Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] he [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can only assume they either think he 'll be too busy with other matters or that he 'll be stirring up trouble . |
| 2 | But this does not mean that he is able to shed his fear of some forms of animal life , or that he would be able to practise ahi sā if confronted by a snake for example . |
| 3 | He wondered whether Alice Mair would invite Lessingham to stay the night at Martyr 's Cottage or whether he would be driven home later by her or her brother . |
| 4 | ‘ We 'd had six months of worrying whether everything was going to be all right — what Joseph would look like , or whether he would be all there , ’ says Leslie , her relief still evident . |
| 5 | One problem during the tour had centred on the young fast bowler Roy Gilchrist , who had been sent home from India for disciplinary reasons ; after the tour , opinion was divided as to whether his misdemeanours should mean the end of his Test career or whether he should be helped back into the fold by someone such as Worrell , whom he worshipped . |
| 6 | They will not tell you a lot about what 's going to make him tick as an adult , except that he might be good at a particular academic subject . ’ |
| 7 | When the right of control and transfer is conveyed , the holder relies on the same method of notification by which he was made a holder , except that he will be the initiator of the message to the carrier , and will need to await the carrier 's confirmation before the transfer process can be set in motion . |
| 8 | There 's not much else to tell you except that he could be arriving any time . |
| 9 | I wish nothing more for Pen than that he should be as fine as his father . ’ |
| 10 | In support of one of these views , James Michie ( 1964 : 9 ) writes in his translator 's preface " It is better that Horace should be " done down " into English than that he should be undone by the gradual disappearance of Latin from our culture " . |
| 11 | ‘ I assumed that because he might be busy working during the week he was being helpful in offering to visit me that afternoon . ’ |
| 12 | At Friday 's meeting , Mr Stewart told the union representatives and the Labour MPs Donald Dewar and George Galloway that while he would be working strenuously to help ease the plight of the Albion workers , he could offer little hope of any Government money to support the stricken plant . |
| 13 | At Friday 's meeting , Mr Stewart told the union representatives and the Labour MPs , Donald Dewar and George Galloway , that while he would be working strenuously to help ease the plight of the Albion workers , he could offer little hope of any Government money to support the stricken plant . |
| 14 | Currently thrilling packed houses with his mellow vocal style and uncompromising ‘ no sell-out ’ cardigans , the singer wishes to point out that though he will be opening for the Happy Mondays at certain venues , he by no means endorses their outrageous and unorthodox lifestyle . |
| 15 | Currently thrilling packed houses with his mellow vocal style and uncompromising ‘ no sell-out ’ cardigans , the singer wishes to point out that though he will be opening for the Happy Mondays at certain venues , he by no means endorses their outrageous and unorthodox lifestyle . |
| 16 | He knew it was a person 's natal chart that decreed whether he should become an Ixmaritian , and where he would be educated . |
| 17 | After they had gone through the ordeal of giving evidence , their father , who was found guilty of eight serious charges with nine being left on the file , was put on probation and allocated to a hostel not two miles from where his last victim lives and where he can be seen by the family as they pass through the town centre . |
| 18 | Edouard was worried that it might be difficult for Grégoire to adjust to St-Cloud , and that he might be homesick . |
| 19 | Then , all of a sudden , there was a sort of bang and the dog started yelping and I thought he must have fallen or something and that he might be hurt . |
| 20 | Was there maybe a sneaking feeling that , if he was n't laughing at her , he was usually laughing at life in general , and that he might be quite fun to be with ? |
| 21 | Further to compound my mystification , he does not seem to realise that according to Christian dogma , God is not only loving but also just and that He may be calling Christians to a future life which is not necessarily ‘ better ’ than the present . |
| 22 | NO SNOW fell during the night and at 10.00 , after Erika had run her five kilometres under a dazzling blue sky , Karl ran and said that he thought he rather did that a brief tour of Berlin would be possible and that he would be waiting in the lounge of the Palast at 11.00 ; adding that Paul should meet them at the television Tower at 1.00 |
| 23 | The Director of Personnel responsible for the personal affairs of overseas executives rang Mark from Detroit to say that compensation terms had now been worked out , and that he would be visiting England the following week to discuss the subject with him . |
| 24 | He thought of taking the man 's rifle but knew it was too heavy for him and that he would be incapable of aiming it . |
| 25 | He said that he would publish the book without a single alteration and that he would be obliged if I would kindly call him to discuss details . |
| 26 | It might be argued that in such situations it is the only course of action open to a man and that he would be at fault if he acted differently . |
| 27 | In a taped interview which was played to the jury , Paul said : ‘ I just thought it was like a little tap on the head and that he would be all right . |
| 28 | He knew the airliner would be turning right at the end of the runway and that he would be turning left . |
| 29 | Despite this I still had a strong impression that the Principal was clearly in control of the centre and that he would be unlikely to tolerate breaches of the rules . |
| 30 | Indeed , the year before , he had spoken at the Moot of his hope , according to the minutes , " for occupation in some form of national service without that official status which might shut his mouth , and that he would be free to take part in any work for the future that was possible . |