Example sentences of "he [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They said he was unwilling to show them the evidence he had been given so they could adequately prepare their case for the parents . |
| 2 | This philosophy appealed to Prince Charles and he was keen to give it a go , but , like everything else in the Duchy , the home farm had to pay its way . |
| 3 | But even at the grand old age of 28 , he was keen to give it a go . |
| 4 | He was keen to tell everyone the Great News about my dad coming back to life to expose Christianity . |
| 5 | He was eager to show them the instrument he was constructing . |
| 6 | Edward 's allies in the Low Countries proved unwilling to fight , and he was unable to pay them the promised subsidies in full . |
| 7 | Major 's reply suggested that , as an interested visitor from another solar system , he had heard about human personality but regretfully had no first-hand experience of this rare bird , though he was prepared to extend it every reasonable courtesy . |
| 8 | Thank goodness , though that for all he was n't so free with his smiles he had a terrific sense of humour and had not held against her the blunt , not to say impolite way she 'd asked if he was prepared to give her an interview . |
| 9 | I put it to Paul and he decided he was prepared to give it a go . ’ |
| 10 | It was in this book that he was able to show me the first reference to the Santa Maria . |