Example sentences of "he [modal v] be [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last night the feeling at Westminster was that Mellor resembled him in only one respect — he may be gone for some time , too . |
| 2 | After the replay when the referee sees the replay he should be fined for that ! |
| 3 | You wanted him out of your life ; well , now he 'll be gone for good . |
| 4 | Loveridge then admitted handling stolen property and he 'll be sentenced for that offence in the next few weeks . |
| 5 | Well I 'm sure he 'll be paying for that . |
| 6 | World gold is what he 'll be going for next . |
| 7 | ‘ I think he 'll be finished for this season , but we 'll bring him back for another crack at the Champion next season , ’ he said . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ If a player flicks up the ball and tries to head it to his goalkeeper , or flicks it up for someone else to knock back , he 'll be booked for ungentlemanly conduct . ’ |
| 9 | You need to bring that in because he 'll be waiting for that wo n't he ? |
| 10 | From now on he would be looking for some sort of pattern . |
| 11 | Perhaps he would be remembered for that . |
| 12 | It was unthinkable that John could be dead , but it had been unthinkable that he would be held for this long and it had happened . |
| 13 | Surely he would be watched for several years , to ensure his fidelity . |
| 14 | It could also prove too great a hurdle for Mr Gould , a well-known Euro-sceptic , who made clear that he would be pressing for Labour to rethink its economic policy and to advocate realignment of the pound within the European exchange rate mechanism to enable it to put forward more positive policies on industry and employment . |
| 15 | He will be hoping for another success , this time as Chelmsford boss . |
| 16 | He will be hoping for more wickets than his 45 last year from 15 games . |
| 17 | Francis will desperately want to win tomorrow , and now most of the severe injuries are cleared up , he will be looking for better results . |