Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [verb] him [art] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	Yes , towards — we 're getting back towards our original man in the graveyard — yes , I mean I 'd like to say that you 're saying particularly to Reverend Flatman what should he or his parishioners be doing to help this man — it 's not as easy as saying that somebody individually should be offering him a room in their house because his problems are far more manifold and deep seated than that .
2	looked around and said well he said looked at me said er well cos he was just about to g throw a wobbly and say , well surely the sales department should be dealing with this , should be should be giving him the information and he he just turned round and gave the aforementioned quote and I just sort of went yes it is .
3	I honestly do not think my child is encouraged in any way , possibly because his life is short … to take charge of his life and I think this might be giving him an unspoken message that you do n't count .
4	That way you 'll be doing him a favour . "
5	You 'll be doing him a favour , she 'd thought , and so as he wandered past the kitchen on a mid-afternoon stroll she crept up behind him and grabbed him by the neck .
6	If a thief steals it , you could be giving him an open invitation to your home !
7	So far as I can see , we 'd be doing him a favour . ’
8	And I justified a liaison by telling myself that Simon was far too young to get tied down and that , by taking you off his hands , I 'd be doing him a favour , ’ he said , his tone dry .
9	A long-term , good investment would be to give him a separate building in which to tell the tale of twentieth-century art before the twentieth century is quite at an end .
10	But sometimes it is disturbing to mothers , so if you feel uncomfortable about it you can try giving him a toy to hold while he 's on the toilet seat ’ ; and in general : ‘ If you take it easy in caring for your baby , you will be doing him a great service . ’

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