Example sentences of "he [modal v] be [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He may be on the other team . |
| 2 | For instance , the manager of an airline , however committed he may be to an efficient seat reservation system , may be obliged to withdraw seats already allocated in favour of a minister and his train of attendants . |
| 3 | It is , therefore , appropriate for the liquidator , when he thinks that he may be under a duty to try to recover something from some officer or employee of a company , or some other person who is , in some way , concerned with the company 's affairs , to be able to discover , with as little expense as possible and with as much ease as possible , the facts surrounding any such possible claim . |
| 4 | Where the landlord retains a roadway he may be under a positive duty to the tenant to prevent obstruction of it ( Hilton v Smith ( James ) & Sons ( Norwood ) Ltd ( 1979 ) 257 EG 1063 ) . |
| 5 | He must have a full knowledge of the local Bye-laws , local Acts of Parliament and Standing Orders of the council , so that he may be in a position at any time to advise the local authority on their functions and powers . |
| 6 | Word is out that he may be in the same class as Chris Armstrong , sold to Palace for £1m after just a handful of games . |
| 7 | He may be like a banana tree or a coconut tree , half human in appearance , revolting in every way , but caring for him is still a woman 's duty if he 's her husband . |
| 8 | ‘ To have intercourse with a woman who is not your wife is , even today , not generally considered to be a course of conduct which the law ought positively to encourage and it can be argued with force that it is only fair to the woman and not in the least unfair to the man that he should be under a duty to take reasonable care to ascertain that she is consenting to the intercourse and be at the risk of a prosecution if he fails to take such care . ’ |
| 9 | Having decided with your client that he should be at a particular exhibition or trade show , you will embark on a number of activities . |
| 10 | It was something he still intended to do , but he felt he should be at a peak of confidence to arrange such an encounter . |
| 11 | Richard Ford , who 's fourteen has speech and learning difficulties , and the local council says he should be at a special school . |
| 12 | The Boy does not have that rather hoarse sound that Falla wanted , but sounds merely like a well-trained choirboy. master peter sounds neither servile , which he is at the start , nor terrified , which he should be at the end . |
| 13 | He should be on a flight Stateside — in bracelets . ’ |
| 14 | He should be on the Scottish march . |
| 15 | I am delighted to see the hon. Gentleman in the Chamber ; he should be on the Opposition Front Bench as their spokesman for sport , as my shadow is not here . |
| 16 | Well I do n't think Hughes should ever be sub like , he should be on the team . |
| 17 | These considerations explain why to say of someone that he is entitled to have authority means that he should be in a position of real power and then he will have legitimate authority . |
| 18 | One Afro-Caribbean woman described how she felt that she was never given a choice of provision for her son , and objected to being told he should be in a specialist nursery for his own good . |
| 19 | When my Cid saw that they who eat his bread were returned , he went down from the tower , and received them right well , and praised them for what they had done like good knights : howbeit he was full sorrowful for Alvar Salvadores that he should be in the hands of the Moors , but he trusted in God that he should deliver him on the morrow . |
| 20 | Keegan said : ‘ Franz thought he should be in the team to show what he could do . |
| 21 | ‘ He should be in the A and E , ’ Eva says . |
| 22 | He should be in the mad-house , which worries me , because I , to follow the point that councillor Taylor 's made . |
| 23 | So he should be in the set below us . |
| 24 | ‘ He just played with his food , ’ Chatterton frowned , ‘ and that means he must be over the crash period , which means his behaviour 's going to be difficult . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ God and the King ’ , he proclaimed , ‘ are so in a league … as one can not be enemy to the one , but that he must be to the other . |
| 26 | He must be on the way down . |
| 27 | He must be on the premises lawfully , either by virtue of a warrant , under statutory authority or by consent . |
| 28 | He is in for the ride , so he must be on the payroll . |
| 29 | If it 's on the tank he must be in the lav , he never takes food in there with him . ’ |
| 30 | I suppose er , he must be in the top ten of all-time great British footballers , would n't you say ? |