Example sentences of "he [vb mod] be [vb pp] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was , he informed us in his speech to the senate , fully aware that he may be accused of being naive . |
| 2 | Since he does not intend to have sexual intercourse , he should be acquitted of attempted rape in this situation . |
| 3 | The connection was especially good , almost as if they were face to face , and Zen found himself resentful that he should be deprived of the usual screen of interference on an occasion when he could find nothing to say . |
| 4 | He must be unafraid of unpopularity . |
| 5 | Under the gloomy strip lighting of a police interrogation cell he might be stripped of his self-possession , and confess . |
| 6 | On the contrary , he might be accused of overscrupulousness . |
| 7 | In his anxiety on finding out that he could be deprived of his commission , Scott had rushed into print , without properly considering the effect of his letter on others . |
| 8 | Britain 's first world heavyweight champion in nearly 100 years he could be stripped of his title almost immediately . |
| 9 | This would entail a sixty-mile round trip for us , but who cared if he could be freed of that perpetual pain he had suffered for so long ? |
| 10 | The Court of Appeal thought that he could be convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence , but if that form no longer exists , he can not be , and he falls within the gap in Caldwell . |
| 11 | He could pay off Newton from a fraction of Amaryllis 's dowry — he must see that Newton had no idea as to the real size of it — then he could be rid of him . |
| 12 | He knew that he could be accused of acting like some less satisfactory prime ministers in this constitutional field , that is , choosing an archbishop of his own lay power without the approval of the Church ; and he disliked that situation . |
| 13 | He recognized that he could be accused of a conservative , ‘ indeed reactionary ’ , direction for the universities , and of condemning the public sector to second-class status , but ‘ unrepentant I shall believe that in the long run this represents the logical development of both the Robbins principle and the binary policy ’ . |
| 14 | He would be rid of him at last . |
| 15 | He knew he would be assured of company there with no talk of weddings , and they would no doubt offer him a drink . |
| 16 | Leaning forward to slip the sweet between his lips , he would be reminded of his rider when all my other aids had failed to engage his attention . |
| 17 | If Bowe can not agree terms to fight Lewis by January 2 he will be stripped of the WBC version of the title and the crown will go to Lewis , who would then be told to make a mandatory defence against America 's Tony Tucker . |
| 18 | If Bowe can not agree terms to fight Lewis by January 2 he will be stripped of the WBC version of the title and the crown will go to Lewis , who would then be told to make a mandatory defence against America 's Tony Tucker . |
| 19 | But he makes a lively film and he will be heard of again . |
| 20 | For example , the doctor may fear that if he does not use every technique in his armoury , he will be accused of neglecting his patient ; or the doctor may simply not understand the real nature of his obligations . |
| 21 | He has known no want either materially or of a mother 's love for you have supplied both abundantly and he will be reminded of this all his life you can be sure . |
| 22 | He will be reminded of the saying of Jesus , ‘ ’ He who has seen me has seen the Father . ’ |
| 23 | No doubt he will be reminded of us when he re-visits the Lake District ( one of his favourite haunts ) and it rains ! |