Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] him to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the drive back he considered whether the man were guilty of something more heinous than drinking champagne with a rich young woman on an afternoon when his constituents might reasonably expect him to be in the House of Commons . |
| 2 | You could hardly expect him to be ready to defend it , or give his life for it . |
| 3 | ‘ One would naturally expect him to be well fed . ’ |
| 4 | Carried away by his own eloquence , he said blithely that his father would surely prefer him to be married . |
| 5 | I would dearly wish him to be there and yet I would not impose on his convictions . ’ |