Example sentences of "[adj] he [was/were] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was wondering what kind of problems I 'd come up against , having heard how impossible he was to be directed . |
| 2 | He began by saying how glad he was to be in Europe again , which gave him an opportunity to outline some of the developments taking place in other regions of the world , and to describe the next phase in the development of the world car . |
| 3 | Now , as he grew older and more mature , especially after his hectic and sometimes horrifying war experiences , he realised how lucky he was to be born and live in such a place . |
| 4 | This funny fat fool , this symbol of old-style decency was drowned at sea the other day just after declaring how happy he was to be alive . |
| 5 | Tony gave me his thoughts on the situation — about how pleased he was to be wandering around at four in the morning , in the pitch black , in deep snow , in the cold , in the wind . |
| 6 | Counsel said that there was evidence that Palmer liked to cuddle and play with the baby and how proud he was to be the baby 's father , as he thought . |
| 7 | At that moment , for all his professionalism , he had no idea how right he was to be . |