Example sentences of "he [vb mod] be [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , even without knowing it , he may be looking to her as a vehicle by which he might rediscover his lost self , which did n't have the chance to blossom earlier . |
| 2 | It is possible that when Gandhi speaks of Religion , what he may be referring to is not an ‘ essence ’ or a ‘ primordial element ’ or a transcendental unity' , but the faith of men which expresses itself in a variety of different forms . |
| 3 | When Bishop Asser says that Alfred severely chastised those who disobeyed his orders , he may be referring to action of a similar sort . |
| 4 | Textbooks should be quoted only if they express an individual opinion , and the lecturer ( qua lecturer ) not at all , When quoting authors , if the author is dead he may be referred to by his surname only , but if he is still with us it is polite to give him a handle — Sir or Prof. or Dr or Mr. As regards judges the customary J. , etc. , should be used irrespective of whether they are alive or dead . |
| 5 | But I have a little plan as to how he may be brought to account . ’ |
| 6 | However , if he is a currency speculator he may be found to be trading in currencies and as he resides in the United Kingdom it would be very difficult to show that the trade was carried on outside the United Kingdom . |
| 7 | About the year 944/1537–8 , the two kazaskers , Ebussu'ud Efendi and Civizade , the latter a teacher of Molla Bostan 's , spoke well of him in the presence of Sultan Suleyman ; and as a result of their intercession , and of the sultan 's interest in a monograph that Molla Bostan had recently written , it was decreed that he should be appointed to a medrese . |
| 8 | At fourteen his probation officer suggested he should be sent to borstal , but Gary managed to evade that fate . |
| 9 | On Sept. 27 former Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry was resentenced to six months in prison for cocaine possession [ see p. 38330 ] , but would remain at liberty until federal authorities decided which penitentiary he should be sent to . |
| 10 | He should be sent to Broadmoor and the key thrown away . |
| 11 | He should be listening to parents in his constituency who have opted overwhelmingly for the CTC , with more than 500 applications for 248 places last year and with 660 applications for next year . |
| 12 | Suppose by mistake or accident he fails to repay on the day named , is it fair that he should be held to the terms of the deed ? |
| 13 | No one suggests he should be left to the mercy of mad killers , but if he 's really on the run he should be sheltering in some safe house , not bopping around town . |
| 14 | He allegedly refused to treat the boy , insisting that he should be taken to hospital . |
| 15 | When a person is arrested away from a police station , section 30 says that he should be taken to a police station as soon as practicable unless the investigation requires his presence elsewhere . |
| 16 | What astonishes Howard , though , is why he should be allowed to be who he is , and live in such a perfectly organized society . |
| 17 | that he 's a member of the er Committee bench , he should be allowed to . |
| 18 | It did not matter what the man looked like , but he should be listened to . |
| 19 | he says that he 's called together these fact finding conferences , he 's got the information therefore he er he has a right to say something , he should be listened to cos he 's done the research . |
| 20 | He should be talking to a shrink . |
| 21 | Scotland as a nation will determine its own sovereignty whether he agrees to it or not and he should be talking to the Scottish Constitutional Convention about the matter . |
| 22 | ‘ I was talking about some of the funny things that happen there and Mum said it was the sort of place he should be going to . ’ |
| 23 | I think Arthur Scargill 's handling of the affair has been despicable and I feel that he should be brought to justice for acts which we consider to be verging on the illegal . |
| 24 | I think Arthur Scargill 's handling of the affair has been despicable and I feel that he should be brought to justice for acts which we consider to be verging on the er illegal . |
| 25 | The Supreme Court ruled on Dec. 13 that he should be returned to prison but Alcalde had by this time left the country . |
| 26 | St George 's Channel lies between the Welsh and Irish coasts so , unless Captain Bunsby is even more confused than he appears , he must be referring to some smaller channel off the eastern coast of Kent in DS 23 , since the Goodwins and the Downs are both in that region . |
| 27 | I smiled tactfully , thinking he must be referring to memories of the war , and left a little silence . |
| 28 | Kelly is at the head of the Football Association and he must be seen to be above the fray . |
| 29 | She was never ill , but now she looked beaten and angered by something he must be doing to her . |
| 30 | He must be talking to Dr Greene by now . |