Example sentences of "[adv] he [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Why , for example , one of the , the points that Freud 's book makes , is er when Wilson was confronted with a conflict , particularly with a stronger male , like an elder brother , or his father , he would retreat into speech making , and apparently he used to have a barn where he did it , and he used to go and give speeches in the barn .
2 If only he could make a sound or move his body .
3 Mike came down yesterday morning , mind you he had been on his own quite a lot , a lot of time yesterday for the day Josh , cos I went to Altrincham with me mum at half nine and it , I 'd taken him out for a walk to make sure he 'd had his walk and Mike did n't get up till gone half two and when he come down he 'd cut a report of Lisa 's on the floor
4 Perhaps he would propose a night painting Perth red if there were any suitable local opportunities .
5 If he went on coming down here , perhaps he 'd get a boat .
6 Perhaps he 'd like a week penning this column .
7 I 'm seeing Dr McKenzie tomorrow so perhaps he can arrange a meeting .
8 Perhaps he could get a doctor 's certificate , to say it would do him a damage .
9 Perhaps he should have a word with the President of the Commission , Mr. Delors , who said yesterday : ’ Britain will become a paradise for Japanese investment ’ .
10 So he can have a go on the race track or he do n't have to bother if he do n't want to .
11 And erm so he will have a phone number of the vicar and so on .
12 If he just phones them up tonight he can get a ticket .
13 Normally he will write a cheque , or withdraw the money and hand it over .
14 Zoff said yesterday he will make a decision today on whether Gascoigne makes his debut against Genoa .
15 Hopefully he 'll have a spell of conscience .
16 Later he would design a window for the new cathedral .
17 Later he would design a window for the new cathedral .
18 So far this silent assassin has won every throw , but sooner or later he will make a mistake . ’
19 Also he must win a minimum of three points in each of two shows under different judges .
20 ‘ Henry ! ’ said Elinor , in a voice that suggested that if he did n't shut up he might get a clip round the ear .
21 You arrest somebody , maybe a drunk , the next day he 's feeling a little disgruntled and almost inevitably he 'll make a complaint
22 He 's always been respected by everyone , now he 'll become a man of some importance . ’
23 As for Zen , any day now he would receive a telegram from the Ministry summoning him back to Rome , and that would be that .
24 Now he can ride a bike and play football with his mates and brother Daniel , five .
25 Now that the tide was out he could see a channel cut in the rocks right out to the tide-line where once the outfall pipe had run .
26 Tomorrow he would send a gift — one of the new range of creatures , perhaps — to smooth things over .
27 Party strategists acknowledge that the overwhelming weight of opinion polls has been against them — and that for Mr Major to win tomorrow he would need a movement in public opinion greater than that achieved in nine of the past 10 election campaigns .
28 He 's already picked up a thousand pounds tomorrow he 'll receive a copy of his short story — The Green Moustache , which er got him into the final along with the other eleven winning stories which are being published in an anthology , which is hot off the presses from the publishers Collins .
29 Well , tomorrow he 'd get a taste of reality .
30 Well he could charge a tenner and the dealers would be happy would n't they ?
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