Example sentences of "he [modal v] [be] [verb] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He should be grappling with the problem of how to stay alive , but instead could think of nothing but the problem of Jess . |
| 2 | Before be would perform liege homage , he must be invested with the lands and rights which were agreed between his father and Louis IX . |
| 3 | He can play anywhere in the backline and , if he can stay injury-free this year , then I believe he 'll be touring with the Wallabies at the end of the year . |
| 4 | If Brian sued John for negligence he could be met with the defences of volenti non fit injuria and contributory negligence . |
| 5 | ‘ When the first bell went and I saw the way Lennox was going after him I told the guys watching with me that Ruddock had better watch for that left of Lewis 's or he 'd be counter-punched with the right and get himself knocked out — and that 's exactly what happened . ’ |
| 6 | It was agreed with the Prince that the interview would take place at Broadlands where he would be staying with the Brabournes in a few weeks ' time . |
| 7 | The Jury said that he would be charged with the theft of the ring , and was going to be hanged but the ring had cost eleven pence and one halfpenny . |
| 8 | It was decided also that if any person was to win 6 years in succession , he would be presented with the trophy to keep ; so far it appears to be an impossible goal as in the intervening 266 years , no person has won more than once . |
| 9 | Ernst Richter was the latest recruit from the academy , having arrived the previous day , and he had been assigned to work with Mauer for the first month so that his temperament and personality could be assessed to ensure that later on he would be paired with the right partner . |
| 10 | The chosen method was to calculate his net loss , taking into account that he would have paid income tax on earnings , then adding back ‘ golden handshake ’ tax so that he would be left with the net amount after the Revenue had collected tax on the damages . |
| 11 | Then , on opening them again , he would be confronted with the same problem : which of us is which ? |
| 12 | His research here is worse than esoteric — he will be working with the man who holds the KOESTLER chair of para-psychology into the extra sensory and advance perception of weather changes . |
| 13 | This summer he will be holidaying with the same friends with whom he shared his Holiday in Hell ( page 50 ) , although their destination this time is in the South of France . |
| 14 | Of these only one , Bonitus , who had been appointed while still a layman , is said to have had scruples about his elevation , although he can be compared with the comes Genesius , who turned down the see prior to the election of Praeiectus . |
| 15 | Mr Hall says in a letter to her that he finds it difficult to understand how he can be associated with the previous Conservative MP Chris Butler 's lack of support for the unit . |