Example sentences of "he [modal v] be nice " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , most puzzling of all , why was the American so anxious that he should be nice to her … ? |
| 2 | ‘ Does n't matter but he must be nice , ’ Sarah pulled thoughtfully at her pink hair ribbon . |
| 3 | He must be nice and warm under there . |
| 4 | If he is there , by the time you arrive he 'll be nice and mellow . ’ |
| 5 | I 'll go to my nice doctor who wo n't he 'll be nice and gentle . |
| 6 | Ken wanted to rake David to this thing on his own and David , being very , very cold — he hates demonstrations of emotion — and me being very Mediterranean , I told him that as far as I was concerned , I did n't give a fuck about his award or seeing him receive it , but I thought it was a bit much that his mother could n't be there because it was a public occasion and it was a time when , without having to speak to her , he could be nice to her , as every mother loves to be there for that kind of thing . |
| 7 | He 'd be nice to them , she knew . |
| 8 | If he got his head down for a couple of hours he would be nice and fresh for the evening . |
| 9 | So he would be nice to gays ; he would be in favour of , and even extend , abortion rights ; he would be anti-militaristic ; he would hug trees . |