Example sentences of "[adv] he [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 'll love her wildly for six months , and then suddenly he 'll be in love with another woman . |
| 2 | If a motorist was not making mental calculations all day long he would be forever banging into objects , people and other vehicles . |
| 3 | He rose but found his chains would not let him even reach it , so he slumped on the ledge and wondered how long he would be detained . |
| 4 | The eagle stared back at him proudly and without fear and Mr Wolski wondered how long he would be here in captivity , staring out at the same things year after year , his great wings never feeling the power and support of the wind , his talons never arcing forward and down as they did what they had been made for and struck at prey . |
| 5 | Asked how long he would be away he said softly , " I do n't know . " |
| 6 | If he has to talk about his dog , before long he 'll be deadpanning his way through an entire history of his dog 's cousin Spot 's last tail operation . |
| 7 | 130 and H167 seem to have made good starts , but Z114 better watch out since before long he may be in H167 's dirty wind . |
| 8 | Before long he will be so out of touch with technical matters that he has nothing new to contribute . |
| 9 | ‘ We do n't know how long he will be out , but we will certainly miss him . ’ |
| 10 | I wonder how long he will be . |
| 11 | just for mornings only he 'll be able to stick up for himself and that wo n't he ? |
| 12 | Comrade Andrew said he would have liked to be present , only he would be away . |
| 13 | If only he could be ! |
| 14 | If only he could be persuaded to drop it here and now , there would be no harm done — unless indeed he had already said anything to Pipkin . |
| 15 | If only he could be sick . |
| 16 | Had he not been followed as a Surrey opener by Jack Hobbs , then perhaps he would be better known to posterity . |
| 17 | And while he was there , perhaps he would be able to solve the mystery of his real father . |
| 18 | Perhaps he would be speaking the truth and this small scene was repeated the length of the Nile . |
| 19 | Perhaps he would be dry and cold when it came to it . |
| 20 | Perhaps he would be lenient . |
| 21 | Perhaps he would be remembered for that . |
| 22 | Perhaps he might be Liam Shakespeare after all . |
| 23 | So be patient with the driver of that slow little tractor if you meet him again , perhaps he might be the Good Samaritan who stops to help you some day . |
| 24 | Perhaps he might be interested to know that , for reasons too complicated to explain here , he is known to his comrades in the People 's Party as ‘ Lowenbrau ’ . |
| 25 | Perhaps he 'll be sitting at home in Brighton next month not remembering a thing about it , perhaps in a year or two Sony or Akai will be marketing a small black box the size of a cigarette packet that cuts and scratches at the touch of a button . |
| 26 | ‘ Perhaps he 'll be interested in plays , too . |
| 27 | And the same person , this young lad , I know he young stupid but erm I mean er I 've had many a black eye for er speaking instead of listening but er h perhaps he 'll be learnt the same way . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm hoping to get him a 400cc deal for the British championships and perhaps he 'll be able to ride the Jim Moodie bike after all . |
| 29 | ‘ Perhaps he 'll be able to calm you down . |
| 30 | able to get up any faster perhaps he 'll be alright on the flat I 've seen some as well in erm some way , I looked in |