# File lib/spec/matchers/be.rb, line 128
      def matches?(actual)
        @actual = actual
        begin
          return @result = actual.__send__(predicate, *@args, &@block)
        rescue NameError => predicate_missing_error
          "this needs to be here or rcov will not count this branch even though it's executed in a code example"
        end

        begin
          return @result = actual.__send__(present_tense_predicate, *@args, &@block)
        rescue NameError
          raise predicate_missing_error
        end
      end