Example sentences of "[modal v] be [adv] [vb pp] [prep] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the landlord is to have such a power it must be expressly conferred on him ; if the lease is silent as to the person by whom it is exercisable it will be exercisable by the tenant alone ( Wingfield ( L R ) v Clapton Construction Co Ltd ( 1967 ) 201 EG 769 ) . |
| 2 | True , the word star could be loosely applied to him on the basis that he had ‘ starred ’ in more than a dozen films . |
| 3 | When he heard that a role in Papillon would be especially created for him , he was not only flattered but asked for ( and got ) a salary of $1.25 million . |
| 4 | For all his fortitude , and his determination to throw off what he called the ‘ yoke of despair ’ , screams of pain would be suddenly torn from him . |
| 5 | The scheme of the Section is that the income which the settlor by his disposition has diverted from himself and conferred on another shall be notionally restored to him while in fact continuing to be applied as he has directed . |
| 6 | The plaintiff must have had a genuine freedom of choice before the defence can be successfully raised against him . |
| 7 | If the ‘ qualified driver ’ does not do what can be reasonably expected of him regarding these duties the learner could be said to be not under supervision . |