Example sentences of "as he [modal v] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Travers , or quarters-in , really consist of bending the horse exactly as he would be in half-pass , but going sideways . |
| 2 | Brusilov , a thrusting and optimistic commander , replied that he was as well placed to advance against Austria now as he would be in July . |
| 3 | The possessed woman , like her bewitched counterpart , becomes the immediate centre of attention and care , and although she exerts pressure upon her spouse the latter is not assailed as radically as he would be were he accused of being a witch . |
| 4 | A despot might well take his or her dreams seriously , just as he would be deeply interested in any other of his own bodily functions , as would his courtiers . |
| 5 | But he had indicated , on his appointment as vice-president last spring , that he would not take the traditional route to the presidency as he would be retiring from OUP during 1993 . |
| 6 | If the individual 's rights are affected he should be entitled to the same protection by the courts as he would be in respect of the decision of a wide range of other tribunals and bodies to whom decisions involving a question of law are assigned . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Where the action is for unliquidated damages and the defendant delivers an admission of liability for the claim but disputes or does not admit the amount of the plaintiff 's dam ages , then : ( 1 ) if the defendant offers to pay in satisfaction of the claim a specific sum which the plaintiff accepts , the provisions of this rule shall apply as if the defendant had admitted part of the plaintiff 's claim ; and ( 2 ) in any other case , the plaintiff may apply to the court for such judgment as he may be entitled to upon the admission , and the court may give such judgment , including interlocutory judgment for damages to be assessed and costs , or make such other order on the application as it thinks just . |
| 9 | And from now until September he will be concentrating on his athletics training as he may be selected to compete for Britain in the Paralympics in Barcelona . |
| 10 | When her son Henry , another court musician , died in 1633 , his widow petitioned to get their four-year-old son , Henry , Emilia 's grandson , trained in music , ‘ as soon as he shall be capable thereof ’ . |
| 11 | Combined operations became the commando 's métier and he would become as accustomed to calling up a battleship 's gunnery officer or the leader of a flight of rocket firing Typhoon aircraft as he might be radioing for mortar fire from his own Heavy Weapons Troop . |
| 12 | ‘ He 's not as aggressive as he might be but that could come , and he has more skill and speed than someone like John Fashanu , who plays an intimidating game . |
| 13 | Anyway , it is a shortsighted policy to rely too heavily on the tutor for detailed guidance since , good as he might be , he is unlikely to have a monopoly of knowledge in his particular subject . |
| 14 | Lately , he had been of a mind to trace his son Arnold Thomas , but until such a day as he might be fortunate in that respect , he had no one except the lily-livered David . |
| 15 | But how likely was Dr. Greene , experienced as he might be in viewing bodies , to disagree with the opinion of a consultant forensic pathologist unless the latter 's judgment was manifestly perverse ? |
| 16 | Sapience 's conqueror on Saturday , Weld , should see a little more of the sun , as he will be have a Cup campaign next season . |
| 17 | Caroline , 29 , is planning a Christmas party at Scott 's bedside , as he will be in hospital for Christmas and the New Year . |
| 18 | As he will be tonight … and we can guarantee that . |
| 19 | Moreover where the issue really does raise a question of esoteric university ‘ lore ’ the courts are unlikely to override the decision of the visitor , informed as he will be by the university authorities . |
| 20 | John Evans , who has been Captain of the golf society since it started , stood down as he will be retiring next year . |
| 21 | As he will be aware , for the most part attacks have been going in the direction opposite to that to which he drew attention . |
| 22 | As he will be aware , in June the United States Government had a sum of , I think , $21 million which had been earmarked for military aid set aside for the very purposes that the hon. Gentleman suggests . |
| 23 | If we have such a debate , it will be possible for him to raise this matter , as he will be able to do on other occasions . |
| 24 | The latter does not usually directly affect the defendant 's pocket as he will be insured . |
| 25 | His successor , Per Nielsen , comes with impressive credentials but as he will be well aware , he has a hard act to follow . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | ‘ He came from a military family — his father rose quite high in the Navy — so he was as undisciplined in his life as he could be . |
| 28 | He was , as he could be , abusive : he called her a ‘ fat sadist ’ . |
| 29 | The dealer would try to persuade the new client to reinvest not just the £500 he got from selling his Rolls Royce shares , for instance , but as much money in addition as he could be persuaded to part with , regardless of how far this was in his interest . |
| 30 | As much as he could be aware of someone else 's problems , his own were the ones that preoccupied him most . |