Example sentences of "[that] he [modal v] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is because God is not subject to such things that He may be said not to suffer , at least in the way human beings do . |
| 2 | ‘ So rigorous is he ( i.e. McGavran ) in dispelling romantic notions and false theological rationalisations of non-growth that he may be said to have de-mythologised this subject . |
| 3 | ‘ Any person who feels that he may be affected by the suspension should contact their local office . ’ |
| 4 | It is as a writer and ‘ rare conductor of souls ’ , rather than as a bishop , that he may be commemorated . |
| 5 | That he may be destined to drift helplessly , tormented by unrealisable and therefore useless dreams . |
| 6 | Each man is thrown back on himself alone and there is danger that he may be shut up in the solitude of his own heart . |
| 7 | When a detained person is charged with or informed that he may be prosecuted for an offence he shall be cautioned in the terms of paragraph 10.4 above . |
| 8 | Questions relating to an offence may not be put to a person after he has been charged with that offence , or informed that he may be prosecuted for it , unless they are necessary for the purpose of preventing or minimising harm or loss to some other person or to the public or for clearing up an ambiguity in a previous answer or statement , or where it is in the interests of justice that the person should have put to him and have an opportunity to comment on information concerning the offence which has come to light since he was charged or informed that he might be prosecuted . |
| 9 | Having learned the basic techniques of hand strikes , blocking movements and kicks , the beginner is ready for his first test , so that he may be graded . |
| 10 | Worryingly for Eileen Delaney Pickle has vanished again today … raising fears that he may be caught in a trap once more . |
| 11 | He was , he informed us in his speech to the senate , fully aware that he may be accused of being naive . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've got an open mind on my future but I would love to stay on , ’ confessed Butcher , who has conquered fears that he may be forced into premature retirement through knee trouble . |
| 13 | The Act does not appear to require the constable to warn the offender that he may be arrested if he fails to desist as required . |
| 14 | Detectives are hoping that he may be trapped through a gold bracelet found at the scene of his latest crime . |
| 15 | … The proceedings in the present case are for the direct purpose of handing the appellant over so that he may be dealt with on these charges . |
| 16 | If he does then it will almost certainly mean that he 'll be offered a directorship . |
| 17 | He appears to have been ruled out although Eoin Jess WILL lead the attack despite Italian media suggestions that he 'll be left out . |
| 18 | Mozart was anxious to receive another commission to write an opera ; he knew that there was a possibility that he might be asked to write one of the operas for the Naples carnival season , but as yet had had no confirmation . |
| 19 | There was a danger that he might be asked to absorb my modest empire . |
| 20 | Nigel agreed that he might be tempted to behave in that way again . |
| 21 | He will have other reasons , quite apart from any strategy of the noble lie , for falling in with certain familiar practices that he might be tempted , at first look , to discard . |
| 22 | One person on his own could not constitute a procession , but if a person were to march on his own , having publicised the fact widely in advance , it would seem that he might be said to be organising a procession if , Pied Piper like , he were to draw a crowd of supporters and followers . |
| 23 | Schellenberg tried to stay calm , envisaging the distinct possibility that he might be named next . |
| 24 | It has been held by the Court of Appeal that the privilege against self-incrimination can be invoked in this context where , accepting the facts as alleged by the plaintiff , there is a reasonable apprehension on the part of the defendant that he might be prosecuted in the United Kingdom . |
| 25 | Questions relating to an offence may not be put to a person after he has been charged with that offence , or informed that he may be prosecuted for it , unless they are necessary for the purpose of preventing or minimising harm or loss to some other person or to the public or for clearing up an ambiguity in a previous answer or statement , or where it is in the interests of justice that the person should have put to him and have an opportunity to comment on information concerning the offence which has come to light since he was charged or informed that he might be prosecuted . |
| 26 | The background to the document has to be sought in Stirling 's fear that he might be absorbed into some top-heavy bureaucracy like Combined Operations or SOE . |
| 27 | It was somewhat surprising , then , that McIlvanney felt uneasy being approached for this profile , apparently for fear that he might be invited to ‘ pontificate , when I really do n't think I have that much to say ’ , It sounded like false modesty , but after he 'd relented , I remembered the long-standing ‘ pin-down ’ policy employed to prevent hubris in sports writers . |
| 28 | Vegetius 's teaching on war was not likely to have been interpreted in terms of trying to draw the enemy onto the field so that he might be met and defeated . |
| 29 | Chrzanowski ruled out inviting Jaruzelski to a Sejm meeting , but told the press that he might be summoned by a special committee , set up as a result of the resolution , to investigate ways of compensating people for wrongs inflicted for political reasons under martial law . |
| 30 | On 7 July Amedeo wrote a card to his mother telling her , somewhat cruelly , that as Italy was now in the war , he had thought that he might be called back for military service , even though he was an invalid and had felt a slight desire to return to Italy . |