Example sentences of "[adj] [that] he would be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was possible that he would be detained and interned for the duration of the war which now seemed only hours or days away . |
| 2 | Mr Stacey was notified in February 1984 that he would be made redundant the following May . |
| 3 | It was unthinkable that John could be dead , but it had been unthinkable that he would be held for this long and it had happened . |
| 4 | But in fact , it was just as likely that he would be killed by the first group of native Tarvarians he encountered . |
| 5 | Even if B had no actual knowledge it would be most likely that he would be fixed with knowledge on the basis of the reasonable man test . |
| 6 | He was the supreme arbiter of protocol and courtly behaviour , and it was likely that he would be put out , to say the least , by the notion of a Kha-Khan who behaved with such a lack of reserve . |
| 7 | Where the director 's responsibilities as a member of the parent company 's board include oversight of the activities of the subsidiary , it is likely that he would be held to have an obligation to communicate information concerning the subsidiary to the parent . |
| 8 | He was n't sure that he would be given a chance to hold on to his wife . |
| 9 | Most unlikely that he would be divorced , she thought , taking this naive and optimistic view of the sons of the clergy . |
| 10 | He was allowed bail , but after consulting his lawyers , was convinced that it was highly probable that he would be convicted for sedition and sent to Botany Bay . |
| 11 | Peter Walker , the Secretary of State for Wales , confirmed on March 4 that he intended to leave the government at a future point in order to be able to spend more time with his family ; it was subsequently announced on March 14 that he would be succeeded in late May by David Hunt , currently Minister for Local Government and Inner Cities , who would enter the Cabinet for the first time . |
| 12 | He protested that it was totally impossible and they replied that they had evidence to make certain that he would be convicted . |
| 13 | McKoy , the home town favourite , had already been called up for one false start — and it seemed certain that he would be disqualified after appearing to have another flyer second time around . |
| 14 | McKoy , the home town favourite , had already been called up for one false start — and it seemed certain that he would be disqualified after appearing to have another flyer second time around . |
| 15 | McKoy , the hometown favourite , had already been called up for one false start — and it seemed certain that he would be disqualified after appearing to have another flyer second time around . |
| 16 | There is no record of John having been apprehended and/or fined at that time , but it is almost certain that he would be dealt with in some way . |
| 17 | A defence is available only where the defendant was in his own or another 's house , and he failed to realise and had no reason to be aware that he would be overheard . |
| 18 | He was terrified that he would be caught . |