Example sentences of "he [modal v] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He must know … not only the influences to which he may be made to respond , but those to which his nature is now day by day responding — the complex environment which … is the unconscious education of his body and mind and will . |
| 2 | If the hon. Gentleman waits for a few days , he may be made aware of developments emanating from a source not far from me now which may interest him and which may deal with that point . |
| 3 | He may be freed later this year . |
| 4 | Each man is thrown back on himself alone and there is danger that he may be shut up in the solitude of his own heart . |
| 5 | He may be tempted to poach some of his promising-looking freshmen to strengthen Goldie , or even the Blue boat . |
| 6 | If that seems to be the Russian price for full German unity , and if Mr Kohl 's instincts tell him it is also his price for winning the next German election , he may be tempted to go for it . |
| 7 | Depending on the circumstances and the provisions of the partnership agreement : ( 1 ) he may be justified in treating the service of an invalid expulsion notice as an event which in turn gives him the right to serve a similar notice ; or ( 2 ) he may ( not unreasonably ) be able to contend that the service of an invalid notice is such breach of good faith as to justify his seeking a dissolution of the firm ; or ( 3 ) he may be tempted to sue for damages , though these would be particularly difficult to quantify and it does not seem that the service of an invalid notice would be held to amount to a repudiatory breach of the partnership agreementsee Woodar Investment Development Ltd v Wimpey Construction UK Ltd [ 1980 ] 1 WLR 277. ( e ) Waiver of the right to expel Once circumstances exist which might justify the exercise of a power to expel , the partners should not delay bringing matters to a head . |
| 8 | He may be taught to hold it with the crook of the handle turned away from him , and his thumb over the top of the handle , so that he does not grip the stick too hard . |
| 9 | But ( if permission is not a pre-1968 Act one ) the trench digger may be brought up against a further provision : he may be served with a ‘ completion notice ’ . |
| 10 | Depending on the circumstances and the provisions of the partnership agreement : ( 1 ) he may be justified in treating the service of an invalid expulsion notice as an event which in turn gives him the right to serve a similar notice ; or ( 2 ) he may ( not unreasonably ) be able to contend that the service of an invalid notice is such breach of good faith as to justify his seeking a dissolution of the firm ; or ( 3 ) he may be tempted to sue for damages , though these would be particularly difficult to quantify and it does not seem that the service of an invalid notice would be held to amount to a repudiatory breach of the partnership agreementsee Woodar Investment Development Ltd v Wimpey Construction UK Ltd [ 1980 ] 1 WLR 277. ( e ) Waiver of the right to expel Once circumstances exist which might justify the exercise of a power to expel , the partners should not delay bringing matters to a head . |
| 11 | He may be drunk , but he is not naive . |
| 12 | If the overseas trustees validly accumulate the income , the income will not , under general principles , be taxable upon the beneficiary ( although he may be taxed under anti-avoidance provisions mentioned hereafter ) . |
| 13 | Depending on the precise circumstances it may be found that Master Smith is the settlor so that if he has any interest in the trust he may be taxed upon the same under , for instance , TA 1988 , s683 , or alternatively , if he has no interest under the trust , any payment to his minor unmarried children could be taxable upon him ( Master Smith ) under TA 1988 , s663 . |
| 14 | Alternatively he may be instructed to do so by the Scottish Office . |
| 15 | THE spokesman for the convicts in a squeaky-clean Danish jail says he will vote No : he fears he may be sent to do his sentence in less salubrious surroundings elsewhere in the European Community if the Maastricht treaty is ratified . |
| 16 | If , on the other hand , B is already the heir of A , then he has received a benefit under A 's estate , and so far as that benefit extends he may be asked to make over property to C. If he does so , however , this is regarded as restitution of property from A 's estate rather than as an institution to B's own estate . |
| 17 | It is the patient who helps to decide on the course of his care and he may be asked to help to draw up objectives of care . |
| 18 | He may be asked to take notes of the evidence . |
| 19 | 19 Lord The Lord Ordinary having considered the Petition and proceedings , no Answers having been lodged , Nominates and Appoints to be curator bonis to designed in the Petition with the usual powers and decerns ; authorises the said after finding caution to enter on the duties of his office upon a certified copy of this interlocutor with a schedule of the curatory estate annexed thereto ; and that upon condition that before issue of a certified copy interlocutor of his appointment he shall lodge in the hands of the Accountant of Court a bond binding himself to lodge Accounts annually with the Accountant of Court and otherwise to conduct the affairs of the curatory estate in all respects in conformity with the laws and practice of Scotland ; to appear before the Lords of Council and Session in Scotland to answer for his conduct as curator aforesaid or in connection with any matter arising out of said curatory ; to submit himself to and prorogate the jurisdiction of the Court of Session for said purposes and to assign an address in Scotland where he may be cited , and decerns ( * Finds the expenses of this application and procedure following thereon to form a proper charge upon the curatory estate , and remits the account thereof , when lodged , to the Auditor of Court for taxation ) . |
| 20 | A sad blow , and he may be followed by coach Ian McIntosh who , as a paid official , is no longer allowed to be in charge . |
| 21 | He may be contacted on or through Batsford . |
| 22 | That he may be destined to drift helplessly , tormented by unrealisable and therefore useless dreams . |
| 23 | For example , he may be faced with a frightening object which he does not wish to go past , and yet is being urged on by his rider . |
| 24 | ‘ Any person who feels that he may be affected by the suspension should contact their local office . ’ |
| 25 | He may be disgusted , offended , annoyed , angered and no doubt a number of other things as well ; and he may be provoked by what he sees and hears into breaking the peace . |
| 26 | Without any application to the court , the mortgagee , if his mortgage is a conveyance of the legal estate or ownership , may take possession ; but this course is hazardous , since he may be called upon in a redemption action to account strictly not only for profits actually received by him , but also for those which he might but for his default have received , and all such profits , so far as they exceed the interest due for the time being , must be set off against the principal . |
| 27 | He may be called upon to represent a party to proceedings under Parts II , IV and V of the Act . |
| 28 | clients ' understanding of risk warn the Client of the extent to which he may be exposed to risk |
| 29 | As courts began dealing with charges of theft and public order offences , a qualified referee was told he may be jailed for his part in the looting of a Blackpool jewellers . |
| 30 | Narain Dutt Tewari of Uttar Pradesh could be a contender if he wins the state election being held alongside the parliamentary one ; but he may be beaten by the BJP . |