Example sentences of "he [modal v] [adv] be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may well be proven right . |
| 2 | This states that , where a player commits an act of foul play which has not been detected by the match officials , that player 's union has the discretion to cite that player to show cause why he should not be held accountable in the same way as a player who has been ordered off the field of play . |
| 3 | However , Weatherbury people began to protest publicly that he should not be held responsible for the crime . |
| 4 | He must also be made aware that although his parents or guardian will help him to do this , sooner or later he will have to manage to control himself without their help , and this should be explained to him as soon as he is able to understand . |
| 5 | It had been very different for her but he could n't be held responsible for her folly . |
| 6 | He could not be left alone , as he was not safe . |
| 7 | He 'd scarcely be considered presentable . ’ |
| 8 | I like to think my husband would be devastated by my untimely demise , but I know that he would not be left short of cash to buy black ties and Kleenex . |
| 9 | The Sun , on the eve of the Gulf War , had quoted Jason as saying that he would rather be buried alive that fight for his country . |
| 10 | In that time he has sat through more than 10,000 films.But he confesses that he would n't be seen dead in a cinema . |
| 11 | The sergeant flicked up the plastic film and scrutinised the tweed jacket and brown trousers with a faint sneer : he would n't be seen dead wearing such clothes . |
| 12 | Gallagher was found guilty of careless driving , but his insurers , the Norwich Union , insist he ca n't be held liable for what happened . |