Example sentences of "[noun] he [modal v] [verb] a " 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 | Every spring he would hire a small bus to take the older children to the foothills of the Apennines . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | By the watchfires ' waning light he could discern a handful of ghostly figures flitting about nearby . |
| 7 | If he were a poet he would write a poem to that glimpse of bare ankle . |
| 8 | But where standards appear to a discharger to impose excessive demands he may exercise a right of appeal to the Secretary of State . |
| 9 | For more bullish clients he might suggest a maximum of 25 p.c. of the monthly saving could go into a Pep . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 ) . |
| 12 | In the resultant Postlethwait audio-tutorial laboratory , open from around 7.00 a.m. to 11.30 pm. , the student could come at a time of his own choosing ; at the entrance he would receive a descriptive hand-out explaining what books , notes , equipment would be necessary to bring along ; once inside he would be given a botanical specimen and would enter a pleasant area equipped with a multiplicity of booths or carrels . |
| 13 | Once the male comes into spawning condition he will select a suitable territory and start to build a bubble nest . |
| 14 | He concluded with a promise that before the next session he would obtain a less expensive plan probably providing accommodation for the Foreign Colonial and India Offices , and although reception rooms should be included , the residence could be omitted . |
| 15 | Mr Yeltsin said that by December he would present a new law on forming a government that would have cancelled his special powers . |
| 16 | Through one purple window he could see a soft light , and sweet music was coming from inside the church . |
| 17 | Through the living-room window he can see a playpen , and a child 's pot standing on the table . |
| 18 | When we was about fourteen in the fourth year at school , there was this quite chubby bloke he 'd have a towel just there while you shower . |
| 19 | According to ancient Iridani law he must undergo a test of courage and skill , overcoming earth warriors in five different aeons . |
| 20 | I thought there was a somewhere , because you know , whathisname you that black boy he used to have a toy that |
| 21 | On the next landing he could hear a TV set on the floor above . |
| 22 | Tell Sid he could lose a lot on his Gas shares |
| 23 | At any moment he would slide a spike between her ribs . |
| 24 | He did n't want a job that 's what he had said he wanted to have time out he did n't want a job he could get a job when he wanted to , he ca n't now turn round and blame it on |
| 25 | If the husband is prepared to remain liable under the mortgage he should remain a trustee of the legal estate ( which could stand in the names of the husband , the wife and new husband ) so that he will know the state of the mortgage account and so that a further advance or a second charge can not be created without his consent . |
| 26 | On board days he would wear a tailcoat . |
| 27 | Some days he would follow a man , a man he 'd just seen in the street , for minutes or for hours , thinking he would go up to him and ask him if he knew the way . |
| 28 | In a few days he will catch a boat for South America . |
| 29 | Through the net curtain he could see a porter assisting the driver of the car into a wheelchair . |
| 30 | He gave out that he would hold a great meeting and that at that meeting he would give a present to every animal and bird , to make each one different from the rest And all the creatures set out to go to the meeting-place . |