Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Our Daniel were born a shuffletoppin' an ’ 'e 'll die a shuffletoppin' . ’ |
| 2 | To really know him would take a lifetime . |
| 3 | He was several steps ahead of her all the time and outwitting him would need a genius , and that she was n't . |
| 4 | Such a quantity of natural ability can sometimes cause inner confusion and players like him can turn a match on its head sometimes without knowing how it happened or how they did it . |
| 5 | He knew that he ought to see a physician , but was unwilling to do so lest he be told that he was not , after all , cured of syphilis . |
| 6 | He ought to see a vet . ’ |
| 7 | He ought to take a riding-whip to that wife of his and then bed her over and over again until she 's with child . " |
| 8 | Maybe he ought to have a shower or something . |
| 9 | If the hon. Gentleman is seriously concerned about unemployment — — he ought to have a word with his hon. Friends on the Select Committee who tried to cover up the consequences of his policy . |
| 10 | He ought to have a licence for eyelashes like that ! |
| 11 | An obscure feeling that he ought to have a key to this house made him resentful . |
| 12 | He ought to have a feeling of reverence for the beautiful things his great-uncle had entrusted to him . |
| 13 | Nothing would , nothing could go wrong today ; he ought to find a betting shop and put some money on a horse , he felt so lucky , so good , so in tune . |
| 14 | For example , he may strike a match perfectly well but in attempting to light a candle he may try to light the wick with the match unlit or strike the match against the candle . |
| 15 | ‘ I warn the abolitionists ’ , says South Carolina , ‘ … that if chance shall throw any of them into our hands he may expect a felon 's death … |
| 16 | And finally , brethren , let us ask the Almighty to look down upon us and our endeavours with His special favour , beseeching Him that He may send a blessing upon our daily tasks , and that in His infinite wisdom He may smite our enemies , and destroy those who would destroy us . |
| 17 | It 's partly because I 'm so lonely , it 's partly deliberate ( I want to make him relax , both for his own good and so that one day he may make a mistake ) , so it 's part weakness , and part cunning , and part charity . |
| 18 | Thus in a self-contract he may make a contract such as ‘ if at the end of the week I have gone without a drink , or lost x lbs in weight , I can buy myself … ’ . |
| 19 | Yet he may wear a Heart replete with Guile , |
| 20 | But where standards appear to a discharger to impose excessive demands he may exercise a right of appeal to the Secretary of State . |
| 21 | He may exercise a right of appeal if one is provided by the legislation under which the decision complained of was taken . |
| 22 | For instance , a sales representative needs a car , but if he is able to buy a BMW , Mercedes , Jaguar or Rover then he may gain a bonus in the form of status or prestige enhancements . |
| 23 | With a new car from Benetton due to be shaken down by Martin Brundle at Silverstone today , he may have a chance of holding his position longer than many expect . |
| 24 | But with the Government 's popularity having plunged over the past 11 months , he may have a struggle on his hands to beat off the Liberal Democrats , who were runners-up in Newbury last April . |
| 25 | Conversely , if the accused can show that the material came to him in the normal course of business from a reputable supplier , he may have a defence . |
| 26 | Terry B says it 's great to be back and he 's heard there 's a race for the over fifties which he may have a go at … he 's getting itchy feet and will soon be back riding for trainers … he 's also got his old job back as a steward at Worcester races and his public still love him |
| 27 | I think he may have a vocation — that 's confidential , of course . ’ |
| 28 | He may have a fall . |
| 29 | He may have a brief with correspondence numbering two or three hundred letters delivered to him the night , or two nights , before the case begins , and all the facts must be mastered before he goes into court . |
| 30 | In that respect , the Minister 's intervention is not valid , but he may have a point in relation to electricity . |