Example sentences of "[adv] he be [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps he was trying to be hospitable — not an easy task for him when she was the guest ! |
| 2 | Your worships , Mr works for Wallbank aerials in Worley and he works for them as an engineer his vehicle was erm something that he did use for work , but unfortunately as a result of the accident his has been written off and he has n't yet been able to er , replace it and so he 's having to be erm er , chauffeured by the company to do his er his work . |
| 3 | His vehicle was erm something that he did use for work but unfortunately as a result of the accident his has been written off and he has n't yet been able to er replace it and so he 's having to be erm er chauffeured by the company to do his er his work . |
| 4 | He knows better than that , and anyway he is rumoured to be paying the Italian genius a lot of money for his one-box design vision that forms part of BMW 's long-rumoured MPV programme . |
| 5 | ‘ When I came back from town Rocky was asleep so I knew something was wrong because normally he 's rushing to be let off the chain , ’ said Mr Taylor . |
| 6 | Technically he was meant to be in bed . |
| 7 | That 's correct sir , P C was behind the shield like he was told to be . |
| 8 | It is no good the Minister , whenever he is found to be wanting and to be wrong , starting to hurl abuse across the Chamber or making allegations that have absolutely no substance . |
| 9 | Now he 's hoping to be back on the golf course soon and singing again by the end of the year . |
| 10 | Now he is hoping to be picked for the match against Spain in the Canary Islands to give his career a real boost . |
| 11 | Now he was reported to be at the Mamounia in order to work on a book entitled The Mighty and the Meek . |
| 12 | No but anyway , that erm well , well we , well he is going to be twenty five pounds better off . |
| 13 | In his next , next work when he leaves here he 's going to be the Fire Service at the Houses of Parliament , and I 'm serious , that will be one of his first major jobs . |
| 14 | If his performances this season measure up to his potential , then he 's going to be very , very good . ’ |
| 15 | He had tricked her , deliberately let her think that they would be going back to the hotel , but if he thought she was going to meekly go along with his conniving then he was going to be sadly disappointed . |
| 16 | Well , if he was then he was going to be sadly disappointed ! |
| 17 | There he was expected to be in one of the top three places — and first is better than third ! |
| 18 | I remember my mess-mate and how he was engaged to be married , and today he would be happily married with kids . ’ |
| 19 | Maybe he was beginning to be sick , but mainly I think he was distressed . |
| 20 | But instead he was chosen to be a collector to bring back seed of the dove-tree , Davidia involucrata , and worked at the Coombe Wood nursery of ( Sir ) Harry Veitch [ q.v. ] , before leaving for China in 1899 . |
| 21 | The explanation for adult personality , in other words , is to be found in the individual 's first encounters with the world , at a time when he is thought to be in a highly impressionable state . |
| 22 | Nigel first started looking at bungee jumps in 1990 when he was asked to be an expert witness in an industrial tribunal concerning a bungee jump at a fairground . |
| 23 | ‘ ONE member , one vote , ’ demanded John Smith when he was elected to be Labour 's leader , wanting to end trade-union influence over the choice of Labour 's parliamentary candidates . |
| 24 | Reg Butler sat beside a roaring gas log fire , smoking a fat cigar and wondering when he was going to be able to retire , relax , play golf , take in the odd West End show like other successful men of seventy-two . |
| 25 | When I came out , they told me the court dates of when he was going to be adopted . |
| 26 | In 1981 , when he was known to be seriously ill , Henry Fonda was voted Best Actor for On Golden Pond : his daughter and ( co-star ) Jane picked up the Oscar for him , and he died just five months later . |
| 27 | He looks more effective , however , in a central role , and this is where he is expected to be used against Lithuania . |
| 28 | You never really knew where he was going to be at . |
| 29 | On Sunday night the driver would take me back to Verona and Eric would somehow get to Rome , where he was going to be working . |
| 30 | Thin , quick and elusive , he was never where he was expected to be . |