Example sentences of "he [modal v] [adv] [be] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Aware that the juvenile-seeming bunch of friends which Sebastian had gathered around him might not be Rosemary 's cup of tea either , Leith looked round for her .
2 It is submitted on behalf of the father and the grandmother that , if an order were not made , C. would go to the grandmother and the care which would then be given to him would not be care which would cause suffering of harm and that , therefore , the second limb of the threshold condition is not made out .
3 Tactically , he may not be Brearley or Fletcher , for he sticks with what he knows ; but Brearley or Fletcher could not bat like Gooch .
4 Tactically , he may not be Brearley or Fletcher , for he sticks with what he knows ; but Brearley or Fletcher could not bat like Gooch .
5 He may sometimes be consultant and analyst ; sometimes investigator and policeman ; but he must also be negotiator and judge ; inspector , educator , and public relations representative .
6 I 'd asked that he should n't be bottle fed with my expressed milk as it can be more difficult to establish breastfeeding if a baby is confused by a teat .
7 He may sometimes be consultant and analyst ; sometimes investigator and policeman ; but he must also be negotiator and judge ; inspector , educator , and public relations representative .
8 He looked as if he might well be Gordon Brunt .
9 He might even be Puddephat 's own son , she thought , her imagination suddenly taking flight .
10 He could n't be part of their brotherhood but he wanted to be among them .
11 He was avid for news of how it was all going , and regretting that he could n't be part of it .
12 He could never be Shiona 's , even if he wanted her , and there was nothing to indicate that he really did .
13 The good news for Prince Charles is 70pc believed he could still be king , despite his separation from Princess Diana , but the bad news was only 45pc thought he would be a good one .
14 If they ever appointed a patron saint of walking sticks , he 'd probably be Keith Cowie from Edgehill .
15 He 'd never be bank manager now , and probably would n't have wanted to be .
16 In time — a few years ' time — he 'd inevitably be boss of the Spidergobs cos of his thunks .
17 He would not be proprietor of all he surveyed there .
18 The trust is invalid on several counts : no property has been bequeathed to the curator so the principle of benefit is infringed ; if the curator had been validly appointed , which he has not , then he would be able to exercise some control over the foster-child 's use of the land ; but even then , since he would not be owner , it would be a problem that it was he who was charged with the trust for distributing shares in the income from the land .
19 With a lack of concern for place which was worthy of his father , he said he would rather be Minister of Health .
20 Having ‘ given his best ’ to the centre for four years and taken a major role in setting it up , he obviously felt ‘ very disappointed ’ he would n't be part of its new phase .
21 If Ben had stayed unconscious one minute longer , he would probably be brain damaged ; up to five minutes and he would n't have lived .
22 He would still be state president , but he would lose his real power base .
23 I venture to guess he would still be director .
24 I believe that he committed himself to assuring that he would never be party to such a thing again if he could prevent it .
25 He has devoted time and energy to people because it is the people who will one day be his subjects , and he feels a sense of responsibility towards them ; but he will also be King of the British Isles , and has a responsibility to safeguard those Isles for future generations .
26 If he was so drunk that he could not appreciate the nature of the risk , he will not be volenti .
27 At 33 and suffering from a dislocated shoulder , he wo n't be Britain 's standard-bearer again in Barcelona this summer .
28 And if his dedication does n't falter , like so many who have claimed the ultimate prize , he can still be champion on the day Tyson becomes a free man again .
29 He can change his ministers ; but unless he is a transcendent genius he can never be master of the conduct of affairs . ’
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