Example sentences of "[conj] he [modal v] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to myth , Cronus was placed in the heavens , where he may be seen as the planet SATURN . |
| 2 | Yet Bethlehem the place is no more special , really , than any other place now : because the coming of Christ into our world has sanctified every place , every place becomes holy , where he may be found : your homes , your places of work , and , yes , in a special way , churches like this glorious Cathedral of Wells . |
| 3 | It had not occurred to him that there would be a place underground where he would be exposed on three sides . |
| 4 | He was flying first class to LAX , where he would be met by a uniformed chauffeur who would convey him by limousine or courtesy car to the Pinnacle Trumont on the Avenue of the Stars . |
| 5 | After this , he resigned himself more or less to an athletics-oriented existence , taking up the offer of a job in a sports equipment shop , where he would be granted ample time off to compete in meetings and train regularly . |
| 6 | He knew it was a person 's natal chart that decreed whether he should become an Ixmaritian , and where he would be educated . |
| 7 | He was lodged , at some expense , in a progressive asylum where he would be looked after by skilled doctors , but his condition did not improve . |
| 8 | They 'd have been able to certify him insane , or he 'd have done something so terrible and criminal they could have put him in prison , where he 'd be sodomised and knifed ; quietly disposed of without any fuss because the rules were different in there . |
| 9 | Perhaps to the priest 's house where he can be guarded by soldiers . |
| 10 | In a well-equipped nursery where he can be observed with no distress to himself — that is all . ’ |
| 11 | Very well , in a special nursery where he can be observed . |
| 12 | After they had gone through the ordeal of giving evidence , their father , who was found guilty of eight serious charges with nine being left on the file , was put on probation and allocated to a hostel not two miles from where his last victim lives and where he can be seen by the family as they pass through the town centre . |
| 13 | Edward is anointed with holy oil : he has the power of healing , they say ; he loves his chaplains and worships daily , prostrate , where he can be seen . |
| 14 | A similar result is likely where the witness is suspected of complicity in a fraudulent scheme , especially where he can be regarded as the ‘ real ’ plaintiff . |
| 15 | There was a large armchair in sister 's office where he could be dumped if he collapsed during ward rounds . |
| 16 | Lord Donaldson is expected to be flown to the Flotta oil terminal in Scapa Flow where he will be shown a range of pollution fighting equipment which is kept on permanent standby . |
| 17 | Now she had to sit in his boat or he would be insulted and she was glad to rest . |
| 18 | Hindley warned Heathcliff that he must never speak to Catherine again , or he would be sent away from Wuthering Heights , and it was decided that Catherine would be taught to behave like a young lady . |
| 19 | John himself was warned by the local Police Inspector not to speak at the square again or he would be arrested for speaking against the national interest . |
| 20 | Yes , she or he may be prosecuted . |
| 21 | Perhaps his former master will allow him to continue to read his papers ; or he may be permitted to read the papers of another in his own chambers with whom he is on friendly terms . |
| 22 | It may be that the consul for the state of origin can serve documents only on nationals of his state , or he may be allowed to effect service on anyone in the area of his responsibility . |
| 23 | Graham Taylor is hoping that Santa wo n't give away any goals to England 's World Cup opponents — or he might be given the sack . |
| 24 | I had decided that I had to face up to the fact that John might not come back or he might be gone for a long time and that when he did come back we might not love one another . |
| 25 | Or he might be handed a file and a tiny silver tool with which to clean her toenails while she dozed in a chair . |
| 26 | I would hope he wo n't be to late or he 'll be exhausted . |
| 27 | He has a bullet lodged behind his eye and needs treatment quickly or he will be blinded . |
| 28 | ‘ A player like Denis Betts , who played 46 matches last season , needs a rest or he will be burned out . |
| 29 | I do n't recommend this as a tactic unless the rest of your cavalry is already engaged , or he could be surrounded and overwhelmed by a mass of lesser troops . |
| 30 | He says that there have been occasions when he 's had a gun held to his head and been told to operate on someone 's brother first , or he 'd be shot . |