Example sentences of "he be [verb] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Or rather , as Clive would look if he were to live to the age of one hundred and fifty and then die . |
2 | If he were to go to the doctor and ask about it , he might find out — ‘ Mind yer backs ! |
3 | It was as if he were going to the edge again of something fresh and new . |
4 | When he talks of the ‘ metal landscape ’ he is referring to the world of the train and not to the one of green landscapes which we would expect . |
5 | He is referring to the fact that people are prepared to compromise and will accept half-measures . |
6 | However , if he has disclosed that fact so as to indicate that he is transferring to the purchaser only his own possessory title , then he will not be in breach of the condition , section 12(3) . |
7 | He is called to the realisation that he is part of the force , the force is god , and therefore he is god . |
8 | When there is an appeal from the decision of the benchers , the judges of the Common Pleas join in sitting upon that appeal ; and if the candidate be called to the Bar , I say , he is called to the Bar — by the judges of the Common Pleas . |
9 | The barge carrying the body springs a leak , his ceremonial uniform is soaked as he frantically bales , he worries about the expensive watch which he has inadvertently left on the coffin , the ceremony leaves him with a bad cold which he tries , not altogether successfully , to hide when he is presented to the King . |
10 | To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what alterations he is considering to the disability working allowance scheme before it is introduced ; and if he will make a statement . |
11 | The rapid rise may suggest he is wedded to the bank . |
12 | With his loyal advisers Francis Cripps and Frances Morrell by his side , he beavers away with unremitting zeal even when his beloved industrial policy is snatched away and he is banished to the Department of Energy . |
13 | He is introduced to the group by Jane , this month 's student chairperson and is handed an agenda ( collected from items submitted by students , support workers and staff ) , minutes and notes . |
14 | In each case the individual is identified either by the role which is relevant to the content of the article , or by the role by which he is known to the public . |
15 | My hon. Friend is right in the point that he is putting to the Minister . |
16 | He is drawn to the Ring and his thoughts are tortured by it . |
17 | Finally , he is drawn to the essence of Muir 's genius which he sees as that of ‘ the sensibility of the remote islander ’ , and the words that follow give one final transformation of the savage and city motif , when he describes Muir as ‘ the boy from a simple primitive offshore community who then was plunged into the sordid horror of industrialism in Glasgow , who struggled to understand the modern world of the metropolis in London … |
18 | Now , when I touch his cheek with my finger , he responds normally , but not as quickly as he responds when he is held to the breast . |
19 | For instance , when he is wheeled to the toilet , he stands up in order to get into the wheelchair , and again to move onto the toilet , instead of being lifted or transferred . |
20 | The assumption is about what lies behind our saying of a man , when he comes out with the sounds , ‘ I 'm going to the bank ’ , that he is asserting that he is going to the bank , but our not saying this of the parrot . |
21 | We say that the man , who utters the same sounds as the parrot , is asserting that he is going to the bank because he is a man , and not a parrot . |
22 | Also , at 26 , he is coming to the peak of his career . ’ |
23 | If he has , they will only be discovered if he is put to the test . |
24 | As soon as he shows the slight movements that herald developing hunger , he is put to the breast . |
25 | In August 1948 , Gaitskell specifically asked that he be transferred to the Ministry of Fuel and Power to coordinate the power station construction programme . |
26 | Just the heat , " muttered the Collector , dreading lest he be taken to the hospital . |
27 | I mean , their loan periods are somewhere about twenty five years whereby you probably realise in this country if a young er person wants to start a firm and he 's go to the bank they 're not gon na give him much scope at all ! |
28 | ‘ Yes , he 's listening to the radio . |
29 | Following BILL HICKS ' recent ‘ it does n't matter who you vote for , the government always gets it ’ rant against the American presidential campaign in these pages , we invited him to sit in a room on election night with STEPHEN DALTON and explain why he 's mellowed to the idea of Clinton |
30 | But he 's getting to the point where I 'm ready for saying to him away you go down to your granny 's right , but my mam can nae live with him either . |