Example sentences of "[noun] he [modal v] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well Tony , was who manager at the associated now , er he was very a very popular player , he was a goal scorer on one occasion , they played an away match at Swindon and he scored a goal and the goalkeeper got sent off a John so Tony went in goal and he saved a penalty later in the match , but he was a very popular player he was a a good goal scorer then there was Colin he , he had one of the hardest shots in the league you know , I 've , I 've seen the goalkeeper shrug his shoulders at , at defenders and say well how do you stop those , they used to call him Cannonball at one time , and er there was Tommy he had his collarbone broken and he never played again after , but he was a great centre forward he used to make a lot of space for the other forwards you know . |
| 2 | There is no ‘ correct ’ way for a librarian to calculate the desirable size of his bookfund , but taking into account published standards plus a variety of factors which affect the use and condition of his stock he can devise a semi-scientific approach . |
| 3 | He had access to Hammad Haiba whose mother 's sister was Salah 's wife 's sister-in-law ; and with Salha on his side he could redouble the pressure : Hammad was Salha 's grandson . |
| 4 | However please do n't anyone tell Graham Kelly about all this — he 'll probably try and stop us sending messages to list members in Europe , or make an announcement that the authorities are doing all in their power to break up some hooligan ring he 'll call the Sony Hedgehog Club . |
| 5 | Every spring he would hire a small bus to take the older children to the foothills of the Apennines . |
| 6 | When he was supposed to be playing football he used to watch the parent birds taking stuff to the nest . |
| 7 | I knew that , when we reported in September , if he expressed his adverse opinions to journalists he would dominate the headlines , and the Report might be irretrievably damaged . |
| 8 | It was nice to talk over old times and Swire Sugden assured me that in future he would get a consensus before sending in the bulldozers . |
| 9 | She came towards him ; in her eyes he could see the dread of what was to be . |
| 10 | as if he had X-ray eyes he could visualise the metal cylinder concealed within the bag , the pointed bomb with its tail fins reclining at an angle of forty-five degrees . |
| 11 | In such a situation it is possible for the parent 's self control to snap and in a moment of aberration he may strike the child in a manner that is instantly regretted and most unlikely ever to be repeated . ’ |
| 12 | In 1659 he similarly petitioned the recalled Rump Parliament to remember ‘ The Good Old Cause ’ , and initiate reform ; and in June 1660 he addressed a ‘ warning ’ to the newly restored Charles II , explaining that like King David he must govern the faithful justly . |
| 13 | With a little more coaching he might get the knack . |
| 14 | having seen Frank playing in our Norwegian ‘ premiership ’ — i can only say : this guy has talent and give him a couple of more years on his neck he will become a real threat to any defence . |
| 15 | Over its roof he could see the forecourt patterned with parking lots , the police cars tidily aligned and what looked like a mortuary van . |
| 16 | In exchange for funds he would get the Ping Tiao to do his dirty work — to burn the East European Plantations and create havoc with City Europe 's food supplies , thus de-stabilising Li Shai Tung 's City . |
| 17 | For many of his supporters he could do no wrong and any semblance of wrong having been done was explained as part of the ecumenical conspiracy to defeat true Protestantism . |
| 18 | The slanting sun was behind her , and as she stood there in the doorway he could see the outline of those smooth , slim thighs through the fine fabric . |
| 19 | In other words he will give the tune to somebody else ! |
| 20 | Often at first light he would thrust the bedclothes away and get up to escape those delicious but agonising visions . |
| 21 | Even in the stale electric light he could visualise the scene like an old , blurred snapshot . |
| 22 | By the watchfires ' waning light he could discern a handful of ghostly figures flitting about nearby . |
| 23 | If he were a poet he would write a poem to that glimpse of bare ankle . |
| 24 | As Owen 's eyes became accustomed to the dark he could see the dog more clearly . |
| 25 | But where standards appear to a discharger to impose excessive demands he may exercise a right of appeal to the Secretary of State . |
| 26 | When he peeped through the gap he could see the big half-pillars supporting the lintel , the rounded stone steps leading down to the paved walkway and the wilderness of garden beyond . |
| 27 | For more bullish clients he might suggest a maximum of 25 p.c. of the monthly saving could go into a Pep . |
| 28 | Further , if the recipient does not wish to wait six months he can serve a notice on the sender in which case , if the sender does not come within one month to collect them , they then become an unconditional gift . |
| 29 | ‘ If the Governor set aside four hours every day for two months he could spend a minute on each decision package , not enough time to read it , let alone make an analysis of its merits ’ ( Anthony , 1977 , p. 19 ) . |
| 30 | As she leaned forward to twitch another grape from the bunch and almost toss it into her mouth he could see the faint freckles which smudged the dark forehead , the glisten of hairs above a carved upper lip . |