Example sentences of "he [be] [to-vb] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have also made it absolutely clear that we will ensure that our deterrent is effective and absolutely credible , and that it puts real fear into any potential aggressor about the damage that he could suffer if he were to attack this country . |
| 2 | That is a degree of how desperate he is to get this thing settled . ’ |
| 3 | He was to hold this position for twenty-nine years , combining it with the Treasurership from 1923 until his retirement in 1935 . |
| 4 | He was to hold this position for the next thirty-one years and must therefore be regarded as a founding father of the organization which later became known as MI5 . |
| 5 | Caesar will never know how fortunate he was to survive this episode ; Mr Richards could well have attempted to administer him a Mars bar instead . |
| 6 | Fear debilitated , and he would need all his wits and ability at his command , if he was to survive this encounter . |