Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] he is " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is an important recognition for the narrator , for gradually in his quest for Bazlen he too comes to accept that he is ‘ passing through ’ , and that the truth of which he is in pursuit is not an object fixed in time and space . |
| 2 | He considers himself the victim of a plot , regards the asylum as Hades , and refuses to accept that he is mad . |
| 3 | Whether this Luke is the same as ‘ Luke the Doctor ’ , who was with Paul in Rome while Paul was in prison ( Colossians 4:14 ) , is less certain , but most commentators are prepared to accept that he is . |
| 4 | It can become difficult to get such a patient to accept that he is back to normal as he has no milepost to reach . |
| 5 | While one can not always rely on Taskopruzade for precision in regard to dates , nor for that matter even in regard to the reigns in which various events occurred , as has been seen , it is hard to accept that he is in error by some twenty or twenty-five years , especially in a period close enough to his own to allow him access to people who had lived in that period . |
| 6 | In the Third Act he realizes that the world is against him but he is intelligent enough to know that he is the victim of his own weaknesses . |
| 7 | It would be upsetting to know that he is really not like that . |
| 8 | He is a lovely man and it 's good to know that he is unlikely to end up punch-drunk or fighting in circus booths , as many top boxers have in the past . |
| 9 | Dramatic irony allows the reader to know that he is in fact the son of the ‘ Lost Prince ’ , and a lost prince himself , rather than , as he supposes , one of many Samavians of high birth long in exile . |
| 10 | The question of his knowing , or possibly failing to know that he is in the state he says he is in does not arise . |
| 11 | Comparison with another related construction — that containing a subordinate clause — brings the meaning of the infinitive into clearer focus however and shows the reason for the use of to : ( 15a ) I am glad to know that he is safe . |
| 12 | In any event the purchaser will want to know that he is buying the right assets from the right companies . |
| 13 | As with any evasion , the horse can not be expected to know that he is not supposed to do it . |
| 14 | In England a death is reported to the coroner if a doctor is unable to certify that he is sure that death was caused by some disease . |
| 15 | The man who is convinced that his little clam-digger is much smaller than that of his peers will be delighted to discover that he is much more likely to have a greater co-efficient of linear expansion than his mates . |
| 16 | Cut through the Arch Duke 's sleevenotes and poems ( a bit hippy ) to discover that he is funnier and more inventive than at any time in the intervening years . |
| 17 | AFTER READING Jon Wilde 's espousal of marital bliss ( ‘ Modern Times ’ ) in your June issue , I was surprised to discover that he is not above indulging in a masturbatory fantasy over our beloved future queen in the self same issue ! |
| 18 | Manager 's Signature : the signature of the New OED Project Director to indicate that he is aware of the change and has agreed that it is needed . |
| 19 | A warrior will plant his spear outside one of the small huts to indicate that he is inside and should not be disturbed , but I ca n't imagine Claudia , chic Parisienne , et cetera , allowing her relationship to be semaphored in this way from outside her own hut . |
| 20 | However , if he has disclosed that fact so as to indicate that he is transferring to the purchaser only his own possessory title , then he will not be in breach of the condition , section 12(3) . |
| 21 | Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke said of Mr Major : ‘ I am sure he will retain the leadership for many years to come and he is in the process of emerging from the Government 's present difficulties . ’ |
| 22 | She does n't seem to know if he is dead or not . |
| 23 | ‘ We are very anxious to have news of John , to know if he is alive . |
| 24 | The lack of analysis of specific songs in Adorno 's writings means that it is impossible to know whether he is talking about real pieces or , more likely , ideal types . |
| 25 | The barge carrying the body springs a leak , his ceremonial uniform is soaked as he frantically bales , he worries about the expensive watch which he has inadvertently left on the coffin , the ceremony leaves him with a bad cold which he tries , not altogether successfully , to hide when he is presented to the King . |
| 26 | It is the attempt to claim that he is strong and others are weak . |
| 27 | It is rich for the hon. Member for Dagenham to claim that he is worried about the complexity of our proposal ; that from the hon. Gentleman who suggests that there should be property valuations on four different bases and annual rolling revaluations on a banded basis — although he keeps rather quiet about it . |
| 28 | The plastic card will carry the player 's name , his club and handicap and may be used in Britain and Europe to confirm that he is an affiliated member of the English Golf Union . |
| 29 | With 20 seconds left , he zings in a series of eight jabs and a razor of a right , all designed to make only surface contact , but to confirm that he is still Ali . |
| 30 | But he 's got to realize that he is ill and the more he worries the , the , the worse he 's gon na get . |