Example sentences of "[noun] he [vb mod] [vb infin] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | He told me this foolish theory many times , but really he was just telling it to himself : the less of a woman be made me out to be , the less of a lover he would need to be . |
| 2 | Central TV fear he may have to be replaced . |
| 3 | He believes that one day he will prove to be the stronger , and for that reason , if for no other , he will never resist when I call to him . |
| 4 | But King He can expect to be freed in three years ' time but Don King is convinced the former champion 's conviction will be overturned at a forthcoming appeal . |
| 5 | He has this image in his head of the kind of person he 'd like to be , it 's a cartoon character … something about 2000 AD . |
| 6 | In the role of public-relations officer and contact man he would need to be ever more energetic in promoting commercial and industrial interests in his constituency . |
| 7 | A ladies ' man he may profess to be but he 's also been a bit of a louse . |
| 8 | In the late afternoon the Committee pulled its favourite form of persuasion : it went into secret session , with a direction that if he did n't sing in secret he could expect to be jailed for contempt of Congress ( i.e. the committee ) . |
| 9 | Where an expert is resolving disputes under a construction contract he will need to be given the powers of an arbitrator to review certificates issued under the contract by the architect or engineer . |
| 10 | Of course he would like to be prime minister ‘ one day ’ . |
| 11 | After spending some time with the injured fan , Baggio said that if there was any violence during last Sunday 's game between the same two sides he would ask to be substituted . |
| 12 | Strange that in a way he would like to be her friend even more than her lover . |
| 13 | No doubt he would like to be a Muslim with four wives all dedicated to his comfort . |
| 14 | This time he would have to be more subtle . |