Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then I made a mistake , I felt it had all been a sacrifice in vain , I felt I had to make him appreciate what I 'd done , that he ought to let me go — so I tried to tell him . |
| 2 | The drive — perhaps that was what he ought to call it ? — which Gemma may well have inherited in abundance . |
| 3 | Now as I understand it the minister 's position is that he be bound to refer that matter to the partner responsible for audit and that partner er would then be put on notice that er he ought to report it to the relevant authority . |
| 4 | But he feels he ought to dislike it even more than he does , thought Dalziel . |
| 5 | My work is my cork and my ideas are my ideas and he ought to leave them alone , I say . |
| 6 | Perhaps he ought to take her home before he embarrassed both of them . |
| 7 | Lisa was tempted to respond , yes , that was precisely how he ought to take it , but decided that might be unnecessarily forthright . |
| 8 | He ought to know you himself , of course , but he 's getting old . |
| 9 | He ought to hand it over to the experts . |
| 10 | Yet , in the context of the long-standing dispute of Aquitaine , Edward III 's claim was strong enough to persuade him that he ought to pursue it , if only as an alternative means of achieving sovereign rule in Aquitaine . |
| 11 | He was very tempted to hurry developments along in that area , but with things as they were he decided he ought to play it very carefully . |
| 12 | I do not know what he is waving about , but he ought to read it before he does so . |
| 13 | He ought to try it himself sometime . ’ |
| 14 | He did not feel he ought to throw it away but it must be kept from her sight . |
| 15 | Whatever he may think he is doing he can only be discovering , like our romantic traveller , but perhaps much less aware of what he is doing , that in the last resort his desires outweigh his fears . |
| 16 | Bowling took no further part in the proceedings , but he may think it a small price to pay for providing one of the turning points in a memorable match . |
| 17 | But the believer must wait for God 's time of deliverance ; he may think it long in coming — forgetting that God 's time is the best time . ’ |
| 18 | For although Piper 's manager Frank Warren thinks Benn believes he has made a big mistake in selecting Piper as a first challenger and does n't fancy the job , I suspect the opposite is true — he may think it is going to be too easy . |
| 19 | He may think it looks cissy to do what a normal man would and carry the baby in its cot , but I reckon it only looks unchivalrous . |
| 20 | The draftsman should ensure that any licence fee or sub-rent is taken into account in the calculation of the tenant 's turnover ; indeed , he may think it appropriate to cover the contingency that the tenant grants a licence of part of the demised property at less than the market rate . |
| 21 | He may throw me among strangers . |
| 22 | That may be so ; but on the other hand , if the plaintiff 's contention is correct , the solicitor may abstain from delivering his bill for 20 years , and then at the end of that time he may deliver it and sue after the expiration of a month from its delivery . |
| 23 | He may shadow them for two weeks , gradually getting closer and closer . |
| 24 | Release Sidacai into Alexei 's charge , so that in life or in death he may serve you . ’ |
| 25 | If he can not lift the leg unaided , he may move it by clasping his hands together just below the knee , holding the shin bone firmly , and using his hands to lift the leg up , shifting his weight sideways towards his unaffected side as he does so . |
| 26 | For example , if I assume a man is honest when in fact he is a rogue , he may cheat me when I trust him . |
| 27 | I ask you to break that pledge you made with him so that he may marry me , the mother of his children . ’ |
| 28 | He may marry you at home , or in a hotel , and is unlikely to refuse second time around weddings . |
| 29 | The Fangsword is specific to Eltharion and only he may carry it but the Talisman of Hoeth can be bought for other High Elf characters by paying the appropriate points cost . |
| 30 | On the other hand the doctrine clearly applies to contractual terms by which the covenantee , an employer or a purchaser of a business , seeks to forbid the covenantor ( the employee or seller ) from carrying on his trade or restricts the way in which he may carry it on after the purchase and sale of labour or the business , has been completed . |