Example sentences of "[adv] he was [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 | Technically he was meant to be in bed . |
| 3 | That 's correct sir , P C was behind the shield like he was told to be . |
| 4 | Now he was reported to be at the Mamounia in order to work on a book entitled The Mighty and the Meek . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Well , if he was then he was going to be sadly disappointed ! |
| 7 | There he was expected to be in one of the top three places — and first is better than third ! |
| 8 | Maybe he was beginning to be sick , but mainly I think he was distressed . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Once again he was found to be innocent , but he was still kept under arrest . |
| 11 | Buster somehow or other was found to have one of the instruments , and so he was put on a charge and ultimately he was sentenced to be flogged as this was still the practice in the Services . |