Example sentences of "he [modal v] [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If an individual appears unable to pay his debts or has no reasonable prospect of paying he may also face a bankruptcy petition . |
| 2 | He may also have a contact man in each functional department responsible for co-ordination and monitoring of the work within the department . |
| 3 | He may well run a car repair business or sell cheap jewellery on the side , in which case his dealing will lack single-mindedness . |
| 4 | He may well have a point . |
| 5 | How that might change his nature , there 's the question ’ mean that he is determined to become emperor , and if he did , he may well become a tyrant and abuse his power , although he seems very noble at the moment . |
| 6 | He may well cause a bit more trouble yet . |
| 7 | He may even have a right to have it . |
| 8 | He may simply assist a competitor in any way which does or may have an adverse and material effect on his employer 's business . |
| 9 | If the seller can not maintain an action under section 49 , he may still have a claim for damages which he can bring under section 50 ‘ where the buyer wrongfully neglects or refuses to accept and pay for the goods . ’ |
| 10 | Whether this visit took place after Anselm 's return to England in September 1100 is unclear , but Anselm left the pope in no doubt about his view of the matter , and the pope promised to send no legate with authority over Canterbury during Anselm 's life time ; but it is clear that he did not , and could not , accept the Canterbury claim made by Anselm , that he should never appoint a legate in England other than the archbishop himself . |
| 11 | ( c ) He must normally make a record of the search there and then unless this is impracticable . |
| 12 | So , if the rational person thinks that the aggregate demand curve will be at AD 1 he must also expect a price level of P 2 . |
| 13 | He wants a machine with intelligence ; he must therefore have a man . |
| 14 | His uncle 's birthday was noted , he must always have a Christmas present bought and sent in good time . |
| 15 | He 'll doubtless have a go back , but that is just typical of any battle for a striker and defender . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ We 'd better let the doctor have a look ; he 'll probably prescribe a cream to help clear it up . |
| 17 | ‘ He 'll only think a weasel got it , ’ said Lydia . |
| 18 | he 'll maybe do a job by , by putting |
| 19 | ‘ He 'll never lay a finger on her . |
| 20 | ‘ He 'll never touch a back until it 's been properly rested . ’ |
| 21 | But he 'll never have a mortgage . |
| 22 | ‘ I bet he 'll still get a spot for the summer if he gets things sorted out . ’ |
| 23 | And of course sometimes during this apprenticeship Boy knew that what he really wanted was not to be taught to be one of us , not to be taught how to be a man at all , but to be reassured that he might somehow remain a boy forever . |
| 24 | When she glanced at him again he looked very grim and she wondered if she should have told Mitch that he might well have a lot of opportunity to photograph Spain — on foot as he walked back to Málaga . |
| 25 | He admits he might just prefer a boy but does n't really care ‘ as long as everything 's all right . ’ |
| 26 | WHILE Craig Chalmers revealed in this paper earlier this week that he might just have a chance of being put on standby for the forthcoming British Lions tour , he is now more upbeat about the prospects of that happening . |
| 27 | Nobody wanted to stroke a Gnome , except perhaps another Gnome , He thought he might just have a word with Caspar to see if Fenella could be brought along to his , Inchbad 's , bed that very night . |
| 28 | The Rev Hammer stands resplendent in battered hat , pleated hair and a grin so friendly he might even stand a chance of getting in the Camden Palace , and announces ‘ There 's two shcools of folk — the scholars with 27 different versions of the same sea shanty , and the get drunk/dance a lot/make free love … this is the lot I 'm interested in ! ’ |
| 29 | The Rev Hammer stands resplendent in battered hat , pleated hair and a grin so friendly he might even stand a chance of getting in the Camden Palace , and announces ‘ There 's two shcools of folk — the scholars with 27 different versions of the same sea shanty , and the get drunk/dance a lot/make free love … this is the lot I 'm interested in ! ’ |
| 30 | He might even find a way of turning it to his own advantage . |