Example sentences of "he would [be] [vb pp] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was the way his mind worked ; he would be struck by a sentence or a phrase , then he would worry at it , turning it this way and that . |
| 2 | He would be missed to a degree all out of proportion to his usefulness . |
| 3 | Their complaint was that the accountancy expert was going to interpret the agreement , which was a matter of law , and that he had announced that he would be assisted by a law firm . |
| 4 | If Lindberg was to come to Tromsø he would be hung from a lamp-post , probably by his balls . |
| 5 | The current had cut into a hillside on the upriver side of the bend so that he would be faced with a steep climb of some fifty feet . |
| 6 | In going ahead with the book , he ignored warnings that he would be seen as a traitor to the industry and could become the most hated man in Hollywood . |
| 7 | If he was he would be bound by a pre-existing collective agreement that had been made between the union and North Star Yachts Ltd . |
| 8 | He was flying first class to LAX , where he would be met by a uniformed chauffeur who would convey him by limousine or courtesy car to the Pinnacle Trumont on the Avenue of the Stars . |
| 9 | He was said to be in good spirits , but this was assumed : he feared he would be denounced as a traitor on his return . |
| 10 | He knew that without Sweetheart 's loving protection he would be put in a Home with criminals and perverts and mad people who attacked small boys . |
| 11 | Mendy said he would be backed by a consortium — so far un-named — of professional sports people and had been guaranteed £100,000 in his first year , £200,000 in his second and £500,000 in the third . |
| 12 | Peter Yeo felt a headache starting , and felt the familiar pressure just above the right eye worsen with the realization that in precisely five minutes he would be needed in a meeting . |
| 13 | But since Miletti was immobilized it had been agreed that he would be fetched by a group consisting of Pietro Miletti escorted by Zen and Palottino in the Alfetta , with an ambulance in attendance in case Ruggiero required immediate attention . |
| 14 | It was reported that he would be tried by a military court on corruption charges and for plotting an alleged coup . |