Example sentences of "die [subord] [pron] [be] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Because if I 'm going to die , then let me die where I was happiest . ’
2 As for Jacob 's animals , surely they will not die if they are driven too fast for one day .
3 She knew that the conditions in the camps meant they would die if they were not treated properly , which meant coming to Stoke Mandeville hospital in Buckinghamshire .
4 Constructive conflict energizes relationships ; they might wither and die if we were ever able to eliminate conflict .
5 She might die if she 's old .
6 Amy will die if she 's not in Mr Hill 's class for English .
7 She too would die if she were unattended .
8 She did n't ever want to leave Ma and Pa , and she would die if she was n't near Edward .
9 She 'd die if she was parted from Ricky for five minutes .
10 I shall die if he 's gay .
11 He flagged my car down to beg some drinking water , and told me that many of his animals would die if he was unable to reach water before nightfall .
12 I do n't think they 'll bring Simon to the rendezvous , so he could still die if there are any tricks . ’
13 ‘ Oh yeah ; did n't die until I was twelve .
14 Doctors in Bosnia have said that many of the children injured during the violence in Sarajevo will die unless they are evacuated and treated quickly .
15 ‘ I would probably just die because I am so used to studying and travelling . ’
16 ‘ I have let this good man die because I was busy with the last details of my case .
17 People in the contracting phase would live their lives backward : they would die before they were born and get younger as the universe contracted .
18 To prevent this from running down on-to the rest of the body and the swaddling clothes , it was immediately covered by a narrow linen band known as the ‘ chrysom ’ ; and it was the custom , should a child die before it was one month old , that this chrysom was used as the head-covering to the funerary swaddling .
19 All we will say is you have a policy with us , you now have H I V , we will pay out eventually , because you , you 're going to die , you 'll probably die as they are then , or one of these other illnesses will be diagnosed , we just wo n't pay out on permanent disability .
20 And he knew it : ‘ I will die when I am thirty-three ( like Christ ) .
21 I shall die when I am between seventy-five and eighty , in all likelihood ; Helen will outlive me — women live longer , it seems .
22 The Romans made much use of it also , its generic name being derived from salvere , to be well , and in the Middle Ages , there was a current Arabic saying : " Why should a man die when there is sage in his garden ? "
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