Example sentences of "[coord] then he [modal v] be " in BNC.

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1 … bloody man is in the fast-lane ; comes off at junction 7 for a year or so here , and then he 'll be off and away at junction 8 , on to his chief 's job somewhere else … and look at him !
2 ‘ Perhaps it would be better if Bob stays and then he 'll be nearer to the high moor if the weather clears .
3 Said Graham : ‘ He 'll get the weight off in a couple of weeks because he 's working hard in training and then he 'll be back in the side . ’
4 I 'll need to cut your dad 's legs off and then he 'll be the same size as you .
5 He 's bound to find out and then he 'll be angrier than ever . "
6 Yeah it 'll be about five minutes and then he 'll be down .
7 The mare will look after the foal until he 's at least five weeks old and then he 'll be weaned off in the natural way .
8 And then he 'll be .
9 Er he 's having an extra hour and then he 'll be home , what 's for tea ?
10 And then he would be off again .
11 He had only to turn the keys in both doors , take the cash from the tills and then he would be upstairs .
12 Well , tomorrow he must go , she would tell Mr Grenfell first thing in the morning that he must make other arrangements and then he would be out of her life forever .
13 Knowing Louis 's concern for the Holy Land in 1147 he had led the French army on the Second Crusade — he put it about that all he really wanted to do was put his own house in order , make proper provision for his children , and then he would be off on crusade in his lord 's company .
14 Perhaps Bathsheba would fail at farming and then he would be responsible for her .
15 There was only tomorrow morning and then he would be out of her life .
16 He must know what evidence has been given and what statements have been made affecting him , and then he must be given a fair opportunity to correct or contradict them . "
17 A man is not punishable for a serious crime committed by another unless he has actually instigated the commission of a crime , and then he will be punishable though the crime committed may differ in some degree from that which he instigated .
18 ‘ The time will soon pass and then he will be of a suitable age to marry . ’
19 And then he could be truly ready for anything .
20 He 'd double up cruelly with a left hook ( rarely seen ) and razor in a right — and then he 'd be gone .
21 And then he 'd be gone .
22 He 'd ring once to make sure I was in and then he 'd be at the front door , would n't he ? ’
23 And then he 'd be in a rare way because our employer was not out of bed .
24 Christmas was only a few months away , after all , and then he 'd be back .
25 And then he 'd be grumbling , Why is the the horseman getting all the best stuff .
26 To be fair , he did also point out that neither did Yorkshire 's Asian population flock in droves of more than three or four to see the hero from the subcontinent in action ; but then he may be aware , as so many apparently are not , that the prospect of seeing a Hindu lad from Bombay doing well for Yorkshire — as he assuredly will — is not exactly high on the agenda for the Pakistanis who form the greater part of the Asian population in those parts .
27 Being , being a man and , and the rest , but then he would be
28 But then he would be turned down .
29 Yeah but then he 'd be then mad .
30 He can also get really mad , but then he can be wonderful afterwards . "
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