Example sentences of "he be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found his blend of assurance , diffidence and wit beguiling , and I have often wondered what he might have done had he been born free . |
| 2 | Had Waddell 's trial in Edinburgh not been the farce it was , had he been found guilty of the murder of Mrs Ross as he should have been and sentenced by Lord Robertson to life imprisonment , as he should have been , it would seem likely that Mrs Chipperfield would be alive today . |
| 3 | He is kept alive by dialysis sessions three times a week and the doctors , nurses and fellow-patients have become his friends and surrogate family . |
| 4 | Once more , as young Kevin McCallister , he is cut loose from the constraints of his frantic , harassed family . |
| 5 | So when he claims to have had glimpses of absolute Truth , it may be reasonable to assume , not that he has caught a glimpse of some kind of hypostasized Ultimate or extra-mundane entity , but rather that through his participation in a particular form of life he is made aware of the need to live and act in accordance with certain religious and ethical criteria and is informed by the spirit of what might be called dharma ( law ) , or ta ( moral law ) , or tao ( way ) but which he prefers to call Truth ( Satya ) or God . |
| 6 | A child will not have been in school many days before he is made aware of individual differences among his classmates . |
| 7 | To make progress each member is allowed to speak only once on any motion that is before the meeting unless he is given special permission by the Chairman . |
| 8 | And Booth did enough to suggest it will only be a matter of time before he is crowned national champion . |
| 9 | MARK PLAATJES , the London Marathon favourite , who can not compete in Barcelona this summer because he is considered stateless , says he intends to make Sunday 's race his Olympics , writes Ken Mays . |
| 10 | He is thought likely to take a strong line against computer games like Nintendo and Sega , for failing to stimulate young minds . |
| 11 | Mr Major must hope that his new chancellor does well enough to rescue the economy but gets so battered in the process that he is judged unfit to be prime minister . |
| 12 | League official David Howes confirmed that a sample had proved positive but , in line with normal procedure , neither the name of the player nor his club will be released unless he is found guilty of taking a prohibited substance , writes John Whalley . |
| 13 | If he is found guilty , but was clearly not acting for the company , it would escape liability . |
| 14 | If he is found guilty , he faces up to 12 years in jail and a $1 million fine . |
| 15 | He contended that , as the plaintiffs ' claim against the third defendant is based exclusively on conspiracy and fraud , the third defendant will only be held liable to the plaintiffs if he is found guilty of serious dishonesty . |
| 16 | When he believes that Tom is not guilty of the rape of which he has been accused , we know that Tom is innocent so when he is found guilty of raping Mayella Ewell , it is quite clear that the decision had been heavily prejudiced . |
| 17 | ‘ So Ruthven locks himself in his chamber , he visits no one and no one visits him , but the next morning he is found poisoned and a white rose discovered lying on the bed . ’ |
| 18 | Nor will he necessarily be able to prevent his share of the equity from being diluted even if he is offered pre-emptive rights ; he may not be able to afford to buy more shares but can not prevent the new issue being made unless he has voting control . |
| 19 | On neither score is there any universal agreement , and many would deny that the objections are well grounded , holding that they rest on over-simplifications , and that even to the degree that Barth did move in the directions suggested , he nevertheless did not fall into the extreme positions of which he is held guilty . |
| 20 | The manager is responsible for the actual results achieved , and he is held accountable because information about his achievements will be fed back to his superiors , and they can then call him to account to explain his performance . |
| 21 | ‘ The third defendant denies the plaintiffs ' claim against him but if contrary to his contentions he is held liable to the plaintiffs , he claims against you to be indemnified against the plaintiffs ' claims and the costs of this action , alternatively contribution to such extent of the plaintiffs ' claims as the court may think fit , on the grounds that ( 1 ) at all material times , you were the accountants retained by and advising the plaintiffs and each of them in respect of the proposed transaction ( and in particular the financial aspects thereof ) in relation to which the said alleged liability of the plaintiffs and each of them to [ B.M.T. ] was incurred ; ( 2 ) in about the period from January to September 1983 , you acted in breach of contract and negligently towards the plaintiffs and each of them in that you failed to advise them properly or at all with regard to the said proposed transaction and the financial aspects thereof and in particular failed to explain the full nature and extent thereof to the plaintiffs and each of them and/or failed to advise the plaintiffs as to the commercial prudence of the same and/or the risks inherent in proceeding with the same and/or failed to warn them not to enter into the same ; ( 3 ) that in so far as any financial information was or may have been communicated by the third defendant he did so in reliance upon information supplied by you . |
| 22 | In one case in 1944 , Scott LJ stated that the ‘ British principle of personal freedom , that every man should be presumed innocent until he is proved guilty , applies also to the police function of arrest — in a very modified degree , it is true , but at least to the extent of requiring them to be observant , receptive and open-minded and to notice any relevant circumstance which points either way , either to innocence or to guilt ’ . |
| 23 | Item five erm I 'm also pleased to say that er Chris was the only person nominated to be Honorary Treasurer and it would give me great pleasure er to propose that he be elected Honorary Treasurer and may I have a seconder for that proposal please . |
| 24 | Another was that he be given plenipotentiary powers . |
| 25 | The investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales could be turned into a perfect television event , and they recommended in addition that he be made available for radio and television interviews . |
| 26 | When Findlay arrived at the police station the superintendent ordered that he be held incommunicado . |
| 27 | She appealed that he be left alone . |
| 28 | Probably you 'd already gathered that it is n't the first time he 's played similar tricks , and that he 's a law to himself , and comes and goes as he pleases . |
| 29 | And if it goes the other way , and he 's called guilty of murder , then , worse , he 'll hang . ’ |
| 30 | Mum Valerie , 37 , said : ‘ He 's called Lucky Luke — always getting into scrapes , but never as serious as this . |