Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , 'e called , like 'e said 'e would , all wrapped up still , and I brought 'im in and 'e stood just where you 're standin' . |
| 2 | ‘ Trouble is , Danny , they beat the watchman up an' 'e picked 'em out in an identification parade , so the copper told me. 'E said I might be 'earin' from 'em . |
| 3 | It does n't do any good to let him think he can overrule me either — well , he ca n't really , because I 'm Chief Druid after all . |
| 4 | He was a fool to expect anything other than he got , however : surely only vanity could have made him think he could seduce a mob of Madness fans ? |
| 5 | She professed love for Gentle at intervals , but not with sufficient consistency to make him think he could prise her from her husband , even if he wanted to , which he was by no means certain he did . |
| 6 | And made him think he could trust me . |
| 7 | She 'd be damned if she 'd let him think he could get away with that ! |
| 8 | She knew he was in a position to do what he wished , but what made him think she would enjoy it ? |
| 9 | ‘ Then what the hell made him think you might be pregnant ? ’ he demanded , glaring down at her . |
| 10 | Her hands flew to his shoulders , but whether to fend him off or make him stay she could not have said . |
| 11 | We have one , it , let him know it must be how you sound . |
| 12 | ‘ That 's why I want him to know he can talk to us . |
| 13 | Perhaps the incapacity of his lieutenants in the Congo made him feel he could rely only on himself . |
| 14 | Somebody will then decide to give an impromptu reply if the best man does n't , which makes him feel he should have spoken . |
| 15 | The difficulties experienced in dealing with Blackpool made him feel there should be regional departments to make contact easier . |
| 16 | But she sees him suppress what could only be a smirk at her very mention of a dybbuk . |
| 17 | And then they 're saying to keep him going what would you be doing now if you were in camp ? |
| 18 | I shall ride up on the Norton , ’ he told her , and there was a difficult pause in which she waited for him to suggest she should come up to Liverpool in the New Year . |
| 19 | And I said oh that 's right , he said and I , I 'd come up and see her the first we 'll either take her out for a drink afterwards , I thought that does n't seemed to mix in one glass , and I going to a pub because she 's , but there you are , and she so 's erm , can I bet you 'll stay a bit , she said oh , I think December is your like it to be , well obviously it 's getting him settled you must n't over , she must off pushed him and then he 's said erm , I , I 've told mum and dad that if they want to go as well , they can go . |
| 20 | When I meet with the American President in Berlin , I want him to believe he can trust me . ’ |
| 21 | The flash of hope in her eyes made him wish he could report a more substantial discovery than the meagre piece of intelligence he had to contribute . |
| 22 | ‘ And if he is not prepared to fight , then he should say so but there is no point in lying to the people around him saying he can do the job if he really believes he ca n't . ’ |
| 23 | I think we 're just gon na have to let him moan I would n't mind , but until last weekend , he never give a dickie bird about going to sleep I think it was that came in and set him off she should 've just left him on to it instead of trying to do it herself |
| 24 | If we ought to had him mate they 'd have thought he 'd come from |
| 25 | He 's engaged and they 're saving up to get married , but Helen and him thought it 'd be better to buy one now because they 'll have a lot of expenses after they 're married and wo n't have Helen 's wages . ’ |
| 26 | Er at the last conference er both Kerry and myself buttonholed him er and proposed that we er push it a bit further and er the re upshot of that was that we wrote him a much more detailed letter er on whatever date it was , er first of November ninety three , and we 've now had a er a reply er to that er giving us carte blanche to quote him er w with er a number of er quotations which we 'd drafted and put into his mouth , so er a all the quotations that we 've asked him to approve we can use . |
| 27 | It was a belief in a designing and orderly God which made it possible for him to think there might be a consistent cause for his ‘ headaches ’ . |
| 28 | I ca n't worry my husband because he 's not well and I do n't want him to think I 'd make any difference . |
| 29 | So it was kind of him to think you might feel like that , too . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ If you 're caught trying to help him escape you 'll be charged with aiding and abetting a wanted criminal . |