Example sentences of "[subord] he was [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | By this time Charlotte would have felt a shock of surprise at ever finding that young man where he was supposed to be . |
| 2 | Although he was supposed to be in charge of the printing works it was the foreman , Mike Treloar , who ran it with Uncle keeping an eye on things and deciding policy . |
| 3 | Nick Thomas admits he is no oil painting , so he was surprised to be asked to pose for a portrait . |
| 4 | Having came to the he was hungry , so he was glad to be h hired by a local farmer as a swine herd . |
| 5 | The Revd Edward Chichester published a pamphlet in 1818 entitled Oppressions and Cruelties of Irish Revenue Officers , in which he described how , in 1810 , a detachment of the army led by Coffey was set upon and disarmed by the country people near Culdaff in Inishowen , and he himself was beaten ‘ until he was supposed to be dead ’ . |
| 6 | Bert Rafferty 's voice was subdued but firm , almost , Harriet felt , as if he was relieved to be getting something off his chest . |
| 7 | His eyes gleamed , as if he was happy to be dead . |
| 8 | Later at Clarissa 's theatre she wanted to know why if he was supposed to be a soldier , he was n't confined to barracks or whatever they did to recruits . |
| 9 | Once more Sarah trudged to St Bartholomew 's , but James had n't returned and she dare n't ask if he was likely to be much longer . |
| 10 | Unless he was likely to be found out , of course . ’ |
| 11 | It was wise to be happy , she believed , whereas he was complacent to be wise . |
| 12 | Now if your lad could tell us just where he was , while he was supposed to be at Longner , and better still , bring us a witness to confirm it , that would go far to get him out of the mire . ’ |
| 13 | Since he was inclined to be dyspeptic at the best of times , no one was greatly surprised , unless perhaps at the severity of this attack . |
| 14 | It was Mr Nofomela 's confession to the killing — the day before he was due to be executed for the murder of a white farmer — which led to the disclosures that the force has been running professional death squads . |
| 15 | A LONELY widower died in a blaze at his home yesterday — just hours before he was due to be evicted . |
| 16 | He went absent without leave from his regiment in December 1990 , the day before he was due to be sent to Saudi Arabia . |
| 17 | When he was able to be put in a wheelchair he was strapped upright and wore a collar . |
| 18 | When he was supposed to be playing football he used to watch the parent birds taking stuff to the nest . |
| 19 | She 'd seen him with another woman when he was supposed to be away at a conference . |
| 20 | ‘ You did n't care that Garry was still sleeping with his wife when he was supposed to be in love with you ? ’ |
| 21 | David Livingstone , father of Andrew and of the same address , said his son had been at home weight training when he was supposed to be out throwing stones . |
| 22 | This too has been conspicuous in all the areas of business which we have examined ; but never before when when he was likely to be confronted with so much debate and such a variety of decisions . |
| 23 | In Bamburgh castle , where they had carried him from Wooler as soon as he was fit to be moved , the earl of Douglas took his ease in a very light and illustrious captivity . |
| 24 | The army was an unsatisfactory occupation for a man who lacked the money to purchase promotion , for he was likely to be in the situation of the Master of Elphinstone , who complained in 1715 that ‘ I have served as Capt[ai-n] this nine years which I have the vanity to believe intitelis me to something better than a company of foot ’ . |