Example sentences of "[verb] he was [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , did n't you know he was supposed to be in Anduze at nine o'clock ? ’ |
| 2 | She could tell he was relieved to be let off the hook if even for only a few minutes , despite his words as they 'd come downstairs . |
| 3 | He worked for a major oil corporation there called Pan-Global and felt he was privileged to be entrusted by his employer , the proprietor himself , with such a discreet mission . |
| 4 | She knew he was fun to be with , someone whose company she enjoyed . |
| 5 | I thought he was supposed to be a scientist . |
| 6 | ‘ I thought he was supposed to be incarcerating her , not arranging her social life . ’ |
| 7 | I thought he was supposed to be your boyfriend , ’ Jim Connor , one of the fuel technicians , laughed at her . |
| 8 | I thought he was supposed to be making you stand on your own two feet ? |
| 9 | When patients who did not contact their general practitioners before their attempts were questioned about why they had not gone to their doctor , it was found that many were reluctant to trouble him , some had found him unhelpful in the fist , and others thought he was unlikely to be helpful or might even be unsympathetic ( Hawton and Blackstock 1976 ) . |
| 10 | Peckle grumbled about the treatment due to envoys but the good physician , Throgmorton , laughed sourly and said he was pleased to be as far away from the Frogs as possible . |
| 11 | Coun Bill Dixon ( Lab ) , chairman of the committee , said he was delighted to be involved in a scheme which will go some way to easing the town 's critical housing shortage . |
| 12 | Chairman Bill Dixon ( Lab ) , said he was delighted to be involved in a scheme which would help ease the town 's critical housing shortage . |
| 13 | The former Open champion signed the contract at St Andrews yesterday and said he was delighted to be involved in the venture . |