Example sentences of "he is [adj] [to-vb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now the special envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees , Jose-Maria Mendiluce , says he is revolted to hear those words from Mr Boban . |
| 2 | He is likely to serve six years in prison |
| 3 | I understand that he is likely to bring forward proposals in a ten-minute Bill in the not-too-distant future and I will listen to that debate with great interest . |
| 4 | Group X managing director Chris Davies says he is reluctant to reveal further details about the campaign because of the ‘ hypercompetitive nature of the market ’ . |
| 5 | He lives in a solo world where clearly he is able to build uninterrupted fantasies . |
| 6 | By doing this , he is able to show different sides of a thought or feeling , building up the sense-impressions that cluster around it . |
| 7 | Seymour Cray has been left holding the baby at his struggling Colorado Springs-based Cray Computer Corp : Neil Davenport has resigned as president and chief executive , saying that Cray Computer had reached the point where it has appropriate resources to complete the Cray-3 so he is free to seek other opportunities — but the company is still seeking its first firm customer for the supercomputer . |
| 8 | Although he will take urgent steps to impose a new contract , which they have rejected , he has told the doctors ' and dentists ' pay review body that he is prepared to tackle any problems arising in the first year . |
| 9 | He also explains that the reason he is happy to accept minimum portfolios of £25,000 is because ‘ time and time again , small investors who come to us are pleased with the service and come back five or ten years later ’ , having inherited substantial sums . |