Example sentences of "[vb base] he [vb mod] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say he can be in several places at once , can work magic , hypnotise with his eyes , cause death , resuscitate corpses , make women pregnant with a glance . |
| 2 | ‘ They hope he will be on a plane home over the weekend . ’ |
| 3 | Two lights are mounted so that when the beams meet he 'll be at just the right height . |
| 4 | Two lights are mounted so that when the beams meet he 'll be at just the right height . |
| 5 | Much use he 'd be in an air raid anyway . ’ |
| 6 | I mean he could be in his fifties . |
| 7 | ‘ They think he might be on the moors . ’ |
| 8 | Malcolm Storry 's bullet-headed Aufidius is not simply a rude barbarian but an acute analyst of Coriolanus 's character : Mr Storry has the priceless gift of making the language tangible so that when he says ‘ I think he 'll be to Rome as is the osprey to the fish ’ the image comes resonantly alive . |
| 9 | The least I would expect would be an immediate invitation from the Prime Minister , come and see me , because if it was happening on the streets of any city in Britain and the MP stood up and said what I 've said I think he would be in Downing Street within the night . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh , just Church of Scotland ; but if they had a Provisional Wing , I think he 'd be on it . ’ |