Example sentences of "[verb] he [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To really know him would take a lifetime . |
| 2 | BOWLER Vic Macey joked he 'd break a pal 's leg if he hit him for four at a Paignton cricket match — then DID accidentally after the game . |
| 3 | Apart from anything else , she wanted to recompense him in some way , although she doubted he would accept a reward . |
| 4 | They say he could have a future when he 's finished his studies . " |
| 5 | It turned out he was escaping a planned course of ECT because no one on his ward believed he might have a drink problem . |
| 6 | If Mr Gorbachev believed he could acquire a breathing space through repression , during which the economy could be transformed by unpopular but necessary reforms , he might be willing to pay the price , but this would reverse his strategy of the past three years . |
| 7 | He says — what 's that phrase of his ? — he says he can drop a stone into that particular well and never hear the splash . |
| 8 | He says he can guarantee a student will pass after just 3 weeks cramming . |
| 9 | Well , Herman Schrijver says he will hire a car when the warm weather comes and drive her down to lunch with me in the Green Belt … . |
| 10 | And er he , of course with him being a blacksmith , he could get a job anywhere in America , he says he could leave a town tonight and land in another town , he says and he could be sure of getting a job with him being a blacksmith . |
| 11 | Now once again we know about this because Edward Heath was given another job , just about nine months later , the king had decided he would summon a parliament in Oxford erm and in January '44 it was due to meet , but where were the members who were going to come into Oxford to stay . |
| 12 | The landlord had obviously decided he could make a lot of money out of this rehearsal room lark . |
| 13 | ‘ He looks fitter , sleeker , and better , ’ Robson said , ‘ and we just hope he can score a goal for us from the wing . |
| 14 | I do n't expect he could use a slide rule either , and you and I might think that using a slide rule would be one of the marks of an educated man , but I think things move on . |
| 15 | Mr Yeltsin 's aides have said he would ignore a vote to remove him by the Congress , which was elected before the collapse of the Soviet Union . |
| 16 | Sooty was famous for his jokes and it was said he could make a cat laugh just by looking at it . |
| 17 | and it was said he could sniff a copper out a mile away . |
| 18 | And Murtach has said he will lead a party to Carnach through the snows once Ringill is secured . ’ |
| 19 | Our son has said he will get a bank loan if necessary . |
| 20 | It was thought he would take a studio for the London season . |
| 21 | They had thought he 'd split a kidney as well as fracturing an elbow and dislocating a shoulder . |
| 22 | Lady de Vesci gave them her splendid London house at 28 Bruton Street , and it was thought he should have a seat in Parliament . |
| 23 | ‘ But I do n't believe he done it , I do n't believe he could do a thing like that and her with a babby inside of her . ’ |
| 24 | Nigel Mansell has promised he 'll make a statement tomorrow about his future with the Oxfordshire-based Williams team . |
| 25 | ‘ Did n't anyone suspect he might have a problem ? ’ |
| 26 | GWR was approached by DLT 's agent 2 weeks ago , and market research showed he 'd prove a hit with the listeners . |
| 27 | I can always remember that yeah , I won a book called And then er when we came out pictures on Saturday afternoon , there always used to be a gentleman there and he 'd had a great big basket and he 'd like he 'd have a bag of sweets and oranges in these er basket and they used to give the children a bag of sweet and orange and they came out and see pictures for a penny . |
| 28 | He claimed he used to hold a tie round Murray 's arm as he injected himself . |
| 29 | Half way through he had a break , and noted the record that he had been told he could consult a solicitor if he wished . |
| 30 | We are told he could outpace a pack of hounds and catch a fleeing fox with ease , and run from Porth to Llantrisant in the time it took his mother to boil a kettle . |