Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] he 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 . ’ |