Example sentences of "he is [verb] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In praising the Nun 's Priest , however , he is limited to a motif of sexual worth that inescapably recalls the fabliau : which is what he had imagined of the Monk ( VII : 1945 ) . |
| 2 | Instead , he is limited to a sum which reflects the difference between what he actually paid for the property , and what the Court thinks he would have paid had he known of the defect at the time he bought it . |
| 3 | He is referring to a study published last year in the British Medical Journal in which the complementary therapy of chiropractic was compared with conventional physiotherapy in the treatment of low back pain . |
| 4 | When he says that ‘ English ’ relates to such cultural characteristics as ‘ objectivity ’ in specific ways , he is referring to a language-system , not to English in the loose everyday sense . |
| 5 | If he is moving to a wheelchair with a removable arm , it is placed at right angles to the bed , and his feet remain level with each other . |
| 6 | Deuce , a pimp , has added him to a clutch of boys he is taking to a hotel . |
| 7 | For example , he is likened to a thief , but he actually wants to become a king , and speaks as if he were a Prince . |
| 8 | He is writing to a group of people , and the ‘ You ’ includes everyone in that group . |
| 9 | Often meetings with ‘ advisers ’ can be counter productive and it will be desirable to bring you and , say , Mr [ Chief Executive ] into the picture so that the potential purchaser feels he is talking to a principal . |
| 10 | He is subcontracted to a factory , and receives 150 cruzeiros for each one ( about 10 cents ) ; these are sold to tourists at 100 times as much . |
| 11 | Is the Home Secretary aware that , by purporting to describe his motives in persisting with the deportation order despite the instructions of the court , he is contributing to a debate which he described as sub judice ? |
| 12 | He is confined to a wheelchair , can not speak , and can only move x number of fingers ( where x seems to vary from one to three , according to which inaccurate article the reviewer read about me ) . |
| 13 | When his wife becomes pregnant , he is confined to a room in the cellar while her parents move in upstairs . |
| 14 | The message at the other end has been distorted to produce send three and fourpence , he is going to a dance' . |
| 15 | And when you come down , remember to do so with dignity , so that Dom João will not be thinking that he is betrothed to a tinker 's daughter . " |