Example sentences of "[conj] he [modal v] [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a pity that Stephen has met this girl who seems to want his every free minute or he 'd be company for you . ’ |
| 2 | He 's in all the typical things a young man who 's too quick does , that 's fly off the road all the time , but that 's part of the normal learning curve , and I think that he 'll be trouble for every team that does n't have him in their actual car at the time . |
| 3 | It was not easy to forecast during his first couple of hours that he would be Man of the Match which ultimately was well-deserved . |
| 4 | His nickname , his flattened nose , a crossed scar like an emblem beside one eyebrow had all been won honourably , in and out of the ring , and whatever suspicions he might have about the feelings — even about the suitability for the present assignment — of Denis Hurley , sitting back-to-back with him on the cart , he knew that he would be man enough for anything , his nerve would not fail . |
| 5 | Evidently unabashed at the ideological implications of his re-orientation , Sope in July 1990 predicted an opposition victory in the 1991 general election and suggested that he would be Deputy Prime Minister in a government headed by UMP leader Maxim Carlot . |
| 6 | As a young man , David Gower prophesied that he would be England captain by the age of 25 . |
| 7 | It was inevitable that the Earl should be Lord Lieutenant of the County , and that he should be President of the Lancashire Unionists . |
| 8 | It was natural that he should be President of the Constituent Assembly when it met . |
| 9 | In an exhaustive reconstruction of his past , they conclude that he could be Suzy 's killer — an accusation Cannan has always denied . |
| 10 | Pam smiled contentedly at him and settled back in her seat , reassured by Curtis 's confidence , and the fact that he 'd be part of the firm now . |
| 11 | Yet Mr Keating continues to believe that he will be Australia 's next prime minister . |
| 12 | It is the witches prophecy to Macbeth that he will be Thane of Cawdor and then king ( Act 1 Scene 3 ) that show to the reader that Macbeth has got ambition in him , as shown by his demand of them to speak more before they vanish . |
| 13 | He does say that he will be Octavius ' tent , and shall be waiting to hear how everything has turned out . |
| 14 | Well generally he comes up for dinner , but he ai n't today so he 'll be Rhys will come , be in for dinner , he 'll turn up about three , and they sometimes stay , we sometimes play game in the afternoon , board game or something , it depends |
| 15 | If you do n't seize one this minute , the Profitboss will , and he 'll be streets ahead of you tomorrow . |
| 16 | Pentecost followed forty days later and there began an onslaught on all that denies , destroys and deceives in human experience which will continue until it is seen that ‘ The kingship of the world now belongs to our Lord and to his Christ and he shall be king forever . ’ |
| 17 | Another minute and he would be broadside to the swell . |
| 18 | he 's retired , but he 's , he 's been quite busy with this Festival , but I , I said to him , now what I 'll do is maybe come and you and him and Jane maybe kind of will just sort of have a quick confab sometime just talk about what he wants , and he will be kind of happy to do that with obviously we 'd have to find a drop of money to pay for the tapes , I mean that would n't be huge and expensive . |
| 19 | The most daunting problem facing Louis Gerstner is that as yet he has absolutely no idea just how much he does n't know — and he will be Superman if in six months he has more than scratched the surface on that problem . |
| 20 | And he will be post . |
| 21 | On another occasion , and because I felt he was a remote figure of whom the public knew nothing , I asked if he would be guest at an off-the-record private dinner-party to which I would invite half a dozen senior media people such as Robin Day , Perry Worsthorne of the Sunday Telegraph , and Tony Howard of the Observer for an exchange of views . |
| 22 | She wondered if he might be Jeffrey Archer in disguise doing his research . |
| 23 | He had a stillness , as if he might be stone , or stuffed , or dead . |
| 24 | I wonder if he can be Cornelius Fennell , the art collector . |
| 25 | ‘ Yes , Sir John , like you I wondered if he could be Burghgesh 's son . |
| 26 | But he would be honey , set round me |
| 27 | But he could be Lord Lucan . |
| 28 | But he could be touchpaper , and a spark from a fancied slight , a disagreement over politics , a moment of heedlessness from someone , and he would catch and soon the conflagration was at full blast consuming everything in its path : new friendships , old friendships , new clients , his reputation , his wife 's love , even that . |
| 29 | Just because he might be royalty . |
| 30 | Because he will be king , do you mean , mama ? ’ asked Anne . |