Example sentences of "[coord] he would be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He astounded his American masters by demanding that they give him a more worthwhile job or he would be on his way home . |
| 2 | She might have sat all afternoon , nibbling and stuporous , exhausted but not sleepy ; but the glazier finally came down from the upper floor , cheerfully announcing that all was now right and tight and he would be on his way . |
| 3 | Ferdinando was far too old , but only mention the cause and he would be into his old daydreams , seeing himself at the head of a column moving relentlessly on the Austrians . |
| 4 | And he would be at death 's door — unrecognizable . |
| 5 | He questioned whether it would be possible to prosecute them with any chance of success with the present rules of evidence and he would be against proceeding if it meant changing the way in which the courts worked . |
| 6 | In one way he was glad to be interrupted — superstitiously afraid that if of his own volition he decided to leave the miraculous spot then the unique mood would not follow him and he would be like a man without a shadow . |
| 7 | I knew the squadron was ordered out that night and he would be amongst them , and if ever death was in the face of a man , it was in his that afternoon . |
| 8 | But he would be at Hoggatt 's to solve a murder , and all other considerations would go down before that overriding task . |
| 9 | But he would be at the house anyway would n't he ? |
| 10 | Elsewhere Pemberton 's status as " reflector " ( seep 174 ) is evident in the assertion of statements which no one but he would be in a position to verify : " it cost hint such an effort to broach the subject of terms " . |