Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [noun] to his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their captain ( for so I must term him — though their forces understand no battle order and hurl themselves pell-mell on us like mere animals who must quench their parched throats with blood ) , a certain youth who is called Dulay to his people , with a trick of the eye that makes him seem to look at you and yet not see you ( and other tricks beside — I have seen this same swart creature climb a ladder into the air as if it were a tree planted there foursquare ) , we apprehended as he fled from our justice . |
| 2 | ‘ He was given stitches to his cuts and suffered extensive bruising . |
| 3 | He left the bank after he was refused access to his file and returned carrying a bucket of petrol and a cigarette lighter . |
| 4 | He was interrogated by the Agency for National Security Planning for 24 days during which time he was denied access to his lawyers . |
| 5 | He was elected MP to his late uncle Thomas Alured 's seat at Hedon for both the Short and Long Parliaments in 1640 . |