Example sentences of "[adj] he [modal v] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should it go wrong he would be expected to mend it : he was a musician , not a mechanic . |
| 2 | To be truly free he must be liberated from these things also . |
| 3 | PAMELA : [ aside ] Sure 't is impossible he can be made an agent in this foul conspiracy . |
| 4 | If the expert is negligent he may be sued by either party ( Arenson v Casson Beckman Rutley & Co [ 1977 ] AC 405 ) . |
| 5 | I am convinced he must be replaced . ’ |
| 6 | When the patient is conscious he should be reorientated and explanations and information offered . |
| 7 | Though Premier John Major has said he will not sack his chancellor before the Spring Budget its is very likely he will be forced to dismiss him soon after . |
| 8 | It was the first time she had ever begged him for anything , but she knew it was likely he could be persuaded with flattery . |
| 9 | More likely he 'd be executed — or left to drift till he died … |
| 10 | A third guard in the van , Anthony Edwards , told the court he 'd been petrified he might be shot . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm sure he 'll be released very soon now , ’ Zen said as reassuringly as he knew how . |
| 12 | He said : ‘ Eric will give the fans a big lift and I 'm sure he 'll be welcomed with open arms . ’ |
| 13 | Tommaso was sure he would be sent there as soon as his training was over . |
| 14 | Zambia had dreaded Tammuz seeing hir battered flesh , feeling sure he would be sickened by the thought of others having been intimate with hir so recently . |
| 15 | In the lighthouse field I am sure he will be remembered as having made one of the important inventions . |
| 16 | ‘ Then I thought , I 'm sure he could be started up . |
| 17 | If viable he would be given another £40 . |
| 18 | He was concerned he would be locked in an English jail , and wondered if he should seek Embassy asylum . |
| 19 | Although he is fit to play in the Western Division curtain-raiser today and tomorrow , it 's unlikely he 'll be utilised as a bowler . |
| 20 | But he may have also been told by Mr Major that it is unlikely he would be promoted much further , and has decided to seek his fortune elsewhere . |
| 21 | It 's expected he 'll be taken to the Horton General Hospital in Banbury . |
| 22 | Certain he would be killed , Joe recorded a poignant farewell message to Elham . |
| 23 | Textbooks should be quoted only if they express an individual opinion , and the lecturer ( qua lecturer ) not at all , When quoting authors , if the author is dead he may be referred to by his surname only , but if he is still with us it is polite to give him a handle — Sir or Prof. or Dr or Mr. As regards judges the customary J. , etc. , should be used irrespective of whether they are alive or dead . |