Example sentences of "[noun] he [modal v] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From his bedroom he could see Macleod 's Tables , two flat-topped hills , Healaval Mhor and Healaval Bheag to the south-west . |
| 2 | One after the other was called to report why he had not been to the police court for a long period , and threatened that if he did not do more work in the future he would lose pay . |
| 3 | Yet in those eyes he could see fear . |
| 4 | As he bent down and began to force his way through the undergrowth he could taste alcohol in his mouth . |
| 5 | When we were at college he used to invite people to ‘ cleaning parties ’ once a month . |
| 6 | On Saturday he will face Dan Crowley of Australia , nine years his junior in age , 90 in terms of experience . |
| 7 | His antipathy to cowardice was such that given the choice between cowardice and violence he would choose violence . |
| 8 | No wonder he could take time off whenever he pleased . |
| 9 | Coughlin says when Terry Waite decided in 1985 to concentrate on trying to free American hostages held in Lebanon , William Casey , then head of the CIA , suggested to North he should introduce Spiro to Waite . |
| 10 | they 've had all and oh lunch he 'll manage dinner ca n't swap them about Are you alright then ? |
| 11 | When the Ashleys needed help with construction work he could borrow farm tractors for them . |
| 12 | If his enemy held a stave he could cross weapons with him . |
| 13 | Through the window he could see Barry still fixing his chain . |
| 14 | Under section 245A , where copies of the annual accounts have been sent out , laid , or delivered to the Registrar and it appears to the Secretary of State that there is or may be a question whether they comply with the Act he may give notice to the directors indicating the respects in which it appears to him that the question may arise and specifying a period of not less than one month for the directors to give him explanations or prepare revised accounts . |
| 15 | Accordingly , depending upon whether a bank holder of a bill of lading sued in the United States or in England he could get $500 instead of £100 for loss of the same package or unit of freight . |
| 16 | If a councillor has any matter to bring before a committee he must give notice of it to the clerk of the council . |
| 17 | It was held that where an absolute owner brings an action for trespass he must prove title and an intention to regain possession . |
| 18 | Out in the hall he could hear Bagshot at the reception desk dialling a number . |
| 19 | Methyl mercury shows up in hair , and by taking samples at regular intervals he can keep track of it 's level and how they relate to clinical symptoms when and if they appear . |
| 20 | He never let his thrice-weekly treatment stand in the way of his many activities : while on the dialysis machine he would write newspaper and magazine articles , including his weekly column for the Scottish Catholic Observer and for Flourish , the archdiocesan newspaper . |
| 21 | One moment he would radiate class and talk about acting with insight and intelligence . |
| 22 | For the moment he would keep possession of the diary . |
| 23 | In this place he could find Roy Rogers , Gene Autry , the Lone Ranger and Tonto . |
| 24 | For the world , he will play the Hermit of Croisset ; for his friends in Paris , he will play the Idiot of the Salons ; for George Sand he will play the Reverend Father Cruchard , a fashionable Jesuit who enjoys hearing the confessions of society women ; for his intimate circle he will play Saint Polycarpe , that obscure Bishop of Smyrna , martyred in the nick of time at the age of ninety-five , who pre-echoed Flaubert by stopping up his ears and crying out , ‘ Oh Lord ! |
| 25 | And then , one day , out of the blue , Jean-Claude mentioned that if he had a piano he might take pupils . |
| 26 | Out of the corner of his eye he could see Maisie , who was now about a hundred yards south of the rest of the school . |
| 27 | Out of the corner of his eye he could see Mr Chan trying to comfort Steve while Ho stood by his side , staring at the Monument in terrified fascination . |
| 28 | From his vantage point he could see vehicles approaching from the north a good way off . |
| 29 | He skirted the spruce plantation and supposed that at some point he should tell Sara about it . |
| 30 | Elliott thought Branson rather straight : ‘ I had a suspicion he would want people like George Melly in as columnists . ’ |