Example sentences of "he would be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he cut it above himself he presumably fell , and in that case his life was evidently saved by something approaching a miracle — at any rate , we know that he was saved because otherwise he would be beyond the jurisdiction and the question would have no legal interest . |
| 2 | And as a matter of fact , as a matter of fact , the Germans th th th had thought that he would be of value to them at a later stage , because he was er he was shipped to Germany , and er er I understand that he died in Germany er at the latter end of er of of er of the of the war , the Second World War . |
| 3 | ‘ He would be of help , ’ said Merymose . |
| 4 | She might have sat all afternoon , nibbling and stuporous , exhausted but not sleepy ; but the glazier finally came down from the upper floor , cheerfully announcing that all was now right and tight and he would be on his way . |
| 5 | He astounded his American masters by demanding that they give him a more worthwhile job or he would be on his way home . |
| 6 | Jean-Paul at first resisted ; eventually , when Edouard pressed him , and after changing their proposed schedule three times , he agreed to a week in the autumn of 1950 , when he would be on leave . |
| 7 | From now on he would be on the outside of such domesticity , looking in . |
| 8 | The unusual delay was because Nigel had died on the Thursday before a bank holiday weekend , but as soon as our GP had signed the death certificate he would be on his way . |
| 9 | If , however , Rueschemeyer were making not a positive statement about substantive differences between law and medicine in this respect but a statement about general beliefs in such differences he would be on surer ground . |
| 10 | He claimed that the circumstances of putting the death penalty into effect , in particular the likelihood of a long delay between sentence and execution during which time he would be on death row , would constitute an inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment contrary to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights . |
| 11 | If I responded , he would be on guard . |
| 12 | He would be on the , good that hole ! |
| 13 | He would be at the next meeting in the church hall along with Swire Sugden , and were they in for a surprise ! |
| 14 | It might be argued that in such situations it is the only course of action open to a man and that he would be at fault if he acted differently . |
| 15 | Although he would be at a considerable financial loss , Serampore had a number of significant advantages : far more people , a good site only two hours boat journey from Calcutta , complete freedom to engage in evangelism and the chance to operate a printing press freely . |
| 16 | Police were tipped off that he would be at the wedding in Bradford . |
| 17 | They knew he would be at the Excelsior . ’ |
| 18 | He had n't expected the red carpet to be unrolled for him , but he had thought that at last he would be at work , setting up his meetings , on the move . |
| 19 | As soon as I got home I rang Graham Fearnley and established that he would be at the Crystal International Tournament on Thursday , its opening day , and we arranged to meet after Jack Mason had played . |
| 20 | Another of her unattached friends who always seemed to find their way on to the invitation list whenever she was certain he would be at one of her soirees . |
| 21 | He would be at his mother 's and Catherine would be there too and they would be talking about her , that was all they would talk about . |
| 22 | She had half hoped he would be at the station but there was no sign of him . |
| 23 | Normally on New Year 's Day he would be at home with Mandy . |
| 24 | fast , he would be at the public mortuary doing the post-mortem . |
| 25 | But he would be at Hoggatt 's to solve a murder , and all other considerations would go down before that overriding task . |
| 26 | Always with resignation and with grief but buffered by the knowledge that he would no longer be in pain and confusion , by the fact that he 'd had a long and lively life — that he would be at peace at last . |
| 27 | And he would be at death 's door — unrecognizable . |
| 28 | Springfield and Pam both smilingly nodded their confirmation , knowing how pleased he would be at learning the news that he and his old friend and colleague would be teaming up again . |
| 29 | He sat there until his eyelids began to droop , then phoned the switchboard and told them that he would be at his hotel . |
| 30 | I warned him that unless he adhered strictly to the regimen I prescribed he would be at considerable risk . ’ |