Example sentences of "[subord] he [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd been so lovely , and her shoulder still burned where he 'd put a hand on it after the game . |
| 2 | His mother had been silent when she first saw it , and his father had been angry at the lack of enthusiasm and had arranged to take Stuart fishing for a day to a small loch where he could borrow a boat . |
| 3 | Since Balbinder clearly made more progress in a small group where he could have a lot of attention , and where all worked at the same pace , this could be an answer . |
| 4 | Dr Ottokar Proctor , head of the presidential think-tank , and widely believed to be the architect of the Big Bonus , was unavailable for comment , although he is scheduled to make an appearance at a film festival in Tampa , Florida , where he will give a lecture on the Sisyphean influence of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner on contemporary American culture . |
| 5 | However , although he might look a bit lost , he makes good in Year 2 . |
| 6 | Although he might have a woman as a friend , he could not lust , he could not desire or covet any woman , whether she be free or not . |
| 7 | He ( ) had contacted them , but had been refused information although he could hire a video . |
| 8 | Lloyd George made a stand on the issue of a plebiscite for Upper Silesia , saying that he would no more give the place to the Poles than he would give a clock to a monkey . |
| 9 | than he could shake a stick at . |
| 10 | It was a new envelope and address label , so he must have a typewriter in there too , but unless you were looking for it , you would hardly have spotted the swap . |
| 11 | He says Anna is n't the right wife for a Plunkett — especially one who 's been given a university education so he can become a spokesman for our people . |
| 12 | ‘ But Urban the Eighth took the bronze from the inside of the dome and gave it to Bernini so he could create a baldacchino — a canopy — for the papal altar in Saint Peter 's . ’ |
| 13 | I 'm sure you do n't want to hear about Mark 's cousin getting done for selling crack mixed with concrete , or the Forest Of Dean whizzkid who tried to get the band 's mate to give them heroin so they 'd all become addicted so he could make a profit out of them , or Zac sticking his finger up a chicken 's arse , do you ? |
| 14 | ‘ I think Billy might just have been desperate enough to smash that chair over somebody 's head so he could make a run for it . ’ |
| 15 | Auckland District Court heard that the 20-year-old man ‘ was merely trying to attract their attention , so he could start a conversation ’ and that such behaviour was perfectly normal on his archipelago . |
| 16 | This program was written by Raphael Salgado , who is himself a first-degree black belt , so he could use a Karate program that he enjoyed and was realistic . |
| 17 | His mother encouraged him to study harder and harder so he could become a doctor , one of the most financially rewarding occupations in Japan . |
| 18 | I have told him that COED CYMRU can have eight pages , provided he can raise a minimum of £1,000 to cover its production costs . |
| 19 | He stabbed at the paper with his knife until he 'd cut a hole big enough , and pulled one of them out . |
| 20 | CLIFF Richard looks like he could use a Summer Holiday as he limbers up for his next sell-out UK tour . |
| 21 | I asked if he would swear a statement to this effect if it were necessary . |
| 22 | A hotel spokeswoman said : ‘ He booked in his family and we asked if he would do a turn . ’ |
| 23 | Now , if you had an opportunity of glancing at the leaflet already you will have seen that the leader for this July 's er , weekend is is Mr Henry and , I do n't think I can do any better than to spend two minutes of the time that we 've got in asking Henry if he would say a word or two of introduction to the theme for this year . |
| 24 | He has challenged Labour counterpart Alan Milburn to tell the electorate if he would defy a whip reversing the move . |
| 25 | I asked him if he would like a video of the show and he said , ‘ No thanks , the experience was enough . ’ |
| 26 | His father rose , walked into the bar and asked his son if he would like a drink . |
| 27 | One of them asked John if he would like a drink . |
| 28 | I asked if he would like a coffee , or to be taken home , but he could only shake his head . |
| 29 | I asked Henry Ratter if he would run a workshop for a group of Wirral secondary headteachers and senior LEA officers . |
| 30 | For a second it looked as if he might make a stab at it , but then he saw John Wakeham , looking a little crestfallen , coming out in front of him , while behind John Patten , Tony Newton , Michael Portillo and Sir Patrick Mayhew were about to swing through Downing Street gates . |