Example sentences of "he [modal v] [vb infin] a [noun sg] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Terry B says it 's great to be back and he 's heard there 's a race for the over fifties which he may have a go at … he 's getting itchy feet and will soon be back riding for trainers … he 's also got his old job back as a steward at Worcester races and his public still love him |
| 2 | But when he spoke it was not of her but of Peach , how to feed him , what sort of supplements he should have , that although he had had his routine immunizations , he must have a booster at a year old and also an injection against a new sort of feline virus . |
| 3 | See if he 'll have a look at you . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | than he could shake a stick at . |
| 6 | He was putting on his heavy overcoat , asked again casually if he could have a look at the glass . |
| 7 | None the less , the universality of this practice is attested by one wit who told Brown that he would like to die before him , so that he could have a look at heaven before Brown ‘ improved ’ it . |
| 8 | He could have a look at the Evidence , again ; that would be good . |
| 9 | As soon as you deigned to tell me that the Svend you were looking for was a student , and that he 'd used my home as a hotel , I recalled that my nephew spent a night here shortly after I moved in so that he could attend a lecture at the city university , and that I 'd entrusted him with a spare key so he could come and go as he pleased . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ He 'd have a go at anything . ’ |
| 11 | Joe said no , he had n't today , and that he 'd like a look at her dad 's . |
| 12 | Semenov promised me that he would have a word at the highest level , with Yury Vladimirovich Andropov . |
| 13 | The previous Secretary of State — the right hon. Member for Bath ( Mr. Patten ) , now chairman of the Conservative party — had promised two years ago that he would have a look at SSAs ; that promise , however , came to nothing , as has every other Government promise relating to local administration . |
| 14 | Several times I went up the valley with my father in the evening and sat with him behind a rock , hoping he would get a shot at the leopard . |
| 15 | In her opinion , it was unlikely that he would get a place at Cedars at such a late stage in the year . |
| 16 | He decided that on the way he would take a look at the nearby clump of trees from which the eerie sounds had drifted during the night . |
| 17 | ‘ So he said that if he caught Springsteen in his back garden again , he would heave a half-brick at him . |
| 18 | He will give a demonstration at Bishop Auckland College on Wednesday , May 20 at 7pm . |
| 19 | He will propose a motion at Monday 's special meeting calling on the committee to reverse its decision . |
| 20 | Tomorrow , in his capacity as president of the Prince 's Trust and the Prince 's Scottish Youth Business Trust , he will attend a reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse at which an exhibition of his own watercolours will be previewed . |
| 21 | Without Batty , Leeds have lost six of their last eight matches , and if he comes through tomorrow 's reserve team clash with Newcastle , he can expect a recall at Blackburn on Saturday . |
| 22 | yeah but he 's got to the stage now as if yeah he 's not gon na do a lot , whatever he did before at home I 'm not sure but er he 's done all his windows and stuff like that but I think then again he can do a lot at work you see . |