Example sentences of "he [adv] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Was he merely an opportunist who , having conquered these states during the war decided to exploit the situation to Russia 's advantage , or did he have some more grandiose scheme in mind ?
2 Has X got property rights over the goods entitling him to recover the goods ( or their value ) in priority to any other creditors of Y Ltd. , or , on the other hand , is he merely an unsecured creditor having only a right to sue for the price ?
3 ‘ I know he is fighting the mediocre common denominator in politics and life , but is n't he personally an extremely modest man ? ’
4 ‘ The conceit of the lad — and he only a second son !
5 ‘ The agent who arranged it all , ’ he continued , ‘ was he perhaps a lawyer , name of Jaggers ? ’
6 Did Elvis have good ideas about what he wanted to do , or was he basically the guy singing ?
7 Was he just a common cock-tease , I would wonder as I suggested a new word , broke an overlong line , or did he sometimes really desire a more intimate contact ?
8 Was he just a big fish in a very small pool ?
9 Was he human , semi-human , immaculately conceived or was he just a human being who recognised that evil was becoming widespread in the world , and that mankind was in danger of becoming dominated by those who had much to lose if it were suppressed ?
10 Nor was he just a patron of troubadours .
11 Can he explain that contradiction , or is he just a politician running scared of the electorate and trying to be all things to all people ?
12 Was he just a local figure or , or local architect , or mm ?
13 He just the essay then .
14 Or is he just an urban myth ?
15 — Besides , you 'll find , that their Couples were never marry 'd : — But yonder I see my Coridon , and a sweet Swain it is Heaven knows ; — Come , Dorinda , do n't be angry , he 's my Husband , and your Brother ; and between us both is he not a sad Brute ?
16 But , presumably , he would do , he would work very hard were he not a royal person , would he not ?
17 Was he not a prosperous builder ?
18 ‘ Was he already a prophet then ? ’
19 ‘ Was he already a prophet then ? ’
20 Does he see you as a partner , or is he already the boss ?
21 Boy is he ever a crook .
22 Peter Alliss might have given up competitive golf in the early 1970s but he still a formidable force out on the course .
23 he still a hard man in
24 Not only is he possibly the best friend I have , man friend , but ever since I ‘ came out ’ , he 's wanted to be rather more than that . ’
25 They were very surprised , because usually they advertised for them , but they went up and asked the tailors if they wanted anyone , and then a dear old man , a er named Mr said he like a trouser finisher .
26 The question was asked : we know that he is a sound and effective Prime Minister ; but is he also a leader who can save the Conservative Party from the fate that undoubtedly awaited it at a general election had Mrs Thatcher remained in office ?
27 ‘ Dean 's like that , but he also a bit different to the majority of strikers because he 's also a grafter . ’
28 Is he also a key person in any decisions made about the other offices which may exist or be proposed in his nation ?
29 ‘ The other bearer , ’ said Georgiades , ‘ the first one , the one who was but a servant , was he also a Copt ? ’
30 But what we 'll do is take it there early in the morning , we 'll get he back the bus back to Liverpool , we 'll go to the pier head and we 'll go on the ferry to New Brighton and there was me prattling all on at him and the next thing er , you di , we did n't know that , we thought we were on the main right of way street and your dad started to go across and I looked , your dad was driving , I was sitting beside him and coming towards us along this other road , which had the right of way but we did n't know was a little black mini , I was a ergh , ergh oh Harry , Harry !
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