Example sentences of "he be [vb pp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , had n't he been consecrated bishop in 1880 , the year of Jack the Ripper ? |
| 2 | St Antonino of Florence felt that the professional soldier could not fight in a war the justice of which was not above doubt , nor could he be given absolution as long as he continued to fight in that cause . |
| 3 | Sihanouk was also reported as saying that if he were made chair of the Cambodia Supreme National Council ( SNC ) he would allow Hun Sen , the SOC Prime Minister , to become vice-chair . |
| 4 | What would happen to him if he were sent packing ? |
| 5 | The huge eight-year-old gelding , whose appetite is so big that he is nicknamed Monster Munch , was led through a crowd of 500 well-wishers to his box at the Saxon House stables of his trainer , Nick Gaselee . |
| 6 | George Bush makes a campaign television commercial about crime , but it features a black criminal , so he is called racist . |
| 7 | He is called Magister in the manuscripts , a title reserved for doctors of theology . |
| 8 | He is bound apprentice to Joe , but suddenly finds himself being promised ‘ great expectations ’ from a mysterious benefactor by Mr Jaggers . |
| 9 | He swims in the 50m butterfly , for which he is ranked No 3 in Britain , and hopes to compete in other events . |
| 10 | Leonard believed that they interconnected more than he is given credit for ; he chose to speak of that one within , though not absolutely . |
| 11 | Morris 's effect on a whole section of society in encouraging the preservation of old houses was far greater than he is given credit for . |
| 12 | — Mankind is distinguished from all other creatures in two respects : he alone is made in God 's own likeness ; and he is given charge over all the rest . |
| 13 | No one , so far as I know , has ever questioned such a suspension on the ground that it could not be done unless he is given notice of the charge and an opportunity of defending himself and so forth . |
| 14 | He is given authority over God 's world . |
| 15 | Unless the Queen stands down , he could be 70 before he is crowned king . |
| 16 | He is refused hospitality by the rich village priest , who lives with a concubine . |
| 17 | WHEN Darren O'Leary plays for London against the North in the final round of the ADT Divisional Championship today he will be forgiven if he is caught day-dreaming of England training in sunny Lanzarote . |
| 18 | I trust he is allowed air and exercise ? |
| 19 | At the end of Brideshead , too , Waugh 's hero is defeated in a similar search , though he is allowed consolation . |
| 20 | When he used to write music he used to have different tunings for almost every song , but he 's been doing this now for the last five to seven years — the E string tuned down to D. If I have to play guitar on a song where he 's played guitar , I just learn it my way , using traditional tuning . ’ |
| 21 | He 's played charity games against top class county opposition against Warwickshire in 1964 led by the England captain Mike Smith and against Worcestershire the following year with test players Basil D'Olivera , Don Kenyon and Tom Graveney . |
| 22 | The owner of one of the most spiritual voices in music , he 's seen success beckon before only to give him the finger once he started to trust . |
| 23 | It 's the first time he 's seen television , Colonel . ’ |
| 24 | He 's become skipper Mike Gatting 's problem boy , a player who bats like a dream but whose behaviour is becoming a nightmare . |
| 25 | A lot of people say that since Bailey had kids he 's become human . ’ |
| 26 | He 's denied rape , saying that what happened between himself and Mrs McGurk had been with her consent . |
| 27 | He 's ranked No 2 in the world and he 's on the dole . |
| 28 | ‘ But he 's kicked football in the teeth with this tape . |
| 29 | He 's lived life in a tiny community , a respected member of his class . |
| 30 | He 's lived content enough these eight years since my mother died . ’ |