Example sentences of "[adj] he [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're bound to take to Filmer too , you know how civilized he can seem , and I do n't suppose news of the trial got much attention here since it collapsed almost before it began . |
| 2 | Seldom if ever will he invite you to carry on , and assure you that if things go wrong he will bear the burden of guilt . |
| 3 | so I have Sally , and , and er , her mum always cooks a meal in the evening so I , I do something like toasted cheese sandwiches or beans on toast or something like that at lunch time , but there was one time when she wanted peanut butter and , all her brother used to ask , I , her brother does n't come to me now , he stays at home cos he 's going on fifteen , and as he 's next door but one anyway , you know if , if anything goes wrong he can come along to me , but all he wanted was my homemade blackcurrant jam , and now he does n't come any more I 've got to actually give him |
| 4 | Like other monarchs through history , Charles took the course of letting another take the most major step on his behalf ; if it went wrong he could repudiate it , if it went well then it was obviously a wise action for all . |
| 5 | One man in particular er again I wo n't mention his name but anybody that went to Road School 'll know who I , I mean when I say that if you did anything wrong he 'd call you out and ask you something and if you , if you like pupils used to be a bit shy and , and not speak to him he 'd slap you across the face . |
| 6 | A second minister , Padraig Flynn , responsible for the environment , who had also made clear he would vote against Haughey , was dismissed on Nov. 8 . |
| 7 | Port Vale 's John Rudge emerged last night as a possible successor to Dennis Rofe , while caretaker-manager Allison made it clear he would want a good back-up team if he is to resume a managerial career that ended in 1984 . |
| 8 | The prisoner made it clear he would harm the man using his strength . |
| 9 | ‘ Barbarians stole the statues , ’ Nicolo repeated in a way that made it clear he would accept no argument . |
| 10 | Mr Lamont said he had made clear he would recoup the cost when he abolished car tax . |
| 11 | Chatting to him about the service ( on February 16 , two days after the Valentines ' martyrdom ) it was clear he might take the opportunity to make a point or two about the state of modern human relationships as not touched on in your average Valentine 's card . |
| 12 | But it is clear he must contact the prison before he strikes again . |
| 13 | Had he been English he might have been described as a typical eccentric . |
| 14 | So alone and unroped he must have had to tackle the daunting vertical crack above , knowing he was fully committed . |
| 15 | Funny he should think you might be on holiday . |
| 16 | It was funny he should have remembered the row that week-end , when Patricia had left him in the cinema , and the per … pervert had touched his leg , because that was when all this had really started . |
| 17 | For the time being she was useful to annoy Gina , but if she got too possessive he would have to drop her . |
| 18 | If you call an Englishman British he would reply , ‘ British if you must , but English first . ’ |
| 19 | Do you not agree that if God ever did say Let there be light he must have been over Norfolk at the time ? ’ |
| 20 | When she warned him that if he was not careful he would grow up like his father , he felt rage and shame and dismay . |
| 21 | If he was n't careful he would find himself in the dungeon — or dead . |
| 22 | He was already jealous of the easy friendship between the sailor and Wirth-Miller and was wounded by the remark that what Denis could have free he would have to pay for . |
| 23 | If ever afterwards Creggan had been asked at what moment on that journey north he knew he was free he would have been able to answer precisely . |
| 24 | Impossibly arrogant and handsome , teeth flashing beneath his ebony moustache , so much copied by the young Argentine bloods , black curls flowing from under a very unIrish tartan hat , Juan 's long thighs gripped a bay mare who was so glossy he could have checked his reflection in her quarters . |
| 25 | It is sad in several ways , not just because it springs from genuine human grief but because poor Uncle Ted , no matter how theologically illiterate he may have been , deserves better . |
| 26 | Yet if his character had been different he would have attracted an ordinary-looking girl . |
| 27 | To Constance 's English eyes , his skin was so brown he might have been an Indian . |
| 28 | If the boss had been more assertive he could have said something like , ‘ I would appreciate some more help . |
| 29 | She 'd been afraid he might guess that ‘ Raff ’ was short for Raphael . |
| 30 | If it was n't for Mike I 'd be off but I 'm afraid he might start snorting coke if I turn my back . |