Example sentences of "he [be] lucky [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 As he points out , the other man was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive .
2 He is lucky to be alive . ’
3 During over 30 years of adventures Bonington has faced great danger — he admits he is lucky to be alive — and lost many friends .
4 Doctors say he is lucky to be alive .
5 He really took it out of this photographer , and I can tell you he 's lucky to be alive today .
6 I think any serious climber has got to admit that he 's lucky to be alive , not that he 's skilful to be alive .
7 His mother says he 's lucky to be alive :
8 Two women in the car escaped unhurt , but the home owner says he 's lucky to be alive .
9 It 's the third such accident at the same spot and the owner says he 's lucky to be alive .
10 A happy and healthy little boy today — he 's lucky to be alive .
11 McKenzie was out of ammunition , but followed an enemy aircraft down to sea level , stuck up a wing and chopped off its tail — he was lucky to be able to regain control of his own aircraft , ’ Mr Lynch said .
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