Example sentences of "he [modal v] be [verb] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | As courts began dealing with charges of theft and public order offences , a qualified referee was told he may be jailed for his part in the looting of a Blackpool jewellers . |
| 2 | He may be mistaken in his choice of means , but it is against nature that he should wish harm to his kingdom ’ A unified and consistent policy , it was often contended , could be carried on only by a monarch , not by a group of ministers each of whom had his own axe to grind ( this was a favourite argument of Frederick II in particular ) . |
| 3 | If he answers , he may condemn himself out of his own mouth ; if he refuses he may be punished for his refusal : on this , see Glanville Williams , The Proof of Guilt , 3rd ed. ( 1963 ) , pp. 52–53 . |
| 4 | If he answers , he may condemn himself out of his own mouth ; if he refuses he may be punished for his refusal … |
| 5 | He may also have been influenced by the favour shown by Parliament to his friend , Philip Herbert , fourth Earl of Pembroke [ q.v. ] , when it voted that he should be indemnified for his losses in the war . |
| 6 | At his trial last year he was told he should be punished for his wicked driving . |
| 7 | During pre-trial hearings at the Old Bailey , Mr Greenway 's counsel argued that he should be tried by his fellow MPs and not a court of law . |
| 8 | He was only forty-three when he died , arid the French , seizing the opportunity to reinforce their influence , insisted that he should be succeeded by his son , Bao Dai , then a boy of twelve still at school in Paris . |
| 9 | It was no shock to him that he should be marketed in his turn . |
| 10 | It is far from clear whether he should be congratulated on his sudden elevation . |
| 11 | If he wins a subsequent bout also by disqualification , then he must be withdrawn for his own safety , since it is obvious that , in this tournament at least , he is not protecting himself adequately . |
| 12 | He was told that there was a waiting list and that he must be referred by his General Practitioner , as a National Health Service patient , in order that the local Health Authority provide the necessary funding , as the operation is only available on the N.H.S. |
| 13 | He must be chuckling at his new image . |
| 14 | So as soon as he 's in the station the clock begins to run and he 'll be screaming for his brief . ’ |
| 15 | He 'll be fightin' for his European Plan as submitted ; including the UK element . ’ |
| 16 | He 'll be investigating on his own account . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Neither is worthy of a WWF title , but Bulldog has the clear advantage — because he 'll be yapping in his own back yard . ’ |
| 18 | He 'll be brought to his senses . |
| 19 | Under the gloomy strip lighting of a police interrogation cell he might be stripped of his self-possession , and confess . |
| 20 | In his anxiety on finding out that he could be deprived of his commission , Scott had rushed into print , without properly considering the effect of his letter on others . |
| 21 | Request : Posing as a female post-grad English student , we wrote to ask Parliament 's Mr Fixit whether he could be questioned on his name and how it affected him . |
| 22 | After hearing the boy 's story of how he had been ‘ neglected and abused ’ by his mother Rachel , judge Thomas Kirk told him he could be adopted by his foster parents George and Lizabeth Russ . |
| 23 | Britain 's first world heavyweight champion in nearly 100 years he could be stripped of his title almost immediately . |
| 24 | He could be scarifying in his abuse of imperialists . |
| 25 | He could be apprenticed to his mother 's brother , surely . |
| 26 | If the legatee now failed to perform , he could be sued on his promise . |
| 27 | ‘ By terms of his will , Lucas asked if he could be buried near his home , instead of in prison grounds . |
| 28 | Just a few simple , subtle moves and he 'd be lying on his back wondering what on earth had hit him . |
| 29 | ‘ Pinder told his wife that he would be staying with his sister Helen who lives in Retford , to avoid wasting a lot of time travelling . |
| 30 | Shut up therein , he would be detached from his Warden 's forces and unable gravely to endanger the town , for the castle was outside the strong walls . |