Example sentences of "[adv] he [modal v] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Perhaps he would be speaking the truth and this small scene was repeated the length of the Nile . |
| 5 | Perhaps he would be remembered for that . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Perhaps he can be helped to interpret the events as less threatening . |
| 9 | Perhaps he will be taking up where Naas Botha , the South African outside-half , left off in American football next . |
| 10 | If I can find out who is Stavanger 's dentist , perhaps he could be shown the cast . " |
| 11 | Perhaps he could be persuaded to commission the muralist to cover some of the acres of bare wall which Matthew had described . |
| 12 | We have to put a shelf mark on the books so that we can shelve the book , but that tells us quite a lot about the subject , and if you start putting those three things together the librarian , as manager of his library , can start to put all this information together — in fact , the computer digests it for him — to give him an overview of how effective his operation is , when he should be buying extra copies , when perhaps he should be thinking of not buying quite so much , or being a little more selective . |
| 13 | In fact the computer digests it for him to give him and overview of how effective his operation is , when he should be buying extra copies , when perhaps he should be thinking of not buying quite so much , or being a little more selective . |
| 14 | A squadron commander would suggest to me that " old so-and-so is getting a bit teased-out and perhaps he should be rested " , or " it might be convenient if he did not return after his next leave " — these leaves were quite frequent , something like six or seven days every six or seven weeks . |
| 15 | If his play is not good enough he will be placed on the bench just like the rest of us . |
| 16 | So he 'll be joining |
| 17 | A Corporal would tell a recruit not to spit on the floor because it was disgusting and because if he continued to do so he would be hit . |
| 18 | so he must be doing good work . |
| 19 | So he must be doing well must n't he ? |
| 20 | So he must be going , of gone in it |
| 21 | The former leader of the Social Democratic Party was recently sentenced to two years eight months imprisonment for corruption ; the former Socialist Foreign Minister , Gianni De Michelis has had his parliamentary immunity lifted so he can be tried for misuse of office . |
| 22 | So he could be reinforced from England swiftly . |
| 23 | ‘ For if he did so he 'd be proving my word worthless . |
| 24 | In the resultant Postlethwait audio-tutorial laboratory , open from around 7.00 a.m. to 11.30 pm. , the student could come at a time of his own choosing ; at the entrance he would receive a descriptive hand-out explaining what books , notes , equipment would be necessary to bring along ; once inside he would be given a botanical specimen and would enter a pleasant area equipped with a multiplicity of booths or carrels . |
| 25 | Psychology expert John Street said : ‘ Outwardly , Prince William may look as though he 's coping , but inside he will be finding it very difficult . |
| 26 | It is true that he would have an answer to those claims because she was in desertion , but nevertheless he would be put to all the trouble , worry and expense of defending himself against them . |
| 27 | Nevertheless he will be required to introduce more variety into his boxing and before the end came there were once again serious doubts about his stamina . |
| 28 | You could only really believe it if the fire behind him was about 100 yards away he 'd be frying ! ’ |
| 29 | Then Jaq and Googol heard him pray squeakingly in proper Imperial Gothic , as if thus he might be heard across the galaxy . |
| 30 | Billy Crystal has a perfect wife and beautiful daughter but feels rattrapped trying to support them , Daniel Stern is having an affair with a teenage supermarket assistant and has been reduced to pretending to sleep at social gatherings in order to avoid his nagging wife , and womanising Bruno Kirby has finally tied the knot with a glamorous bimbo half his age ( ‘ soon he 'll be dating sperm ’ , observes Crystal ) and agonises over whether he can stay faithful to her . |