Example sentences of "[noun] [that] he [modal v] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was encouraged by the Secretary of State 's answer to my question on Tuesday that he would be flexible with the extra numbers that were available . |
| 2 | Although nobody dared suggest to Ceauşescu that he might be mortal or that the victory of socialism might not be permanent , the new Civic Centre in Bucharest had the air of being constructed as a vast set of archaeological remains , whose scale and purpose would baffle future generations like the lost pyramid-cities of the Guatemalan jungle . |
| 3 | For a second , it crossed Harry 's mind that he could be wrong . |
| 4 | No special secrecy was attached to the cruiser — indeed , Khrushchev told the disconcerted Admiralty that he would be glad to sell it to them because cruisers had been out-dated by missiles . |
| 5 | He tried to contact Sir George Porter , the President of the prestigious Royal Society of London , in the hope that he would be able to use his influence in the USA and have the conference called off due to its potential security implications , but Fleischmann was unable to reach him . |
| 6 | On Molla Fenari 's going blind , Haci Ivaz expressed the hope that he might be able to pray over Molla Fenari 's corpse . |
| 7 | ‘ He is also having intensive treatment in the hope that he will be able to train on Friday . |
| 8 | The owner of the copyright in the computer program , suddenly realizing that he has rights with respect to the output generated from using the program , might attempt to interfere with the subsequent use of that output in the hope that he will be able to negotiate a fee for his permission . |
| 9 | His hairline at that age was receding at the parting , giving every intimation that he might be bald one day ; not so , in the event — photographs of him as an older man show clearly that same hairline , looking very much the same as it had in the days of his youth . |
| 10 | If peace was not obtainable on these terms , then of course he wanted victory , and he wanted to know before he started the battle that he could be certain of gaining it . |
| 11 | While the existence of a counterclaim does not support a mortgagor 's contention that he would be able to pay within a reasonable time : Citibank Trust Ltd v Ayivor ( 1987 ) 3 All ER 241 , if the counterclaim is directed to the validity of the mortgage deed , that is a different matter , see Barclays Bank v Waterson ( 1988 ) 1989 CLY 2505 . |
| 12 | He told Aenarion that he would be accursed if he drew the weapon , that such power was too great for any mortal being , and it could only be bought at the price of Aenarion 's immortal soul . |
| 13 | Then at Angers he did homage to his father , swearing on the Gospels that he would be faithful to him against all men . |
| 14 | But we need to know a lot more about for example his housing costs , his rent and rate rebates that he may be entitled to and so on , before we can really say erm that we can make a proper comparison erm and different countries have different priorities . |
| 15 | Throughout the war , Generalísimo Franco 's insistence that he would be satisfied only with total victory and the ruthlessness with which he pursued that objective had made it clear that , if the Nationalists won , there would be no forgiving or forgetting . |
| 16 | And if he would have preferred it not to be Frizingley , to be , in fact , anywhere else but there , he managed to quell his initial misgivings by the grim reminder that he would be unlikely to know anyone in St Jude 's now . |
| 17 | I understand , however , from the Comptroller and Auditor General that he would be happy to let any Member have an advance copy of a report if the Member indicates his interest . |
| 18 | A few says later the Shah sought assurances from the US Embassy that he was still welcome in the United States cabled Rabat to say , " we assured the Shah publicly as well as in private messages that he would be welcome in the US should he choose to go there , and that there should be bo doubt whatsoever as to our willingness to receive ( him ) and provide him with appropriate protection " . |
| 19 | He was pleasant enough in general , though most people who met him formed the vaguest of ideas that he might be dangerous in some unspecified way . |
| 20 | She was such a lovely girl and had such a sweet nature that he would be distressed to think Harry might not be able to give her the depths of love she deserved . |
| 21 | However , there are predictions that he will be able to announce a lower out-turn on borrowing this year than the £7 billion forecast . |
| 22 | Now , amazingly , there is no guarantee that he will be able to play in any of the three US Majors next year . |
| 23 | The Bill gives the Secretary of State wide-ranging new powers , relating not only to capping but to the vast number of orders and regulations that he will be able to issue , and even to the grants that will be given to London 's voluntary organisations . |
| 24 | He knows so much about these things that he must be involved in some way , but he lets you have bits and pieces of information because you pay him . ’ |
| 25 | Inside he asked many questions , before telling Harry that he would be safe there that night , and that he would bring food and , if possible , soap and razor . |
| 26 | In 1297 an Irish attorney acting for the abbot of Mellifont in a case before King 's Bench suggested to the abbot that he would be guaranteed success in his litigation if he paid Rothbury a bribe of twenty marks through the attorney . |
| 27 | Durham , by that reckoning , got it all wrong when they signed a batsman as their overseas player in the knowledge that he would be available for only 3½ months of the five-month season . |
| 28 | A twelve year old makes a wish at a fair ground fortune telling booth that he could be big , and the next morning his astonished to find that he 's fully grown |
| 29 | DAVID BATTY is desperately clinging to the belief that he will be fit to face Rangers tomorrow . |
| 30 | He has not fought since he lost to Tyson in February and he indicated only last week that he would be prepared to fight again . |