Example sentences of "he is [vb pp] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is heard to great advantage in the defiantly difficult Scherzo tarantelle , where he surmounts every complexity with seemingly effortless bravura , whilst his account of the Souvenir de Moscou is magnificent . |
| 2 | However , he is reduced to sleazy encounters with both men and women in 42nd Street grindhouses and hotels . |
| 3 | Otherwise he is restricted to those jobs which he can do one-handed . |
| 4 | He is resigned to public indifference to the benefits of efficiency , as well as to the effects of greenhouse gases . |
| 5 | The plaintiff 's feelings may be wounded if he is subjected to aggressive cross-examination , especially if it is designed to support what transpires to be an unsuccessful plea of justification , so this forensic factor may be brought into account . |
| 6 | In a letter to The Times she wrote : ‘ He is used to one-to-one relationships but society , and certainly schools , are composed of groups of people . |
| 7 | He is used to abrupt changes . |
| 8 | ( e ) where a person is in police detention in one police area and his arrest is sought in another area and he is taken to that area for questioning , the relevant time is : ( i ) the time of his arrival at the police station in the second area , ( ii ) the time 24 hours after he leaves the police station in the first area , whichever is the earlier . |