Example sentences of "that he [modal v] [be] " in BNC.

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1 It is because God is not subject to such things that He may be said not to suffer , at least in the way human beings do .
2 A horse is the same in that he may be fit for one type of work but not another .
3 He must have a full knowledge of the local Bye-laws , local Acts of Parliament and Standing Orders of the council , so that he may be in a position at any time to advise the local authority on their functions and powers .
4 The implication here is , that a man desists from killing animals out of fear that he may be killing a reincarnated soul , but while it may be possible to draw that conclusion , the principle of identity clearly goes much deeper than that , and in fact it could be said to contradict Tillich 's suggestion since that is no more than enlightened self-interest .
5 Hawking leaves the impression that he may be interested in God largely as a means of drawing an audience towards scientific ideas .
6 ‘ I 've got an open mind on my future but I would love to stay on , ’ confessed Butcher , who has conquered fears that he may be forced into premature retirement through knee trouble .
7 ‘ So rigorous is he ( i.e. McGavran ) in dispelling romantic notions and false theological rationalisations of non-growth that he may be said to have de-mythologised this subject .
8 It is as a writer and ‘ rare conductor of souls ’ , rather than as a bishop , that he may be commemorated .
9 When you apply for a job , your prospective employer will ask you to produce this card so that he may be satisfied of your eligibility to practise .
10 Detectives are hoping that he may be trapped through a gold bracelet found at the scene of his latest crime .
11 The person must be told that he may be legally represented .
12 There is a passage in the Mithraic communion which is particularly interesting : ‘ He who shall not eat of my body nor drink of my blood so that he may be one with me and I with him , shall not be saved . ’
13 However , it is important for the designer to be aware of the nature and extent of the possibilities that are in principle available so that he may be able to exploit some of them when it seems appropriate .
14 It is important to allow that he may be right about one thing .
15 When a detained person is charged with or informed that he may be prosecuted for an offence he shall be cautioned in the terms of paragraph 10.4 above .
16 Questions relating to an offence may not be put to a person after he has been charged with that offence , or informed that he may be prosecuted for it , unless they are necessary for the purpose of preventing or minimising harm or loss to some other person or to the public or for clearing up an ambiguity in a previous answer or statement , or where it is in the interests of justice that the person should have put to him and have an opportunity to comment on information concerning the offence which has come to light since he was charged or informed that he might be prosecuted .
17 … The proceedings in the present case are for the direct purpose of handing the appellant over so that he may be dealt with on these charges .
18 It is , therefore , appropriate for the liquidator , when he thinks that he may be under a duty to try to recover something from some officer or employee of a company , or some other person who is , in some way , concerned with the company 's affairs , to be able to discover , with as little expense as possible and with as much ease as possible , the facts surrounding any such possible claim .
19 Each man is thrown back on himself alone and there is danger that he may be shut up in the solitude of his own heart .
20 Having learned the basic techniques of hand strikes , blocking movements and kicks , the beginner is ready for his first test , so that he may be graded .
21 They teach him the dynamic techniques of his art in order that he may be able to apply them , perhaps in a life-or-death predicament , on the streets .
22 The Act does not appear to require the constable to warn the offender that he may be arrested if he fails to desist as required .
23 We ask that they may know of your daily provision of all kinds of needs , and especially for Rob 's studies , that he may be able to learn and think with Your mind at all times .
24 Word is out that he may be in the same class as Chris Armstrong , sold to Palace for £1m after just a handful of games .
25 I agree with the hon. Gentleman that every conceivable thing that can be done should be done to ensure that the applicant — the hon. Gentleman was right to say that he may be old and slightly confused — is assisted in filling out the forms .
26 He was , he informed us in his speech to the senate , fully aware that he may be accused of being naive .
27 If the designer is working on a project where a food and beverage manager has been appointed , he should always be involved from the inception of the project , in order that he may be aware of the development of the facility .
28 A man can not be said to be truly willing unless he is in a position to choose freely , and freedom of choice predicates , not only full knowledge of the circumstances on which the exercise of choice is conditioned , so that he may be able to choose wisely , but the absence from his mind of any feeling of constraint so that nothing shall interfere with the freedom of his will ( Scott LJ in Bowater v Rowley Regis Corporation [ 1944 ] KB 476 ) .
29 And now she 's become the star he realizes that he may be out of a job if he does n't behave .
30 The promise and the fulfilment , let me just give you a couple of verses there in John fourteen , John make er , Jesus he makes this statement to his disciples , in John fourteen , in verses sixteen and seventeen , and I will ask the Father and he will give you another helper , another word for the Holy Spirit , that he may be with you forever .
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