Example sentences of "he [is] [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is instructed to go to bed when he feels tired , to get up when he feels rested , and to eat meals when he estimates that it is breakfast , lunch , and dinner time . |
| 2 | ‘ It is sufficient to say that in Maskell v. Horner Lord Reading C.J. , referring to these authorities , and in particular to the advice given by Willes J. in Great Western Railway Co. v. Sutton — where that learned judge said that he had ‘ always understood that when a man pays more than he is bound to do by law for performance of a duty which the law says is owed to him for nothing , or for less than he has paid , there is a compulsion or concussion in respect of which he is entitled to recover the excess by condictio indebiti , or action for money had and received ’ — said that ‘ such claims made in this form of action are treated as matters of ordinary practice and beyond discussion . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ when a man pays more than he is bound to do by law for the performance of a duty which the law says is owed to him for nothing , or for less than he has paid , there is a compulsion or concussion in respect of which he is entitled to recover the excess by condictio indebiti , or action for money had and received . |
| 4 | He has said he is determined to remain in office until his term expires in July 1992 , but Mr Andreotti 's wobbly five-party government may find it ever harder to coexist with such a tempestuous president . |
| 5 | Where the person under disability is a defendant or respondent , and a person proposes to act as " guardian ad litem " , he should deliver to the court office a defence , answer , counterclaim or admission , and if he is appointed to act by order of the Court of Protection , a sealed copy of the order . |
| 6 | He is beginning to feel at home up here . |
| 7 | ‘ Chadwick v. Chadwick , 22 L.J.Ch. 329 may be explained on the grounds that a trustee , like an agent , can not resist discovery in an action in relation to the property which he is alleged to hold on trust . ’ |
| 8 | Gavin Hastings ( left ) celebrates his part in the World XV 's First Centenary Test victory over hosts New Zealand with David Sole , who he is tipped to succeed as captain of Scotland . |
| 9 | There is , however , a video of his performance which he is encouraged to play from time to time by his two children . |
| 10 | I expect he is going to die in prison and he deserves it for what he has done . ’ |
| 11 | It is the historian who decides what facts mean , whether they are important , and which ones he is going to select as part of his interpretation . |
| 12 | Section 16(2) provides : [ t ] he cases in which a pecuniary advantage … is to be regarded as obtained for a person are cases where — ( b ) he is allowed to borrow by way of overdraft , or to take out any policy of insurance or annuity contract , or obtains an improvement of the terms on which he is allowed to do so ; or |
| 13 | He is expected to recover from groin trouble in time to play tomorrow . |
| 14 | He is expected to recover from groin trouble in time to play tomorrow . |
| 15 | He is expected to reappear in court on Friday . |
| 16 | He 's got to say this is what he 's trying to do in order to gain what it is he 's trying to gain . |
| 17 | Now , at this you may not have sympathy for that but it 's significant in circles I 've seen that you just do n't that Johnson has bothered to write out exactly how that play should be acted out , he 's trying to stay in control of his plays . |
| 18 | He 's decided to come into motor sport and stands a good chance . |
| 19 | Unable to reach you by phone , he 's decided to come in person ! |
| 20 | He 's a bit older than me , his wife died , but he 's really nice , and he 's promised to keep in touch . |
| 21 | He 's expected to appear in court later today . |
| 22 | He 's expected to appear in court on Monday . |
| 23 | He 's expected to appear in court in the morning . |
| 24 | ‘ Did he — er — mention what he 's going to do for money while he 's away ? ’ |
| 25 | But poor little Belinda here thinks he 's going to fall in love with her ! ’ |
| 26 | I do n't think he 's going to go to sleep while he 's in charge of thirty of you . |
| 27 | He 's having to operate on guesswork . |