Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] he [vb mod] be " in BNC.
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1 | Billy Rock who has Listowel in mind for his smart and successful chaser Joey Kelly runs the gelding on Monday and he will go again at the next Roscommon meeting a fortnight later before travelling to Listowel where he might be worth an investment in view of that Galway win in July . |
2 | If you are not called in , you will be asked to leave the ring — do n't despair , another judge may like your horse or he may be more suitable for another type of class . |
3 | No alarm as yet ; it 's quite possible that he 's gone for one of his walks or he may be shopping or just visiting someone , but I 'm concerned . ’ |
4 | Wycliffe brooded ; he felt restless and frustrated , unable to make up his mind where he should be or what he should be doing . |
5 | Now she had to sit in his boat or he would be insulted and she was glad to rest . |
6 | I was encouraged by the Secretary of State 's answer to my question on Tuesday that he would be flexible with the extra numbers that were available . |
7 | It arranged with the manufacturers that he would be allowed to see technical data that had been carefully doctored to include major errors . |
8 | It has been held by the Court of Appeal that the privilege against self-incrimination can be invoked in this context where , accepting the facts as alleged by the plaintiff , there is a reasonable apprehension on the part of the defendant that he might be prosecuted in the United Kingdom . |
9 | Although nobody dared suggest to Ceauşescu that he might be mortal or that the victory of socialism might not be permanent , the new Civic Centre in Bucharest had the air of being constructed as a vast set of archaeological remains , whose scale and purpose would baffle future generations like the lost pyramid-cities of the Guatemalan jungle . |
10 | If he learns from this episode that he must be more independent in his judgment and not be swept along by others , there need be no long-lasting harm . |
11 | In both cases Nizan is carefully detached from any real ideological involvement in the party , with the result that he can be conveniently presented as a precursor of a non-communist New Left , in opposition either strategically or naively to the totalitarian oppression of the party itself . |
12 | Until she proved otherwise she had to constantly bear in mind that he might be the enemy . |
13 | For a silly moment it crossed her mind that he must be the Nazi spy . |
14 | For a second , it crossed Harry 's mind that he could be wrong . |
15 | The implication here is , that a man desists from killing animals out of fear that he may be killing a reincarnated soul , but while it may be possible to draw that conclusion , the principle of identity clearly goes much deeper than that , and in fact it could be said to contradict Tillich 's suggestion since that is no more than enlightened self-interest . |
16 | The background to the document has to be sought in Stirling 's fear that he might be absorbed into some top-heavy bureaucracy like Combined Operations or SOE . |
17 | It was somewhat surprising , then , that McIlvanney felt uneasy being approached for this profile , apparently for fear that he might be invited to ‘ pontificate , when I really do n't think I have that much to say ’ , It sounded like false modesty , but after he 'd relented , I remembered the long-standing ‘ pin-down ’ policy employed to prevent hubris in sports writers . |
18 | Before he knew whether he could obtain replacement identity documents , Modigliani had been haunted by the fear that he would be trapped in the south . |
19 | I bought him different clothes , and had his hair cut , but to me he looked just the same , and I lived in constant fear that he would be recognized by someone who had known him in the past . |
20 | The fear that he 'd be denied sight of the sanctum at the top of the stairs spurred him on , his body doing its ragged best to accommodate his ambition . |
21 | A parent or teacher who accepts the concept , could use the word ‘ God ’ from the very beginning , and need have no fear that he will be faced with awkward questions , for he knows that there is a perfectly sensible answer available . |
22 | Mr Sweeney said it was decided by a vote that he should be told the meeting wanted him to reconsider his decision . |
23 | He had chosen to go to University in Dundee so he could be near them . |
24 | And Cantona himself suggested in a French newspaper interview that he might be on the look-out for a new challenge after just a few months at any club . |
25 | And it is convenient in practice that he should be a member , since this obviates the frequent summoning of the Law Officers for advice on points of Law . |
26 | Tees-side Bridge and Engineering Ltd the Court also found an implied term in the employee 's contract to the effect that he could be required to work where directed . |
27 | Kuhl is a very experienced player who can control the pace of the game from midfield and Anderton has so much natural talent that he could be a match winner . |
28 | Gooch , now 38 , has dropped hints in recent months that he might be approaching the twilight of his playing career but declined to speculate on his future beyond this summer . |
29 | Then the alley curved sharply , first one way and then the other , and it seemed to Frankie that he would be trapped in that sinister place for ever . |
30 | No special secrecy was attached to the cruiser — indeed , Khrushchev told the disconcerted Admiralty that he would be glad to sell it to them because cruisers had been out-dated by missiles . |