Example sentences of "that he [modal v] [vb infin] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ask you to break that pledge you made with him so that he may marry me , the mother of his children . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ … entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar , that he may give me the cave of Machpelah , which he owns ; it is at the end of his field . |
| 3 | And he turned toward the East and knelt and said , Holy Mary Mother , and all Saints , pray to God for me , that he may give me strength to destroy all the Pagans , and to win enough from them to requite my friends therewith , and all those who follow and help me . |
| 4 | I 'm a fool if I believe for one minute that he 'll give me a fair chance … |
| 5 | Mr and that he 'll see me . |
| 6 | I had the somewhat faint hope that he might lead me to the place and permit me to stand where Balboa had stood — on the very peak which John Keats , with the kind of monumental mistakenness permitted under the principle of poetic licence — declared was occupied by : |
| 7 | He feared that he might love me completely . |
| 8 | He was cruel because he wanted to drive me away ; but he wanted to drive me away because he feared that he might love me completely . |
| 9 | He started off by taking Jack Hylton — an old friend of mine and a leading member of the board of TWW — to meet some of the independent television proprietors , and at that stage he suggested to Hylton that he might use me as an intermediary . |
| 10 | He had pictures in his office that he would show me of well-equipped armed bands that he said were taken down in the middle of Nicaragua . |
| 11 | I suppose I half-hoped that he would zap me with extinction the way he had zapped June with orgasm the night before but his horrible middle finger was folded around a reeking cheroot and showed no sign of flexing . |
| 12 | He told me that he liked my playing and that he would give me a ring when I got back to Milwaukee , and about three to four months later we actually formed a band and went on tour . |
| 13 | He told me to be a good girl for Mum , and that he would give me some money to go to the pictures . |
| 14 | I listened carefully to my right hon. Friend the Minister , hoping that he would give me a chance . |
| 15 | Then he became angry , and threatened that he would silence me forever , if I would not agree . |
| 16 | I was slightly worried , I must admit , that he would knife me . |
| 17 | However , I was immediately transferred to Glynn , a technical guy who took my fax number with the promise that he would send me a drawing that morning of the necessary mods . |
| 18 | On our way home I explained to her that if her father discovered she had visited Wuthering Heights , he would perhaps be so angry with me that he would send me away . |
| 19 | So he answered that that might not be , that he would have me whether I would or no , and that my brother was of his opinion in this matter . |
| 20 | But it will happen … not quite yet but at the point where he will no longer hinder me with the pretence that he would have me stay . |
| 21 | When I helped him into bed he said , with some echo of his old authority , that nothing was to change while he was here ; that I was to go on with my work ; that he would teach me to play chess at last ; that he was absolutely thrilled to be out of hospital , and it would be a positive delight to look after himself . |
| 22 | It just started from there and Michael said he liked the way I played and that he would help me along in the industry , and this was just before his career hit . |
| 23 | He rang me the next day , was very enthusiastic , but apologised that for the following two years he was only doing German opera — but that he would remember me ! |
| 24 | I had intended to emerge while Mr Cardinal was still a reasonable distance away , so that he would see me in good time and suppose I was on my way to the summerhouse , or perhaps to the gardener 's lodge . |
| 25 | It was decided that he would take me in as an apprentice to old Bill ( Mr Carswell ) . |
| 26 | And then he pointed out that he would need me to translate for him with students and the authorities . |
| 27 | William was more eager that he should show me some papers he had recently received by post from America . |
| 28 | ‘ I think it may be even more important that he should meet me . |
| 29 | I do n't bother Frank , and I do n't think that he should bother me . |
| 30 | I suggested that he should let me write a version of the press telegram in a more discreet way , trying to keep the reporter 's expectations and hopes . |