Example sentences of "he [modal v] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he has the support of the prime minister and main political colleagues , he can decide any matter which comes before him as he may think expedient . |
| 2 | ( 11 ) If a licensing board is not elected at the time at which it ought to be elected , or an insufficient number of members is elected for a board , the Secretary of State may by order provide for the holding of an election or elections for supplying such fault or deficiency in election at such times and in such manner as he may think expedient . |
| 3 | Even though he may pay lip service to the idea that there are probably many breaks not yet discovered , nevertheless almost every geologist seems to accept the above doctrine , albeit subconsciously . |
| 4 | A manufacturer can delegate some or all of his overseas operations to an export house or he may delegate parts of the actual selling task to the export house . |
| 5 | If the retailer wants to find out about sales figures , for example , he may present information as a bar chart . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Or he may marry money . |
| 8 | Denis Smith says it 's not going to be an easy job because they 're in a poor league position … he may change players by wheeling and dealing but is under no pressure to sell |
| 9 | First , we may think of the traditional or even oldfashioned type of man with tangible material things which belong to him — land and houses , horses and cattle , furniture and jewellery and pictures — things which he may use or destroy ( so far as that is physically possible ) ; from which he may exclude others ; which he may sell or give away or bequeath ; which , if he has made no disposition of them , will pass on his death to persons related to him . |
| 10 | The student may seek escape in passivity and make only perfunctory efforts to learn the target language ; or he may express antagonism by making no effort to adopt the correct pronunciation or by a deliberate use of native language patterns in the target language . |
| 11 | STEVE COPPELL last night tried to stamp out speculation that he may quit Crystal Palace by vowing that he would see out the remaining 18 months of his contract . |
| 12 | And Coppell himself gave the Roker manager further cause for relief when he stamped out speculation that he may quit Palace . |
| 13 | He may bring problems but he also helps to solve them ’ . |
| 14 | Maybe our Wilko is a bit old-fashioned and he may view things transmitted electronically in a different light . |
| 15 | Eventually , he may feel parliament is expendable . |
| 16 | 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 ) . |
| 17 | Under section 245A , where copies of the annual accounts have been sent out , laid , or delivered to the Registrar and it appears to the Secretary of State that there is or may be a question whether they comply with the Act he may give notice to the directors indicating the respects in which it appears to him that the question may arise and specifying a period of not less than one month for the directors to give him explanations or prepare revised accounts . |
| 18 | ‘ He may make life unpleasant for the rest of us , but he wo n't smash the magic cup before he 's drunk from it good and deep . |
| 19 | The great warrior Arjuna has battlefield doubts whether he may make war on his own kin , and his mentor Krishna tells him victory and defeat are the same , and he must fight without desire . |
| 20 | If you are negotiating with a salesman with a view to acquiring computer software , he may make statements regarding the software and its performance . |
| 21 | That at his will he may do danger with . |
| 22 | That as his will he may do danger with . ’ |
| 23 | Crown him that/And then I grant we put a sting in him/That at his will he may do danger with |
| 24 | 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 … . ’ |
| 25 | He may take with him any duly authorised person and any equipment he needs and he may take measurements , photographs and recordings that are necessary for any examination or investigation . |
| 26 | He may take office during a period of crisis when the American people are willing to suspend their paranoia about leadership . |
| 27 | He may take samples and can require any person to give him information relevant to his examination or investigation , to answer questions and to sign a declaration of the truth of the answers . |
| 28 | When the patient restarts driving , he may gain confidence by having lessons through one of the major driving schools , such as the British School of Motoring ( BSM ) , which have specialist instructors for people with physical handicaps who are learning or relearning driving . |
| 29 | He may cast spells in the normal manner as described in Warhammer Battle Magic . |
| 30 | If he survived the war and should ever read these words , I hope he may resume contact after nearly fifty years . |