Example sentences of "he [be] [adj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mr. H. A. Allbutt might have ventilated his views without let or hindrance from professional authority had he been content to address them to medical men instead of the public . ’ |
| 2 | Numb with agony and humiliation , she got undressed like a ghost and went to bed , unable to let herself dwell too deeply on what had happened in case she found herself asking the inevitable question : if I hate Damian Flint , why has he been able to hurt me so deeply ? |
| 3 | Would he be content to leave her in charge of Thomas and merely check on his progress from time to time , or might he endeavour to wield control in her — his — their son 's life ? |
| 4 | Only then would he be free to offer his father the respect he owed him . |
| 5 | Would he be happy to see me ? |
| 6 | Of course , being members of the Tech-Green élite and therefore indispensable , he and his family were already on file for a place on Sky City One should he be willing to move them all up there . |
| 7 | ‘ Will he be able to cure her of being in love with you ? ’ |
| 8 | Nor would he be able to let us know about the reversal of the thermodynamic arrow , or even bank his winnings , because he would be trapped behind the event horizon of the black hole . ) |
| 9 | ‘ Would he be able to tell which is which ? |
| 10 | When the Minister meets those representatives — if not before — will he be able to tell them that the Government support the amendment to the Further and Higher Education Bill , which has been promoted by the National Youth Agency and the British Youth Council and backed by hon. Members from all parties ? |
| 11 | Will he be able to solve her problems or is he more than just an interested bystander ? |
| 12 | Could he be afraid to put them into words ? |
| 13 | On the same Conditions yearly as she was keepd the two Last years , He being obliged to ffit her up without Loss of time sufficient in Sails , Rigging & others needfull , And to raise her two planks in the Upper Work , And that the Cabine be raised Accordingly , And that there bees four Beds in said Cabine properly furnished . " |
| 14 | On the same Conditions yearly as she was keepd the two Last years , He being obliged to ffit her up without Loss of time sufficient in Sails , Rigging & others needfull , And to raise her two planks in the Upper Work , And that the Cabine be raised Accordingly , And that there bees four Beds in said Cabine properly furnished . " |
| 15 | Indeed a hedonist would be unnecessarily cautious if he were content to defend his grounds of choice as no better nor worse than those of other ethical schools . |
| 16 | Not as if he were angry with Carrie but as if he were busy thinking his own thoughts … |
| 17 | He is correct to highlight his flair for adding new insights on the theme of relationships . |
| 18 | He is sure to outspeed his rivals in the St Modwen Novices ' Hurdle ( 12.30 ) on ideal ground and over a trip that is certain to suit . |
| 19 | He is due to conduct his first such service in the Capital in July next year . |
| 20 | Ipswich hope to have Shirra make his debut in the double header with King 's Lynn on Good Friday but by then Norris will have moved , and he is due to make his first appearance for the Eagles tomorrow at King 's Lynn . |
| 21 | But insiders say he is keen to make it a national obsession . |
| 22 | Alex gives us some extra variety , he is a genuine spinner of the ball and he is keen to get his career moving forward after finding his progress blocked by the presence of Phil Tufnell at Middlesex . |
| 23 | Now back with North after a spell with Ballymena he is keen to resume his playing career , injury permitting , but he wo n't allow his heart to rule his head . |
| 24 | Once the decision has been made , he is obliged to respect it . |
| 25 | Even Masonic anti-feminism surfaces in The Magic Flute : the Queen of the Night is condemned for over-ambition ; while her daughter 's trials are far greater than Tamino 's — at least he understands why he is obliged to undergo them , while Pamina is told nothing and is expected to bear her tribulations patiently and obediently until redeemed by the love of a good man . |
| 26 | Well of course he is because he is obliged to do it . |
| 27 | Aristotle only produces spurious suggestions about a woman 's incapacity to think or to stick to principles when he is obliged to say something about why their judgements lack authority . |
| 28 | The argument advanced is that the doctor is not obliged to respect the request of the patient — indeed , he is obliged to disregard it — since otherwise he would be guilty of an offence under section 2 . |
| 29 | He is proud to call himself a ‘ Deadhead ’ — not some obscure Whitehall term of abuse , but the name given to fans of the Grateful Dead , an American rock band . |
| 30 | The usual way in which this duty is breached is for the employee to mention to customers that he is leaving and either directly or indirectly suggest to them that he is available to meet their needs once he has left . |