Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [adv] [be] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next time he makes me stand in the rain when I need answers to questions , he may well be treated to a proverbial Glasgow kiss , but I do wish those who choose to criticise him ( and , given his superb all-round game , his one Major title does deserve scrutiny ) would give some consideration before they complain . |
| 2 | He managed to dodge the GDR 's National People 's Army ( NVA ) for nine years ( no mean feat ) but now fears that he may yet be called to the colours in the west , as the proposed change in the law merely states that all those who have not yet done their time and who are under the age of 32 will be eligible . |
| 3 | Sole has retired from rugby at the age of 30 , when prop forwards such as he should just be coming to their prime . |
| 4 | Phil joined the Palace in February 1984 for a modest £10,000 fee from Aylesbury Town , but he soon established himself as a valuable member of our League side , playing either on the left of midfield or up front as a striker , and he must probably be reckoned to be the best signing made for our club by manager Alan Mullery . |
| 5 | He might also be likened to Montgomery , in that he judged this ‘ definitive effort ’ could not take place until there was certainty of success ; until the attacking force had three-to-one superiority . |
| 6 | Paradoxically , if such a person were to fail to give notice , he might then be said to be committing an offence even though , because of the hypothesised publicity , it is most unlikely that the police will not already know about his proposed march . |
| 7 | The official version of John Main 's transformation from watchman to tidesman was that this was a great favour to Main and would be a temporary appointment until he could again be reappointed to his duties as watchman at Inverkeithing . |
| 8 | Meanwhile the Serious Fraud Office is reeling from its failures to secure convictions in high-profile City trials like Guinness and Blue Arrow ; and from the flight of its next target , Asil Nadir , before he could even be brought to court . |
| 9 | He asked the old man if he 'd ever worked in the sandpaper factory and added that he 'd probably be going to work there himself when he 'd finished at the Comprehensive . |
| 10 | The group 's press officer , Mick Houghton , thought it was Gregory 's departure that he would soon be explaining to the press when suddenly he was told Charman was out . |
| 11 | It was just as well that he would soon be yoked to Virginia , so that his desire for his headstrong gypsy would never be allowed free rein . |
| 12 | John told Anne that this was embarkation leave and he would soon be going to France but warned her not to mention it to anyone . |
| 13 | That could mean that , like America 's Federal Reserve , he will later be trying to jump-start an economy already in slump . |
| 14 | Those are three reasons why he will today be elected to Labour 's national executive , writes Colin Hughes . |
| 15 | Although he will always be compared to the Rangers winger Willie Henderson , a diminutive showman who won the hearts of the other Glasgow , Johnstone had more than impudent skill on his side . |