Example sentences of "he [modal v] [adv] [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tactically , he may not be Brearley or Fletcher , for he sticks with what he knows ; but Brearley or Fletcher could not bat like Gooch . |
| 2 | Tactically , he may not be Brearley or Fletcher , for he sticks with what he knows ; but Brearley or Fletcher could not bat like Gooch . |
| 3 | He may sometimes be consultant and analyst ; sometimes investigator and policeman ; but he must also be negotiator and judge ; inspector , educator , and public relations representative . |
| 4 | I 'd asked that he should n't be bottle fed with my expressed milk as it can be more difficult to establish breastfeeding if a baby is confused by a teat . |
| 5 | He may sometimes be consultant and analyst ; sometimes investigator and policeman ; but he must also be negotiator and judge ; inspector , educator , and public relations representative . |
| 6 | He looked as if he might well be Gordon Brunt . |
| 7 | He might even be Puddephat 's own son , she thought , her imagination suddenly taking flight . |
| 8 | He could n't be part of their brotherhood but he wanted to be among them . |
| 9 | He was avid for news of how it was all going , and regretting that he could n't be part of it . |
| 10 | He could never be Shiona 's , even if he wanted her , and there was nothing to indicate that he really did . |
| 11 | The good news for Prince Charles is 70pc believed he could still be king , despite his separation from Princess Diana , but the bad news was only 45pc thought he would be a good one . |
| 12 | If they ever appointed a patron saint of walking sticks , he 'd probably be Keith Cowie from Edgehill . |
| 13 | He 'd never be bank manager now , and probably would n't have wanted to be . |
| 14 | In time — a few years ' time — he 'd inevitably be boss of the Spidergobs cos of his thunks . |
| 15 | He would not be proprietor of all he surveyed there . |
| 16 | The trust is invalid on several counts : no property has been bequeathed to the curator so the principle of benefit is infringed ; if the curator had been validly appointed , which he has not , then he would be able to exercise some control over the foster-child 's use of the land ; but even then , since he would not be owner , it would be a problem that it was he who was charged with the trust for distributing shares in the income from the land . |
| 17 | With a lack of concern for place which was worthy of his father , he said he would rather be Minister of Health . |
| 18 | Having ‘ given his best ’ to the centre for four years and taken a major role in setting it up , he obviously felt ‘ very disappointed ’ he would n't be part of its new phase . |
| 19 | If Ben had stayed unconscious one minute longer , he would probably be brain damaged ; up to five minutes and he would n't have lived . |
| 20 | He would still be state president , but he would lose his real power base . |
| 21 | I venture to guess he would still be director . |
| 22 | I believe that he committed himself to assuring that he would never be party to such a thing again if he could prevent it . |
| 23 | He has devoted time and energy to people because it is the people who will one day be his subjects , and he feels a sense of responsibility towards them ; but he will also be King of the British Isles , and has a responsibility to safeguard those Isles for future generations . |
| 24 | If he was so drunk that he could not appreciate the nature of the risk , he will not be volenti . |
| 25 | At 33 and suffering from a dislocated shoulder , he wo n't be Britain 's standard-bearer again in Barcelona this summer . |
| 26 | And if his dedication does n't falter , like so many who have claimed the ultimate prize , he can still be champion on the day Tyson becomes a free man again . |
| 27 | He can change his ministers ; but unless he is a transcendent genius he can never be master of the conduct of affairs . ’ |