Example sentences of "he [vb mod] be [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If by any chance the police pull us in on suspicion they 've got ter 'ave an identification parade , an' if the old watchman recognises any of us we 're done for , unless 'e 's too frightened ter pick us out , an' 'e will be if 'e knows we 're capable o' smackin' 'im around a bit . |
| 2 | ‘ The only reason so many clubs have signed him must be because he 's a good motivator . |
| 3 | Sir Denis he may be but I fancy the measures being poured in the big rooms have been even more liberal ( small ‘ l ’ , of course ) than before . |
| 4 | ‘ 'Nice ’ he may be but his taste for Brand 's A1 Sauce — or is it HP ? ’ — Mervyn examined the page more closely — ‘ does seem to be excessive . |
| 5 | Wycliffe brooded ; he felt restless and frustrated , unable to make up his mind where he should be or what he should be doing . |
| 6 | This can mean that a subscriber can be charged far more than he should be and I gather that some regions even add in the hours that trainee engineers work as well . |
| 7 | If he wanted to act like an uncivilized person-which is what he must be and you could see it clearer all the time-then let him alone . |
| 8 | ‘ I agree , ’ he said , to her surprise , ‘ but until the baby is safely born she needs Garry at her side , and that 's where he 'll be if I have anything to do with it . ’ |
| 9 | Over seventy he might be but he had retained all his faculties . |
| 10 | He had watched until the night nurse had left the office and now he was as sure as he could be that she had gone below for a meal . |
| 11 | Wycliffe had no idea how frightening he could be when his whole personality was concentrated on an interrogation . |
| 12 | I looked across to where he sat hunched like a crow over carrion , and thought what a cantankerous old sod he could be when he chose . |
| 13 | She already knew how very bull-headed he could be when he was going after something he wanted . |
| 14 | He grimaced and raised his hands in self-defence , a little of his dark mood dropping away , giving her a glimpse of the man he could be if he were n't so concerned for his sister . |
| 15 | Thought he 'd be but he wasn't. kids . |
| 16 | She wondered how he 'd be if his father had not driven off or if his mother had shown him more affection . |
| 17 | And best of all the pictures that flew through her mind so happily as she jolted onwards was Michael Swinton 's gratitude and delight , how touched he would be that she had thought of him , how she would seem to him like some sort of Christmas spirit , glittering in a thousand jewels , her arms laden with bounty … |
| 18 | I wondered how comfortable he would be and what he would make of the covers I had borrowed from the farmer 's wife . |
| 19 | she knew exactly where he would be and what time he 'd be back ! |
| 20 | And how glad he would be when she told him . |
| 21 | I dared not think how he would be if I went back then so I had to go on . |
| 22 | Nevertheless a member , even of a private company , unless he is also a director is not entitled , as he would be if he were a member of a partnership , to inspect the books and records of the company except to the extent that the Act specifically provides . |
| 23 | Before they had left her flat he had telephoned colleagues to say where he would be if he were needed . |
| 24 | It does n't seem to me from what I read of page thirty one of that inspector 's report that he was in any different position by the absence of the Policy E two than he would be if he 'd got it . |
| 25 | The adults and children of the family also learnt much of the Gospels and Psalms by heart , for , said Nicholas , ‘ Who knows how or where he shall be before he dies , suppose blind or in prison , and whether travelling on horseback , on foot or by sea , by reciting these passages he would have heavenly food and medicine with him . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Penini knows I think it good that he is considerate and sensitive — he has been brought up to see no merit in violence , and when he is a man he will be as his father , entirely lacking in those so-called manly virtues of domination and arrogance towards women . ’ |
| 27 | and he would maybe be a damn sight happier than he will be if he stays behind . |
| 28 | Will , you mean he will be if he puts sand in your pockets again ? |
| 29 | and manager Smith plans to be at the Manor for a long time too … he 's brushed away speculation about going to Stoke … he 's happy at Oxford … well he will be when they start winning |
| 30 | He forgets how annoying he can be and you know he swings the other way . |