Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [adv] be [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next time he makes me stand in the rain when I need answers to questions , he may well be treated to a proverbial Glasgow kiss , but I do wish those who choose to criticise him ( and , given his superb all-round game , his one Major title does deserve scrutiny ) would give some consideration before they complain . |
| 2 | He managed to dodge the GDR 's National People 's Army ( NVA ) for nine years ( no mean feat ) but now fears that he may yet be called to the colours in the west , as the proposed change in the law merely states that all those who have not yet done their time and who are under the age of 32 will be eligible . |
| 3 | On 11 May 1992 the wife , Frances Butler , gave notice to the husband , Robert Butler , to show cause why he should not be committed to prison for contempt of court for breaches of an order dated 12 September 1991 prohibiting him from entering or visiting premises where she lived and from assaulting , molesting or harassing her . |
| 4 | ‘ He must not be allowed to glory in sinful pride and get away with it — ’ |
| 5 | Phil joined the Palace in February 1984 for a modest £10,000 fee from Aylesbury Town , but he soon established himself as a valuable member of our League side , playing either on the left of midfield or up front as a striker , and he must probably be reckoned to be the best signing made for our club by manager Alan Mullery . |
| 6 | He might also be likened to Montgomery , in that he judged this ‘ definitive effort ’ could not take place until there was certainty of success ; until the attacking force had three-to-one superiority . |
| 7 | Paradoxically , if such a person were to fail to give notice , he might then be said to be committing an offence even though , because of the hypothesised publicity , it is most unlikely that the police will not already know about his proposed march . |
| 8 | The official version of John Main 's transformation from watchman to tidesman was that this was a great favour to Main and would be a temporary appointment until he could again be reappointed to his duties as watchman at Inverkeithing . |
| 9 | Meanwhile the Serious Fraud Office is reeling from its failures to secure convictions in high-profile City trials like Guinness and Blue Arrow ; and from the flight of its next target , Asil Nadir , before he could even be brought to court . |
| 10 | He need not be taken to a designated police station if it is not anticipated he will be detained for more than six hours or where the arresting officer is without help . |
| 11 | He told students at Edinburgh University that no changes were planned but allowed himself a get-out clause by stressing that he would not be tied to any position until the Government 's conclusions on the industry had been agreed . |
| 12 | Although the defendant programmer would not be allowed simply to copy the programs in question , he would not be required to " wipe clean the slate of his memory " because to do so would unduly restrict his use of his own training , skill and experience . |
| 13 | It was just as well that he would soon be yoked to Virginia , so that his desire for his headstrong gypsy would never be allowed free rein . |
| 14 | She guessed he would n't be used to much of that from her sex . |
| 15 | He fulfils the role of second son quite adequately in my view , and I trust he will not be summoned to a higher station in life . |
| 16 | Those are three reasons why he will today be elected to Labour 's national executive , writes Colin Hughes . |
| 17 | Although he will always be compared to the Rangers winger Willie Henderson , a diminutive showman who won the hearts of the other Glasgow , Johnstone had more than impudent skill on his side . |
| 18 | Now they say he will be assessed by the same doctor who saw him last time , so I 'm very worried that he wo n't be sent to a secure unit as he should be |
| 19 | Mr Fuchs has made it clear that he can not be called to task for the museum 's deficit and has blamed two principal factors . |