Example sentences of "he [be] [vb pp] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is even possible that Gloucester 's claims of another plot against him were intended not only to justify Hastings ' removal but to impress the council with the gravity of the situation and make them more disposed , not less , to back Gloucester 's leadership as the one hope of stability in a worsening political climate . |
| 2 | It is even possible that Gloucester 's claims of another plot against him were intended not only to justify Hastings ' removal but to impress the council with the gravity of the situation and make them more disposed , not less , to back Gloucester 's leadership as the one hope of stability in a worsening political climate . |
| 3 | Should he be forced not only to retire but to leave behind a multi-party state , the example will be widely noted in Africa . |
| 4 | But , to return one final time to Bakhtin , in case he is appropriated yet again to legitimate a selective and ludicrously ahistorical celebration of ‘ carnival ’ : |
| 5 | He was instructed not actually to conclude a sale without first referring back to his principal ; he was to receive commission if a sale was concluded . |
| 6 | In later records , notably the census returns of 1841 and 1851 , he was said more specifically to follow the trade of fancy weaver , that is the manufacture of waistcoats and other garments with decorative patterns . |
| 7 | I think he was brought in just to do a good production job . ’ |