Example sentences of "[pron] he was [adj] to be " in BNC.

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1 The second and third albums , ‘ Freewheelin ’ ( 1962 ) and ‘ The Times They are a Changin ’ ( 1963 ) , established him as a real and original talent , as both singer and songwriter , with a message that seemed as arresting and vital as the times through which he was fortunate to be living .
2 For a moment he was not even sure who he was supposed to be .
3 For a moment he was not even sure who he was supposed to be .
4 He did not know who he was supposed to be — the child-wife , the monstrous heroine , the burner of men 's bodies , the woman of independent means , the beloved and expensive son ?
5 She told him he was lucky to be married to a ‘ beautiful , intelligent artiste ’ .
6 I told him he was lucky to be where he was when it happened , as when I first fainted it was in the middle of Watford High Street !
7 She no longer knew what he was supposed to be up to .
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