Example sentences of "then he [modal v] be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he would be a real Marine , and one day — he assured himself — an officer of Marines , maybe even ( could he dream so sublimely ? ) a Commander . |
| 2 | If he turns out to be half as good as David then he 'll be a very good batsman indeed . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Then he could be a Leo too , I suppose . ’ |
| 4 | Then he can be a big noise over there . |
| 5 | So then he 'd be a stepbrother . |
| 6 | When he is beaten then he will be a zek , and that is the way of them all , all eight hundred in the compound . |