Example sentences of "be [verb] [subord] he can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However knowledgeable a surveyor may be , his skills will be limited unless he can communicate . |
| 2 | It is common ground that an order for payment to the defendant by the board of his costs in the court of first instance can only be made if he can establish under section 18(4) ( b ) that he ‘ will suffer severe financial hardship unless the order is made … |
| 3 | A counter-notice which must be served within 21 days after service of the Notice , should only be given where it is required that the party whose statement it is sought to admit , should be called as a witness , but there are witnesses who can not , or should not be called , that is if dead , beyond the seas , or unfit to attend , or who can not after reasonable diligence be identified , or can not reasonably be expected to have any recollection ; consequently in respect of all those persons , the opposing party is not entitled to serve a counter-notice requiring such person to be called unless he can contend that the person can , or should be called . |
| 4 | This pecking can last for up to two minutes , and often ends in the male being interrupted before he can get to copulation . |
| 5 | Saddam Hussein is wondering whether he can get away with an assault on the Kurds of northern Iraq . |
| 6 | He 's wondering if he can kiss me , she thought . |