beholden

[carat]

With that I was beholden to him.
With that I had been beholden to them forever.

Tell me whether my formulations are right or not.

 

[tedmc]

Re: behold

What is "that"?

They are sentences, not formulations.

 

[carat]

Re: behold

@tedmc, thanks for your correction.
"That" can be a lot of things, for example if somebody did me a favour, gave me money or a presnt I feel myself obliged to to something good for that person as well in return.

Tell me whether my following sentences are right or not.
With that I was beholden to him.
With that I had been beholden to them forever.

 

[Roman55]

Re: behold

I never use beholden myself.


The first sentence is OK.


The second one doesn't work for me. 'Had been' indicates a completed action in the past, and 'forever' prolongs it to the present.

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: behold

Please note that I have changed your thread title. 'Behold' is unconnected to 'beholden'.

 

[carat]

Re: behold

A cordial thanks to all of you.
What about this sentence? Would it work?

With that I would beholden to them forever.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Re: behold

With that I will be beholden to them forever.

I think it is politer to add 'Please' in the following sentence, which is imperative.

Tell me whether my following sentences are right or not.

 

[emsr2d2]

They all need a comma after "With that".

 

[andrewg927]

Re: behold

A cordial thanks to all of you.
What about this sentence? Would it work?

With that I would beholden to them forever.

You need "be" before beholden.

 

[teechar]

Re: behold

You may want to consider using "indebted" instead of "beholden".