Example sentences of "he [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | suffered nervous depressions , although , happily , he lived to be 85 . |
| 2 | If he lived to be a hundred , he 'd never get used to this evil oozing cold . |
| 3 | So over-blessed a nature must bring a man either to a throne or a grave before ever he lived to be old . |
| 4 | Even if he lived to be ten . |
| 5 | Did he want to be dominated ? |
| 6 | Other things to be observed would be the patient 's appearance , presence or absence of heat and sweat in different areas of the body , his behaviour and mood , what he wants in his surroundings and environment , does he want to be still or moving , if he moves why does he move , does he want fresh air or to be covered , or both , or neither , and so on ! |
| 7 | But would he want to be contactable by his office or clients en route ? |
| 8 | ‘ And why should he want to be sleeping ? |
| 9 | Nor , however , did he want to be an active participant . |
| 10 | What 's he want to be in the nude for ? " |
| 11 | ‘ Does he want to be one ? ’ |
| 12 | Did n't he want to be helped ? |
| 13 | ‘ Why on earth would he want to be like me ? ’ |
| 14 | Why is he there , why does he want to be there ? |
| 15 | I think , then what on earth does he want to be on the phone for that length of time for . |
| 16 | He schemed to be proclaimed Emperor , but as long as Menelik was known to be alive this was impossible . |
| 17 | He chanced to be on the Eddystone on the night of 26th November , 1703 , when the Great Storm , as recorded by Defoe , possibly the worst ever to lash this country , struck the South coast . |
| 18 | ‘ It seems he chanced to be staying in Vienna also , and read of the disappearance in the local paper . |
| 19 | It may well have related to his envy of the nursing pair and the demand he experienced to be a good father . |
| 20 | He agreed to be admitted to a psychiatric unit where , after 2 months ' treatment with psychotherapy and antidepressants , he appeared to improve considerably . |
| 21 | His distrust of the king was such that he had recently refused to attend or to do so without a large and menacing retinue ; now he agreed to be present and to keep the peace , while the bishops guaranteed his safety . |
| 22 | He agreed to be on site for the first weekend , while Dave would be present during the week and for the second weekend . |
| 23 | This time , he agreed to be a candidate in the fullest sense of the term . |
| 24 | Contact was made with his son , Ian , who still runs the same garage and he was very interested in the ideas put forward , so much so that he agreed to be the main sponsor for the project . |
| 25 | At first he agreed to be interviewed but then changed his mind . |
| 26 | Urgently he requested to be reinforced by at least two companies . |
| 27 | It seems we got a irregularity here — Mr Stein knows he goin' to be workin' here long-term but he apply for short-term only . ’ |
| 28 | Noverre 's second category comprised those dancers whom he expected to be technical perfectionists . |
| 29 | His stance was apologetic , almost cringing as if he expected to be dealt a blow . |
| 30 | He expected to be sacked . |