 38 | So , anyway , he says oh he says we 'll fit it for you |
| 39 | He says we ought to let you stick it out if you want to . |
| 40 | He says you should serve it with whipped cream for a lighter Christmas dessert . |
| 41 | He says you could argue we 're just transferring the pollution from the streets to the power station . |
| 42 | About seven years he says you can expect them to start going like then , you know and I |
| 43 | he he says he might give me |
| 44 | well he says he 'll tell me what he suggests and if it agrees with what I 've got I 'm a happy man are n't I . |
| 45 | He hums and haws for a bit then he says he 'll put them in his car and ask if I can keep them at Combe Court . |
| 46 | He says he 'll take you somewhere else . |
| 47 | He says he 'll consider it . |
| 48 | He a big man and if I say I 'm not well he says he 'll have it up the back then and … ’ and I said ‘ Well , you 'll just have to put a stopper in it then , wo n't you ? ’ |
| 49 | He says he 'll have it mum . |
| 50 | He says he 'll hang it in the toilet . |
| 51 | Discussing Of Grammatology , he says he will treat it as a book with a theme , even though Derrida wants to discourage such an approach to it . |
| 52 | He says he will do it himself . |
| 53 | ‘ He says he will bring us some fruit and biscuits and things . |
| 54 | ‘ I have found him , ’ said Cadfael , reporting the result of his quest in private to Abbot Radulfus , ‘ and he says he will know his man again . ’ |
| 55 | He says he can do nothing , and we must go back to Hull , because of a small storm ! |
| 56 | He says he can do it . |
| 57 | He says he can remember he was burnt in the fire and that his sister died in the fire . |
| 58 | He says he can find his way up the Orinoco and discover the Seven Cities of Gold where the streets are paved with precious metals , and dusky , full-bosomed maidens scatter gems and pennies . |
| 59 | ‘ Well , Archie has a boat , and he says he can take us out to the bird islands , and I 'm sure we could get him to take you somewhere in the Land-Rover where you can fish . |
| 60 | Len Daniels was attacked by pirates and virtually ran out of rations — but he says he 'd do it all again . |