Example sentences of "he 's [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suspect he 's happier in sports cars , but he 's determined to be a country gent ! ’ |
| 2 | If he 's determined to be awkward , roll on the eighth ! |
| 3 | He 's said to be in a stable condition at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford . |
| 4 | He 's said to be in his 50s , stocky wearing a beige jacket . |
| 5 | He 's said to be acutely depressed , and is also thought to have a stomach ulcer . |
| 6 | He 's said to be in a stable and comfortable condition . |
| 7 | He 's said to be recovering well from an eyelid operation and reconstructive surgery on his nose . |
| 8 | He 's said to be recovering well from an eyelid operation and reconstructive surgery on his nose . |
| 9 | The point is , he 's engaged to be married . |
| 10 | Not only is he possibly the best friend I have , man friend , but ever since I ‘ came out ’ , he 's wanted to be rather more than that . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Kirk wanted to be Burt Lancaster — he 's wanted to be Burt Lancaster all his life , ’ he said . |
| 12 | I could just tell them to get there , be there , keep watch there , because he 's bound to be there , has to be there , there of all places . |
| 13 | Using such a bureau as a back-up to your in-house facility is obviously a possibility — except that he 's bound to be busy when you need him ! |
| 14 | You only have to sit in there and you hear the rumours and the gossip that 's going around and the thing is , in the staffroom it 's always the bad kids that are talked about , never the good ones , which I suppose makes sense in a way , but as a new teacher , you come in , you hear these rumours like , I used to hear rumours about Kevin ( an Afro-Caribbean pupil ) and I thought , ‘ Oh , God , I 'll have to watch out for Kevin , everybody thinks he 's a trouble-maker and that means he 's bound to be in my class ’ , but I mean it 's not as simple as that , it really is n't … |
| 15 | He 's bound to be in by now — he 's always early . |
| 16 | They again fell against each other , their laughter mingling , and Victoria , her voice firm now , said , ‘ He 's bound to be on his way out , if he has n't gone already , and so go on up , do your duty and leave the rest to me . ’ |
| 17 | not fair on a animal as I say , he 's bound to be trapped at the bloody door for hours before anybody come in and |
| 18 | Oh he 's bound to be now . |
| 19 | Erm I ca n't tell you what time he 'll be home really erm well say in the twenty minutes he 's bound to be home cos he he 's been home and then he 's had to shoot out again , he 's gone to get the battery so he wo n't be long . |
| 20 | he 's bound to be coming in and wanting to be starting that job |
| 21 | He 's believed to be the first person convicted of the new charge of causing death by dangerous driving , which was introduced to crackdown on joyriding . |
| 22 | He 's admitted to being a Liberal ! ’ |
| 23 | Like most boys he 's full of sin but he 's promised to be good . |
| 24 | He 's expected to be out of action until June . |
| 25 | He 's expected to be committed for trial in 6 weeks time . |
| 26 | He 's expected to be off work for a few days but will be recalled for important Commons votes , including the Maastricht Treaty social chapter next Thursday . |
| 27 | He 's expected to be charged shortly and will appear in court tomorrow . |
| 28 | Ian McConnell , a 19-years-old striker , formerly with Dundee , arrived in Derry today and he 's expected to be part of the panel which takes the field against Dundalk tomorrow afternoon . |
| 29 | Ian McConnell , a 19-year old striker , formerly with Dundee , arrived in Derry today and he 's expected to be part of the panel which takes the field against Dundalk tomorrow afternoon . |
| 30 | Okay , it might be fun watching John McConnell chasing after Michael when he 's meant to be marking Morton and Gary Peebles putting the shackles on Morton while Michael runs free … |