Example sentences of "and he [vb mod] be [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He might be legitimising Goldsmiths ' current practice ( in which , ironically , women are very active participants ) and he might be pandering to a new Europeanisation … but the notion that Arte povera , in this limited manifestation , is ‘ representative of a crucial revolutionary moment — even of the last possible revolutionary moment ’ is a load of cobblers . |
| 2 | For example , he may want to see whether the chief constable has been making use of civilian resources as well as he should , and he might be saying to the inspectorate of constabulary , ’ If you can demonstrate a better use of money and resources through civilianisation , that might have a bearing on the availability of uniformed police officers . ’ |
| 3 | Mr Morraine shouted at him and Mr Jotter said any more slacking and he would be sent to the Headmaster . |
| 4 | The matter had been taken up with the Bank of Ireland and he would be recommending to the incoming Executive Committee that it should be referred to the Labour Court , on the basis that it is gross discrimination . |
| 5 | There was a good chance that this Sandison fellow would cause trouble and he would be linked to it . |
| 6 | Scotland as a nation will determine its own sovereignty whether he agrees to it or not and he should be talking to the Scottish Constitutional Convention about the matter . |
| 7 | Kelly is at the head of the Football Association and he must be seen to be above the fray . |
| 8 | His shiksas and replicas , hostilities and escapes , have taken part in a great game of long duration , and he can be said to be reviewing the state of play . |
| 9 | As we noted , anaphora concerns the use of ( usually ) a pronoun to refer to the same referent as some prior term , as in : ( 90 ) Harry 's a sweetheart ; he 's so considerate where Harry and he can be said to be co-referential , i.e. pick out the same referent . |