Example sentences of "he [modal v] be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For as the election draws ever-nearer , he is being asked to make what for him must be the ultimate sacrifice : from time to time , he is actually having to be nasty . |
| 2 | Only now it was clear to me what an achievement was Victor Frankenstein 's , and how strong in him must be the desire to continue his line of research , whatever its consequences . |
| 3 | But the island covered three thousand , six hundred and forty square kilometres , she 'd read in her guide book , and the chances of running in to him must be the equal amount of kilometres to one anyway . |
| 4 | ‘ But on the other hand I do n't want her upset either , and seeing him would be the one thing guaranteed to do just that . ’ |
| 5 | Bishop Gray will host the service , and with him will be the Anglican Bishop of Lichfield , the Assistant Bishops of Ludlow and Shrewsbury , the Rev J Samson ( Methodist ) , the Rev P Turner ( Welsh Presbyterian ) , a representative of the United Reformed church , and representatives of Councils of Churches and similar groups from all over Shropshire . |
| 6 | He may be the principal dancer at the Bolshoi Ballet but , when it came to fashion , Yuri Vasyuchenko was trailing way behind . |
| 7 | ‘ He may be the head of this house but I am your mother and I 'm in charge of you . ’ |
| 8 | He may be the youngest of the team , sometimes even a young adolescent . |
| 9 | Also he may be the best person to make certain extrajudicial decisions and his opinions on a range of public matters may be worth hearing . |
| 10 | He may be the author of the best-selling management book of all time but ‘ that 's Tom for you . |
| 11 | He may be the James Kitson who was baptized in Leeds 3 January 1808 , the son of William Kitson . |
| 12 | He may be the Henry Wilde who was the son of Horatio Wilde and his wife Hannah , and who was christened 17 February 1833 . |
| 13 | He may be the Grand Wizard in international intrigue or mass murder , but as a dreamer , he 's just a jumped-up wank manager . |
| 14 | ‘ He may be the world 's most tedious teacher and its driest personality , but he has one admirable quality : he is totally honest . |
| 15 | It appears to me as though Captain Diobble has been laid out for the race and although there are no such things as a certainty in a National , I feel he may be the right one . |
| 16 | They believe he may be the same man who made a number of violent attacks on prostitutes in Warrington and Crewe . |
| 17 | Ah maybe yes he may be the you know that 's it . |
| 18 | He 's England 's answer to Tom Selleck and I think he should be the next James Bond , man ’ The cricketer was allegedly slated to appear in a film opposite Oliver Reed , and his humorous performances on Question Of Sport surprised many . |
| 19 | He should be the link between the professionals at head office and the local knowledge of the on-the-spot workers . |
| 20 | He managed furthermore discreetly to put into circulation the audacious proposal that he should be the first Governor-General of the two independent states . |
| 21 | Any bank account should be in that person 's name and he should be the sole drawer to the account . |
| 22 | Gaitskell became excited at the prospect and instructed me with great firmness that as soon as I had received the ‘ discovered ’ documents I was to show them to no one but to come straight to him , so that he should be the first person to know who the culprit was or what information was available that would lead to the culprit 's identity . |
| 23 | From what you fella 's have been saying about speeds form , he should be the man to drop . |
| 24 | It shows she was unjustly treated and I think that society is wrong to judge ; if she has broken a bond made by God , then he should be the only one to reprimand her for it . |
| 25 | It is appropriate that he should be the one with the empty belly addressing his friend . |
| 26 | She said he must be the only nine-year-old boy in the whole of Yorkshire who had a proper bedroom all to himself . |
| 27 | Alfred exudes a hilarious bumptiousness and bonhomie , and it seems that he must be the more successful of the two siblings . |
| 28 | It 's very exciting sitting around with Paul , because he must be the greatest player on the pedal steel guitar there is . |
| 29 | ‘ He must be the proctologist , ’ Ellen said sweetly . |
| 30 | ‘ by a person duly licensed to drive it ’ Means that if anyone is in attendance at the vehicle then to escape this regulation he must be the holder of a current driving licence for that class of vehicle . |