Example sentences of "[conj] he [be] [vb pp] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one , not even his uncle , knew that he was attached to Military Intelligence . |
| 2 | Obviously John had no time to investigate the theory , and probably he would not have bothered anyway , since it looks convincing and he was given to quick enthusiasms . |
| 3 | Wycliffe resigned himself to lying awake for the rest of the night but , in fact , he fell asleep and knew nothing more until he was awakened to broad daylight and seagulls squawking outside his window . |
| 4 | Chap 's got to get out , if he 's used to fresh air . |
| 5 | The plaintiff 's feelings may be wounded if he is subjected to aggressive cross-examination , especially if it is designed to support what transpires to be an unsuccessful plea of justification , so this forensic factor may be brought into account . |
| 6 | He went out into the sea , but he was drawn to human beings . |