Example sentences of "that he [vb mod] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Coppell himself gave the Roker manager further cause for relief when he stamped out speculation that he may quit Palace . |
| 2 | In one case Julian discusses a manumission ‘ let Pamphilus be free , so that he may give account to my sons ’ ( Pamphilus liber esto , ita ut filiis meis rationem reddat ) . |
| 3 | Where the summons has been so sent by post and returned to the court office undelivered , notice of non-service ( N 216 ) is sent to the plaintiff saying that he may request bailiff service . |
| 4 | More fundamental doubts about the war were expressed by Richard de Bury Bishop of Durham in his Philobiblion , where he said that ‘ war , wanting discretion of reason , furiously attacks whatever falls in its way , and not being under the guidance of reason it destroys the vessels of reason ’ , and he beseeched ‘ the ruler of Olympus and the most high Dispenser of all the world , that he may abolish war , establish peace , and bring about tranquil times under his own special protection ’ . |
| 5 | His son has gone off to London , and he worries that he may lose touch with him . |
| 6 | Such a man shall be exposed to wind and weather , suspended between the high and low tidemarks , from night until morning — so that he may take time to consider his wickedness , and repent … . ’ |
| 7 | Because of the narrowing of one aspect of the fault element of murder ( cl. 54(1) ( b ) ) to " intending to cause serious personal harm and being aware that he may cause death " , manslaughter is extended into part of the area currently covered by murder . |
| 8 | In determining whether the defendants ought to be held liable under the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher , the learned judge considered that he ought to pay regard to ( i ) the quantities of combustible materials which the defendants brought onto the land ; ( ii ) the way in which they stored them ; and ( iii ) the character of the neighbourhood . |
| 9 | Erm the alchemist is conning people promising them that he 'll turn base metals into gold . |
| 10 | Little chance that he 'll dig County out of trouble . |
| 11 | His target include a defender and another striker to help ease the load on Dundalk based Dessie Gorman who has also signed a two year contract which ended speculation that he might return south . |
| 12 | A sixteen-year-old girl ( they 're always sixteen in this story ) who had been having regular sex with her boyfriend , began worrying that he might lose interest in her if he had to keep wearing a condom . |
| 13 | It was unlikely , but just possible that he might have news of John . |
| 14 | The Khedive is starting to realize that he might have trouble on his hands . |
| 15 | Six were at sea , on the business of trade — an act of faith that he might have cause to regret . |
| 16 | For the first time it occurred to Katherine as a conscious thought that he might find life with her mother a trial in ways which did n't only concern her . |
| 17 | Only the fear that he might win custody of their son Robert held the marriage together . |
| 18 | ‘ I have known Alain all his life and I find it impossible to believe that he would commit suicide . |
| 19 | As he looked down at her sleeping face , sucking contentedly on her thumb , he swore that he would commit murder if it kept his family as happy as they were now . |
| 20 | Sir Robert Muldoon , the former National Party leader and Prime Minister in 1975-84 , condemned the government 's welfare cuts and said on his weekly radio programme on Nov. 17 that he would leave Parliament ( where he had represented an Auckland constituency for over 30 years ) early in 1992 . |
| 21 | In particular he employed an " advocate versus jurist " defence to deflect questions about his sceptical attitude towards affirmative action programmes while Equal Employment Opportunities Commission ( EEOC ) chairman in the 1980s ( i.e. suggesting that he would shed policy views advocated as a public official and approach issues with legalistic impartiality as a judge ) . |
| 22 | The usual views were advanced — that he would make prison too ‘ soft ’ and too attractive ; that treating lawbreakers well would encourage more crime and that prisoners were undeserving and irredeemable , anyway . |
| 23 | The victory of Gantt , a liberal who professed support for the right to abortion , and opposed the death penalty and high defence spending , meant that he would face Republican Jesse Helms , the right-wing conservative incumbent who , in his three terms in the Senate , had campaigned prominently against civil rights , federal spending and permissiveness . |
| 24 | She was weeping now , and he knelt beside her , stiffly , and promised her with the touch of his hand on her shoulder that he would bring help . |
| 25 | Inside he asked many questions , before telling Harry that he would be safe there that night , and that he would bring food and , if possible , soap and razor . |
| 26 | How does the hon. Gentleman square his enthusiasm for the right of veto on that occasion with the decision of the leader of his party that he would give way at Maastricht on all the issues that are now being discussed ? |
| 27 | It has also been said that if a member of a court announced that he would give expression to his views by voting against every licence , he would be disqualified : McGeehan v. Knox ( supra ) , Lord Mackenzie at p.696 . |
| 28 | He announced on the eve of the Spanish Grand Prix that he would contemplate retirement ‘ sooner rather than later ’ if the ban was not lifted . |
| 29 | He faced growing opposition , even among those who had been his closest supporters , particularly when he failed to honour an undertaking made in 1979 to his party supporters that he would relinquish office in 1990 after the first 10 years of independence . |
| 30 | One of his promises was that he would ensure liberty of conscience to various religious groups . |