Example sentences of "he [vb mod] be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The debtor may then ( with the court 's approval ) make a composition or scheme of arrangement with his creditors ; but if this is not done he will be adjudicated bankrupt , and the whole of his property ( not including property of which he is himself a trustee , or — up to the value of £250 — the tools of his trade and the necessary clothing and bedding of himself and his family ) will vest in the ‘ official receiver ’ ( a public officer ) or some other trustee , and become divisible among his creditors who prove their debts . |
| 32 | Sometimes I think he wants me to have an affair just so he can be proved right . ’ |
| 33 | The man convicted of murdering pregnant housewife Marie Wilkes says he hopes to get bail so he can be set free . |
| 34 | The survey is usually carried out by a chartered surveyor , which means — in theory at least — that he can be held liable for negligence and sued for damages . |