Example sentences of "[that] he [modal v] be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted a promise that as soon as the baby appeared he should be sent for , ‘ even in the dead of night ’ so that he might be the first to kiss it . |
| 2 | They all turned out to watch him go , Pen clamouring to accompany him so that he might be the first to embrace and welcome Lily 's baby . |
| 3 | The sounds he made fell into the embrace of a dead echo , and he felt that he might be the last man on earth . |
| 4 | He may not fancy it , but it 's a safe bet that he would be the first man to do it . |
| 5 | Terence Blacker had made a small bet with himself that he would be the first speaker to mention children 's books : he won . |
| 6 | While the Prime Minister himself denied that he would be the first executive President , in the absence of any obvious independent candidates , there was an assumption that whoever did take up the office would closely reflect Lee 's views . |
| 7 | He managed furthermore discreetly to put into circulation the audacious proposal that he should be the first Governor-General of the two independent states . |
| 8 | Gaitskell became excited at the prospect and instructed me with great firmness that as soon as I had received the ‘ discovered ’ documents I was to show them to no one but to come straight to him , so that he should be the first person to know who the culprit was or what information was available that would lead to the culprit 's identity . |
| 9 | The court heard that Baillie had asked another man to hide the gun and warned him that he could be the next to be 'blown away' |
| 10 | Goreng had been worried it might be a set-up — paranoia and distrust were that army 's staple — and he 'd assured Martinho that he 'd be the first to go if that was the case . |
| 11 | In turn , the Profitboss knows that he will be the first to be advised of personal issues troubling his team . |
| 12 | I will stick my neck out and say that he will be the first superbike home , in at least one race , with Mitchell taking the other . |