Example sentences of "[vb past] he be to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 'd be a very odd individual who , when telephoned by his girlfriend and advised he was to be a father , failed to follow up on it , ’ Vitor growled , starting to walk again . |
| 2 | There is not a suggestion that one of these missiles were returned ; there is not one suggestion which can be made by anybody , no matter how evilly disposed he is to the organizer of the procession or to the purpose of the procession , that any violence was offered by a member of that procession . |
| 3 | I did — with admiration , though I never assumed he was to be taken without criticism . |
| 4 | This agrees extremely well with the fact that ( 20 ) is closely equivalent to ( 22 ) : ( 22 ) that is precisely the one It also provides us with a very satisfying explanation of the subtle difference between ( 23 ) and ( 24 ) ; ( 23 ) , with its non-restrictive relative seems at least somewhat odd , whereas ( 24 ) with its restrictive relative is quite acceptable , and so is ( 25 ) which has a non-restrictive relative but lacks the word very : ( 23 ) the very axe , which killed him , is to be sold ( 24 ) the very axe which killed him is to be sold ( 25 ) the axe , which killed him , is to be sold The reason is that the definite article indicates that some means of recognition is available to the audience . |
| 5 | And when Sean Connery discovered he was to be filmed with 8ft sharks for Thunderball his reaction was : ‘ You must be joking — not bloody likely . ’ |
| 6 | They 'd found out MacQuillan was buying guns for terrorists , so they decided he was to be stopped . ’ |
| 7 | Cobalt said : ‘ He did n't mind her staying longer because it meant he was to be paid more . |
| 8 | Some time in the darkest hours of the night she had been forced to admit to herself that she was deeply attracted to David Markham , just as she now knew he was to her , but recognising that did n't alter the fact that the situation was impossible . |