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

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1 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 .
2 The landlord had obviously decided he could make a lot of money out of this rehearsal room lark .
3 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 .
4 Sooty was famous for his jokes and it was said he could make a cat laugh just by looking at it .
5 and it was said he could sniff a copper out a mile away .
6 And Murtach has said he will lead a party to Carnach through the snows once Ringill is secured . ’
7 Our son has said he will get a bank loan if necessary .
8 It was thought he would take a studio for the London season .
9 They had thought he 'd split a kidney as well as fracturing an elbow and dislocating a shoulder .
10 Lady de Vesci gave them her splendid London house at 28 Bruton Street , and it was thought he should have a seat in Parliament .
11 Nigel Mansell has promised he 'll make a statement tomorrow about his future with the Oxfordshire-based Williams team .
12 Half way through he had a break , and noted the record that he had been told he could consult a solicitor if he wished .
13 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 .
14 Some of the delayed motorists were distinctly lacking in respect , one going as far as to say that if he were going to get buried he 'd have a bit more consideration for other road users .
15 If another male is grabbed he will give a release call .
16 He is so frustrated by the dearth of buyers for his pub , which is partly sixteenth-century with a 26-seat restaurant , that he has declared he will take a buyer 's property in part-exchange and then rent it out until the market improves .
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