Example sentences of "[adj] he [be] 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 | But after ramming their words back down their throats his enormous smile shows how delighted he is to be a golden oldie ! |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The enemy is wily and therefore the more unlikely a person looks , the more likely he is to be the secret enemy . |
| 6 | The more the analyst knows about the features of context , the more likely he is to be able to predict what is likely to be said ( see 2.4 ) . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I just wondered , colleagues if Azil Nadir of Polly Peck fame currently I understand sunbathing in Northern Cyprus would be prepared to say how proud he is to be associated with the Tories of course in saying that I do include Michael Mates , and I just wondered whether or not this watch he sent was in fact a Timex watch . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | At that moment , for all his professionalism , he had no idea how right he was to be . |
| 12 | But how eager he is to be rid of you , she thought , how desperate to have you out from under his roof . |