Example sentences of "he be [v-ing] [adv] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not know the latest medical prognosis of how long he will live , but perhaps he is hoping not to be around in 30 years ' time when the papers become available . |
| 2 | But although Mansell has won the first four races this season , he 's trying not to be over-confident about making it five . |
| 3 | He 's trying hard to be patient , really trying — it was the last thing she had expected , such a shame she could n't reward him . |
| 4 | He 's Jewish and he 's saving up to be Jewish . |
| 5 | He was a brave little fellow and one could see that he was trying not to be scared by the Gorgon who towered above him . |
| 6 | But then , he was going on to be a suffragan bishop in East Anglia and his sorrow and his support would go with him . |