Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [be] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ’ He could be here for any number of reasons … ’ |
| 32 | He was at an age when he could be both inside himself and outside himself at the same time : he knew he was only playing a game , but the game still remained real to him . |
| 33 | The gypsies gathered at the horse fair came from all over the place so he could be anywhere after that . |
| 34 | When he 'd finished he stood up and asked Dad the time of the funeral so , he said , he could be there with the other brothers and sisters and the band . |
| 35 | He wanted back stalls because he 'd be right under the gallery and no-one would see him . |
| 36 | He will , I was gon na say he 'd be here till two o'clock I do n't know why . |
| 37 | ‘ And he 'd be less under you feet , dear , when you wanted to get on at home , ’ said Doris with a twinkle in her eye . |
| 38 | No , it was unlikely he 'd be home for hours . |
| 39 | He said he 'd be home by five . |
| 40 | She would recognise him when he made his approach , would know he had been behaving deviously but he would be straight into devious matters anyway . |
| 41 | He would be here on Sunday afternoon . |
| 42 | Colonel our form commander was not sure he would be here about a month ago and so he sent me a statement that I would like to read . |
| 43 | The eagle stared back at him proudly and without fear and Mr Wolski wondered how long he would be here in captivity , staring out at the same things year after year , his great wings never feeling the power and support of the wind , his talons never arcing forward and down as they did what they had been made for and struck at prey . |
| 44 | He would be here by lunchtime . |
| 45 | Bapji swore he would be here before twelve . ’ |
| 46 | No more than an hour passed before Jean-Claude came to me in the scullery and said he would be away for a few days . |
| 47 | Anything that kept her from running into Nicolo Sabatini was absolutely fine , which was why she had been delighted a few mornings later at the breakfast-table when he 'd told her he would be away for a few days . |
| 48 | Being a Friday , he was already considering the plan for next week , when he would be away from home for five nights , visiting Inverness , Thurso , Elgin , Brora , Wick , Tain and Huntley . |
| 49 | He was just telling the driver of the light engine that he would be away in a minute , when from Bradley Fold station box came the 4-5-5 signal ( train or vehicles running away on the right line ) . |
| 50 | " Is the hatch open ? " she asked , thinking he would be more at ease if she said something entirely practical . |
| 51 | But presumably he thought , if her relationships at home were kept in good working order , he would be less at risk from her attentions — the conceit of him . |
| 52 | Chapter 2 I , which seems to have been composed as an afterthought to the main body of the Gospel with its climax in 20:31 , indicates that there was a tradition doing the rounds in Christian circles to the effect that John would not die : he would be there until the Second Coming of Christ . |
| 53 | I did n't answer the letter , but just counted the days and the hours until he would be home for the holidays ; they seemed interminable . |
| 54 | Well , he would be home in an hour ; the dinner party would be in full swing and if his luck had held he would n't even have been missed . |
| 55 | He informed them that Stella had not only had her appendix , but also her gall bladder removed , and that he would be home in time to attend to the next horse trek arranged for Saturday . |
| 56 | He would be home in ten minutes . |
| 57 | As she drove William Fosdyke back to Mondano he assured her that he would be always at her disposal and could guarantee to make her family holiday a success . |
| 58 | After what Clive had done for him , he would be forever in his debt . |
| 59 | If a potential investor should assume that ‘ preference ’ means that he should prefer them to the ordinary shares he would be sorely in need of professional advice . |
| 60 | He will be already on his way . |