Example sentences of "'s life [modal v] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the heavier elements produced near the end of the star 's life would be flung back into the gas in the galaxy , and would provide some of the raw material for the next generation of stars . |
| 2 | This family 's life would be transformed if they could buy a small terraced house with a garden . |
| 3 | Again , Edmund 's life would be taken . |
| 4 | The influential work of John Bowlby has led many people to believe that any kind of mother-child separation during the first few years of a child 's life should be avoided . |
| 5 | Whether it 's rape by a former boyfriend , abuse by an older authority figure , repeated groping by a brother or cousin , or assault by a casual acquaintance , the emotional scars go deep and a woman 's life can be destroyed if she does n't get help in coping . |
| 6 | After this time they were never really separated for any long period , and the course of Dorothy 's life can be regarded as the same as Wordsworth 's . |
| 7 | In this way the various inter-relationships between all the many factors which make up an individual 's life can be seen as contributing to that individual 's health , or ill-health . |
| 8 | Instead , much of Musgrave 's life can be read as an attempt , through royal service , to secure a status and income independent of his father , who died in 1542 only eighteen months before Sir William 's own premature death . |
| 9 | Indeed the only additional effect of a child being a ward of court stems from its status as such and not from the inherent jurisdiction , for example a ward of court can not marry or leave the jurisdiction without the consent of the court and no ‘ important ’ or ‘ major ’ step in a ward 's life can be taken without that consent . |
| 10 | It was felt that the emphasis on practical support might lead key workers and other staff to overlook the individual 's internal resources and personal strengths : ‘ the client 's life can be taken over by services ’ . |
| 11 | Rebecca 's life could be made ten times easier with the programs I can work out for her . ’ |