Example sentences of "he was [adj] to be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was eager to be the first one . ’ |
| 2 | In his early thirties , he was supposed to be the coming man at SIS . |
| 3 | He was supposed to be the paper 's foreign correspondent but instead of filing everyday reports like the other journalists he became obsessed with chasing after so-called spies and spent most of the time commuting between East and West Germany hoping to land the big scoop . ’ |
| 4 | He was supposed to be the leader in this assignment , but how could a man lead going backwards ? |
| 5 | Back at home with their baby he was quick to be the one to change the nappies and administer the bottle feed once Liddie had given up breastfeeding . |