Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [conj] he [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there are any restrictions , a purchaser should not pay until he is satisfied that he will be registered , for there is no implied warranty to that effect by the seller . |
| 2 | Pete put a hand on his shoulder and he knew there was a reason why he should not have but he was so tired , so bone-achingly weary , that he could not summon the strength to remember . |
| 3 | None the less we must always remember that he was not an ignorant or uncultivated soldier . |
| 4 | Make no mistake , Wright 's short fuse is a serious business and if Graham is to lose a top player through suspension , on top of all the headlines on his ill-discipline , the Arsenal manager may soon wonder if he is worth the trouble . |
| 5 | The prior might possibly suspect that he was being teased , for he was no fool , but he would certainly not challenge or provoke a magnate of Robert Beaumont 's stature . |
| 6 | He seemed to imply in this that even if the covenantor had not previously enjoyed a certain freedom then the restraint of trade doctrine might still apply if he is , as a result of the restraint , under a positive duty to do something which restricts his current freedom . |
| 7 | However , a Commissioner may still investigate if he is satisfied that it is not reasonable to expect the complainant to use or have used this right . |
| 8 | To their doubts Tolkien could only reply that he was writing fiction , he had a right to use his imagination , and that after all his elves were only ‘ certain aspects of Men and their talents and desires , incarnated in my little world ’ . |
| 9 | And this school , of which afterwards he could only remember that he was so homesick , must have helped the mind which was alleged to be backward and was not . |
| 10 | Towards the end of the soirée , Eliot stood for a while by himself in a seemingly abstracted state , and , looking at him across the room , I could not decide whether he was looking in my direction or not . |
| 11 | Loretta could not decide whether he was genuinely unenthusiastic about the idea , or whether it was the alienating effect of his upper middle-class accent . |
| 12 | But he could not settle when he was put to bed . |
| 13 | In the dark it was impossible to see whether the curtains were drawn , but certainly no chink of light showed and she could not tell whether he was there , asleep , or whether his flat was empty . |
| 14 | Ruthven had his cat with him , stroking it and muttering something — I could not tell whether he was talking to himself or his pet . |
| 15 | At this Drew became disturbed and emotional , and said that , if the three people that he had previously named — the Lindos and Norman Stubbs , the stage manager — could not testify that he was at the theatre at the time of the murder , he knew of no-one else who could , but he certainly did not commit any murder , nor was he seen in Cross Street with blood on his face . |
| 16 | And Uncle Camillo in his armour with the lamp shining on the breastplate and helmet , and the vizor down so you could not see if he were laughing . |
| 17 | Westmacott could not follow as he was under attack by the Bf109s , but the Controller later reported that the bomber 's ‘ plot ’ had disappeared from the radar screen halfway to Sicily , and Westmacott was awarded a probable . |
| 18 | She had been so pleasant since Donald 's death that there were times when he could not believe that he was planning to murder her . |
| 19 | He could not believe that he was hearing right . |
| 20 | Ariel soon began to pick up some English , especially from Jack Elsey , a nineteen-year-old from Southwark , who 'd been the cook on the outward journey , and was prompt to learn from her the flavours of the island vegetables and herbs , the edible flowers and fruits he 'd never imagined could possibly exist when he was growing up one of the twelve offspring of a Thames waterman . |
| 21 | He was shipping water at a furious rate and could plainly see that he was drowning . |
| 22 | I could n't decide whether he was doing this to make me even more relaxed , like a television warm-up man , or because he was over-excited at the prospect of getting at my polyps . |
| 23 | ‘ Not while you live with me , ’ he said quietly , and she could n't decide if he was serious or not . |
| 24 | I was still going and getting the shopping for my mum , and looking after my sister 's baby as she could n't cope because he was a naughty little boy . |
| 25 | The faint glow on the skyline gave him some guidance , but apart from that , he could n't tell whether he was moving towards the shore , or across the bay , or just circling endlessly . |
| 26 | I could n't walk until he was born , I had very high blood pressure and I used to get very bad swollen ankles . |
| 27 | And he could n't drink while he was on those could he ? |
| 28 | The man wrote a note to Judge Brian Capstick saying he could n't concentrate because he was bored and was more concerned with his expenses . |
| 29 | You told me he could n't drive cos he was |
| 30 | ‘ That 's illegal , ’ said Malpass , but as he was in the back of Armstrong I could n't see if he was serious or not . |