Example sentences of "[modal v] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Told me Moira F. had written to him , anxious for news about the glass , complaining that I never answered the phone , never replied to her letters , what should he tell her ? |
| 2 | He was a farmer , not a labourer — why should he put his plough-team between Menzies ’ shafts to drag his damned stones for him ? |
| 3 | ‘ But why should he care ? |
| 4 | Why should he feel that they had bred him to disappointment ? |
| 5 | But this throws into high relief Leonard 's ( or at least Breavman 's ! ) denial of spiritual responsibility : if the onus had passed to his uncles , and thereby to his cousins , why should he care ? |
| 6 | She organised his professional life : she demanded to know his daily quota of work ( three pages a day ) and ensured he kept to it — on pain of leaving should he fail ! |
| 7 | First , it should he held up for critical inspection , pilloried when necessary . |
| 8 | Architecture : The eagle is landing in west London : Swedish architect Ralph Erskine has designed an office block in which Dan Dare would feel at home , should he wish to work in Hammersmith |
| 9 | After all , why should he consent to be Helena 's fairy-tale prize for curing the King , if he can not love her ? |
| 10 | Why , then , should he have risked even giving the impression of having thrown his hat into the ring a full two years and more before the next election is due ? |
| 11 | When they did bestir themselves on rare occasions , as in 1917 , but more slowly than any other group , they could read plainly Christian meanings into Bolshevik slogans such as ‘ universal peace ’ and ‘ if any would not work , neither should he eat ’ . |
| 12 | Where should he go next ? |
| 13 | How should he express this feeling ? |
| 14 | First , ask : ‘ Why should he or she want to write about me ? ’ second , and just as important , consider : ‘ Why should his or her editor want to publish an item about me ? ’ |
| 15 | He asks , explains Odd-Knut , why , should he want a picture of his hut on the wall when he can go outside and look at it ? |
| 16 | Why should he ? |
| 17 | Madeleine seemed to like him as he was , so why should he worry about something that was n't important any more ? |
| 18 | In four years I fostered one ! and I am proud to say that Fr Liam Durrant , our present Vocations Director , came through my hands — should he be successful , would that make me a grandfather ? ! |
| 19 | Kendall , aged 43 , was City 's initial choice after Mel Machin had been sacked , but discussions broke down when the former Everton and Athletic Bilbao manager insisted on a release clause in his contract should he be approached by England . |
| 20 | Kendall , aged 43 , was City 's initial choice after Mel Machin had been sacked , but discussions broke down when the former Everton and Athletic Bilbao manager insisted on a release clause in his contract should he be approached by England . |
| 21 | Should he wait for a year , by which time the quarrel between Hindus and Muslims over the disputed Ayodhya mosque will have cooled down ? |
| 22 | Should he be forced not only to retire but to leave behind a multi-party state , the example will be widely noted in Africa . |
| 23 | The question was what should he say ? |
| 24 | Why should he , is the shrugged reaction — I do n't belong here , this is not my home . |
| 25 | ( Why should he spend the fare ? ) |
| 26 | Why should he keep her ? |
| 27 | Why should he keep a thing like that to himself ? ’ |
| 28 | Why should he start with Simon ? |
| 29 | ‘ Why should he ? |
| 30 | The armed robber might say that he had no intention of using the firearm , that he carried it with him simply to frighten the victim , and that it went off accidentally : if the jury believes that , should he be convicted of murder ? |