Example sentences of "[verb] he [modal v] be [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hardy had said he 'd be no trouble . |
| 2 | I predict he will be a breath of fresh air for the business community . |
| 3 | Without a shirt the Frenchman 's body looked lean and hard , and she guessed he must be a man of her own age . |
| 4 | I know he 's a liar , I know he can be a liar , but I 'm still bothered by it , I mean |
| 5 | Doris was always coming weeping and shrieking to Mavis in those days , saying he 'd be the death of her , and meanwhile Fred would reel down the cellar steps and visit the tarts for consolation . |
| 6 | ‘ We brought him on this tour so he could develop , and I believe he could be the player to hold England 's batting together for the next ten years . ’ |
| 7 | Jenna looked at him secretly and knew he would be no match for Alain Lemarchand at all . |
| 8 | The authorities feared he 'd be a drain on the health service . |
| 9 | In those days we thought he might be a ballet dancer ’ . |
| 10 | That 's why Lisabeth thought he might be a musician or maybe somebody giving you work or something . |
| 11 | ‘ It is a measure of the level of the people with which he was dealing , in that at a time when he thought he might be a witness in another case , he was assaulted rendering him unconscious and his house was the subject of an arson attack . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It is a measure of the level of the people with which he was dealing in that , at a time when he thought he might be a witness in another case , he was assaulted , rendering him unconscious , and his house was the subject of an arson attack . ’ |
| 13 | Sebastian thought he might be a journalist . |
| 14 | The evergreen heart-throb thought he should be an expert on the subject having been wed three times . |
| 15 | Once upon a time there was a man who thought he could be a dragon-master . |
| 16 | ‘ He told me he did n't think he could be the Nelson Algren of his generation , ’ Vanderford says . |
| 17 | and er , I mean he can be a bit |
| 18 | I mean he could be a blood relation , no matter what his name was , and nobody in the world would bet he was n't . |
| 19 | I du n no , I du n no whether he 's erm he really could be , I mean he could be the thing is he could be compared to a hobo . |
| 20 | Now he does say he would you know he even thinks he could be a Gold Cup horse and emulate Dawn Run I mean again it 's it 's great claims this early on but er they would n't be running him if they did n't think he 's got a chance . |
| 21 | I 'm getting a bit worried , well I 'm getting worried myself but I do n't know , I think he might be a bit nervous . |
| 22 | I think he 'll be a lot better anyway . |
| 23 | And er it was probably where the drovers came through , it 's a drove road and I , I have n't been quite able to find out what he di I think he would be a shepherd probably . |
| 24 | I think he 'd be a bit of a hero for me — he managed to achieve such great things without using violence or hurting anybody . |
| 25 | No , no , I think he must be a doctor . ’ |
| 26 | A boy comes to the same house the next day and because one arm is injured , they think he must be the robber . |
| 27 | ‘ If we did he might be the murderer , ’ said Lydia . |
| 28 | They hoped he would be a natural . |
| 29 | They just grabbed this bloke who 's standing outside the music area , thinking he might be a musician and he is n't , but it does n't matter . |
| 30 | ‘ Thom called to say he 'd be a day late , and then he just hung up . ’ |