Example sentences of "[noun] that [modal v] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Bates hopes to finalise a deal that will reduce his payment from the asking price of £22.85 million to £13 million — and mean Fulham moving in at the end of this season . |
| 2 | His first and continuing urge was to drive him towards crisis and clarity , which involved , one might almost say which meant , finding a podvig that would satisfy his idea of Stavrogin . |
| 3 | Even if it is not a must , it is often worth applying as it helps the marker do a better job , in particular because he can use electronic tools to provide data that will aid his judgement . |
| 4 | By cl. 18(a) " knowingly " includes a situation where the accused " avoids taking steps that might confirm his belief " that a circumstance exists . |
| 5 | Throughout the coalition , Law was prepared to support its continuation , but he was rarely prepared to argue for concession that would weaken his own party . |
| 6 | After a year 's break , Crawford was back at the BBC , making a final series of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and a play that would show his more serious side to a large audience in the way that only television could do . |
| 7 | WILLEM GERHARDUS HILLS filled his lungs with Yorkshire night air , raised his tracksuit collar against the biting cold and announced a decision that could change his life . |
| 8 | Frank also gave Crawford the opportunity to dream up stunts that would put his previous daredevilry in the shade . |
| 9 | And another bloke that used to drink his own Number One . " |
| 10 | His mind was elsewhere , exploring , recording , storing up scenes and experiences that would serve his work , even as the travel served his restless needs . |
| 11 | Seb asked the question that would decide his future . |
| 12 | Mr Ricks said Koresh had now told negotiators that astrological events were taking place that would meet his need for a sign from God . |
| 13 | Lewis plans to take a long break — in Britain — after first heading to Las Vegas to commentate for Sky TV on the November 13 title battle between reigning champion Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe that will decide his opponent next April . |
| 14 | He held his breath , not wanting to make the slightest sound that might betray his presence . |
| 15 | While Ollokot was boisterous and full of daring , the young Joseph demonstrated the gentle , dignified nature that would distinguish his later life . |
| 16 | Now comes to the Embalmer the realisation that his work is not only of the greatest importance to his client ; to public health in the prevention of infection , but also to create a real attitude towards the job amongst his fellow workers that will mark his particular Funeral Service out from its competitors in the service it renders . |
| 17 | No one at the university was to know of his DIA connection , and to avoid any written record that might compromise his cover , Donleavy arranged for him to be paid during this period with American Express money orders drawn at 7–11 stores around Falls Church , Virginia . |
| 18 | He tried to find a compromise that would satisfy his artistic urge and quieten his conscience . |
| 19 | ‘ The bright child is not going to get the time or flexibility to study things that will develop his own personal , social or moral education . |
| 20 | ‘ Do I look like the kind of person that would make his home on a ball of rock like this ? ’ |
| 21 | Capron had lent me the gun , and suggested the ploy of telling Graham that I had found new evidence that would clear his name of the allegations that he was a Soviet agent . |
| 22 | He moved forward and pulled at the bell rope , it was about time he put the wheels into motion , the wheels that would prove his innocence . |
| 23 | To maintain good credibility with the client , you need to call him before he sees an article in a newspaper that may affect his company — after all you are supposed to be his key person with the best knowledge of the media . |
| 24 | what it serves to emphasize in the present context is that the user of the STV is inevitably denied knowledge that could influence his preferences . |
| 25 | The President may be watching to see how long Mr Buchanan remains a contender , delaying as long as is necessary making an appointment that could fuel his opponent 's campaign . |
| 26 | Forcing herself to sit down , she racked her imagination for excuses that might explain his absence . |
| 27 | But in the absence of an adversary , the president has no compass that can guide his actions at the head of that state , except the new requirement to shrink it . |
| 28 | Iago 's practice of inversion , by which he destroys Cassio while making him and others believe him to be Cassio 's friend , and by which he turns Desdemona 's purity into a black , viscous liquid that will catch his victims like birds in quicklime , has been fully established by Shakespeare and shown to be successful . |
| 29 | Estall has made a serious mistake that could prove his undoing . |
| 30 | He assumed Erlich to be ambitious , looking for results that would lift his career forward . |