Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] he [vb mod] be [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a young man , David Gower prophesied that he would be England captain by the age of 25 . |
| 2 | On another occasion , and because I felt he was a remote figure of whom the public knew nothing , I asked if he would be guest at an off-the-record private dinner-party to which I would invite half a dozen senior media people such as Robin Day , Perry Worsthorne of the Sunday Telegraph , and Tony Howard of the Observer for an exchange of views . |
| 3 | His nickname , his flattened nose , a crossed scar like an emblem beside one eyebrow had all been won honourably , in and out of the ring , and whatever suspicions he might have about the feelings — even about the suitability for the present assignment — of Denis Hurley , sitting back-to-back with him on the cart , he knew that he would be man enough for anything , his nerve would not fail . |
| 4 | Evidently unabashed at the ideological implications of his re-orientation , Sope in July 1990 predicted an opposition victory in the 1991 general election and suggested that he would be Deputy Prime Minister in a government headed by UMP leader Maxim Carlot . |
| 5 | She wondered if he might be Jeffrey Archer in disguise doing his research . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , Sir John , like you I wondered if he could be Burghgesh 's son . |