Example sentences of "that he would [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His inclination meant that he would aim to be a pilot . |
| 2 | The demanding business of running for the presidency had shown Carter to be an exceptionally energetic , ambitious and intelligent politician and it was to be expected that he would want to be an activist in the White House — a president who left his mark and fulfilled the commitments he had entered into during the campaign . |
| 3 | McLeish reflected uncomfortably that he would have to be very circumspect in his dealings with Catherine , with this beady-eyed observer around the place . |
| 4 | He realised with a sense of desperation that he would have to be twice as cunning as his wife if he was to recover that which she had taken from him . |
| 5 | She did n't want to see him although she knew perfectly well that he would have to be faced . |
| 6 | Before rehearsals started , he got himself in trim by running every day , knowing that he would have to be ultra-fit for each night 's three-hour performance , appearing on stage for almost every minute of it . |
| 7 | There will also be talk of a return by Boycott , who has always been open in admitting that he would like to be either cricket chairman or team manager . |
| 8 | I 'm not sure that he would like to be described as a contacting Peter Hobson at Windyridge , Donington on Bain , Lincolnshire ( telephone : 0507 84737 ; fax : 0507 84393 ) as he dismantles fairly new vehicles . |
| 9 | When his sister , Phoebe , asks him if he has any career ambitions , Holden tells her that he would like to be the ‘ Catcher in the Rye ’ ( a misquote from a poem by Robert Burns ) . |
| 10 | That he 'd offer to be her guide ? |
| 11 | Some time in the early hours of Saturday morning Archie staggered to his feet and said that he 'd have to be on his way . |