Example sentences of "he [modal v] [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She wondered if he might be Jeffrey Archer in disguise doing his research . |
| 32 | Perhaps he might be Liam Shakespeare after all . |
| 33 | Just because he might be royalty . |
| 34 | In a few seconds time he might be face to face with the man who had killed Daniel . |
| 35 | He might be lord of all he surveyed , but it seemed he did n't in the least mind getting his own hands dirty , even if it was to assist his arch enemy . |
| 36 | She did n't feel she could bother Mike with the problem either ; he might be team manager , but like everyone else his thoughts were closely tied up in the cars and their drivers . |
| 37 | ‘ He could be R , ’ Loretta pointed out unwillingly . |
| 38 | He said he wished he could be friends with them . |
| 39 | But he could be touchpaper , and a spark from a fancied slight , a disagreement over politics , a moment of heedlessness from someone , and he would catch and soon the conflagration was at full blast consuming everything in its path : new friendships , old friendships , new clients , his reputation , his wife 's love , even that . |
| 40 | We ca n't stand around waiting for the fingerprints man , he could be hours . ’ |
| 41 | But he could be Lord Lucan . |
| 42 | Though , granted , he could be friend or enemy to the new man . |
| 43 | ‘ Yes , Sir John , like you I wondered if he could be Burghgesh 's son . |
| 44 | If Martin is prepared to take the risk , he could be quids in . |
| 45 | He could be Pharaoh of that pyramid , a Pharaoh with a crown of flies . |
| 46 | In an exhaustive reconstruction of his past , they conclude that he could be Suzy 's killer — an accusation Cannan has always denied . |
| 47 | ‘ It 's a pity that Stephen has met this girl who seems to want his every free minute or he 'd be company for you . ’ |
| 48 | What it came down to was that Erlich had one last evening as an independent , and that from first light , from waffles and coffee time , he 'd be part of their team and doing their bidding . |
| 49 | Pam smiled contentedly at him and settled back in her seat , reassured by Curtis 's confidence , and the fact that he 'd be part of the firm now . |
| 50 | ‘ I thought he 'd be man enough to — ’ but Leith had other things on her mind and wasted no time cutting in and going into orbit . |
| 51 | Er , I do n't wan na put the onus on Paul to do that , I I 've asked and said I he said he 'd be queen , you know be ke , that was before the |
| 52 | He 'd be Veronica 's husband . |
| 53 | He 'd be upside down when you 're drinking it . |
| 54 | And if he was married he 'd be hell to live with ! |
| 55 | Evidently unabashed at the ideological implications of his re-orientation , Sope in July 1990 predicted an opposition victory in the 1991 general election and suggested that he would be Deputy Prime Minister in a government headed by UMP leader Maxim Carlot . |
| 56 | One day he would be Head of his family-a powerful man , almost a god . |
| 57 | It was not easy to forecast during his first couple of hours that he would be Man of the Match which ultimately was well-deserved . |
| 58 | His nickname , his flattened nose , a crossed scar like an emblem beside one eyebrow had all been won honourably , in and out of the ring , and whatever suspicions he might have about the feelings — even about the suitability for the present assignment — of Denis Hurley , sitting back-to-back with him on the cart , he knew that he would be man enough for anything , his nerve would not fail . |
| 59 | He would be Day Before Yesterday 's Man ! |
| 60 | Marilyn Thompson was Charlie 's wife 's best friend ; Charlie was to be Jack 's best man and one day he thought he would be godfather to Jack 's first child . |