Example sentences of "day he [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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1 | Don Cameron was Head of Talks , and I was usually in charge of his visit , which kept me busy for the few days he would be with us , twice a year . |
2 | ‘ Duart is forbidden visitors today , my lady , so that in two days he may be fit for the ceremony . |
3 | You 'll take him home with you to avoid gossip , and then in a few days he 'll be fit enough to leave the country . ’ |
4 | One day he 'll be sorry , and realize the pain he 's caused me ! ’ |
5 | Stella gave a teasing laugh as she said , ‘ Everyone at the Wilderness knows that he runs away from women — but one day he 'll be caught . |
6 | " One day he 'll be famous and you 'll tell your children you met him . " |
7 | For the time being Jonathon will carry on cleaning the empty theatre in the hope that one day he 'll be on the stage and the seats will be full . |
8 | On the lighter side of his subject , he 's made a study of gambling habits from a statistical view point , and during the Open Day he 'll be giving a lecture entitled ‘ Horse and Football Pools — Why you should Expect to Lose ’ . |
9 | The aim behind the sections is to prevent the settlor alienating income to the trustees , and therefore perhaps paying a lower rate of income tax than he would otherwise pay , when at the end of the day he might be able to get the accumulated income back . |
10 | One day he would be wealthy enough to buy shoes with metal caps and a fur-lined leather jacket , and a big iron skillet filled to the brim with red meat and eggs and mushrooms and sausages and crispy fried bread in sizzling hot fat . |
11 | Not that she minded Jack playing around because she knew that one day he would be hers . |
12 | Her mother was right , he was just using her , and one day he would be off . |
13 | It was as if he were preparing for the day he would be a big man himself in this town and wanted everyone on his side , wanted them all to think of him as a customer . |
14 | Normally on New Year 's Day he would be at home with Mandy . |
15 | One day he would be Head of his family-a powerful man , almost a god . |
16 | Li Yuan was her husband , and one day he would be T'ang . |
17 | Mr Brown grew up in Darlington where his parents , Mr and Mrs Allan Brown , still live in Coatham Crescent , and in his youth he used to stand at a vantage point near the Whessoe Road/ Honeypot Lane junction to watch the rally cars speeding on their way , never dreaming that one day he would be among them . |
18 | Later on in the day he will be seen hanging unfeasibly heavy weights from various parts of his anatomy , in a freak show where fainting is considered a standing ovation . |
19 | After this day he will be having to obey his wife . ’ |
20 | Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar , who composed music for one of Akram 's shows , has predicted that one day he will be famous . |
21 | This quote from Portsmouth manager , Jim Smith , is about Mark Chamberlain ( remember him ? ) but sums ups the breed : ‘ On his day he can be as good as anyone in the country . |