Example sentences of "[adv] he [is] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly he is suspended in the air , between two whirring propellers . |
| 2 | ‘ Then suddenly he is thrown to the wolves with the stigma of being incompetent , no good — even a fool . |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps he 's saving on the gas bill back at the Vicarage . ’ |
| 4 | She thought , perhaps he 's waiting till the next time we go , perhaps he 's biding his time … |
| 5 | So he 's retired into the kitchen , of all places , and we 're having to feed him people to meet one by one , like birds bringing back food for their young . ’ |
| 6 | So he 's driving along the motorway at steady sixty . |
| 7 | So he 's walking down the street , trying ah , trying ah to get his mind off this and he gets on a train . |
| 8 | So he is caught between the two of them , embarrassed to welcome his guest and unable to say more on the phone . |
| 9 | Thus he is dismissed from the story . |
| 10 | Soon he is befriended by the kindly German ‘ Doc ’ ( Armin Mueller-Stahl ) who is interned in the local prison And we see him taught to box and fend fro himself by a likeable petty thief ( Morgan Freeman ) . |
| 11 | These figures range from Azam Khan , ‘ one of the chief nobles of the Empire ’ whose principal claim to fame is his vast harem and his insatiable appetites ( ‘ a pederast , he is also fond of beautiful girls … whenever he is informed of the availability of a lad or a fine wench he endeavours to be the buyer ’ ) ; through Taqi , ‘ one of the famous eunuchs and the ringleader of the conjurors of Hindustan ’ ( ‘ his house is the abode of delicate beauties , some as fair as the dawn while others are as dark as volatile passion ’ ) ; to great musicians such as the blind drummer Shah Nawaz who played his own stomach as if it was a tabla drum ; or the disgusting Surkhi , a glutton who ‘ snored and expectorated loudly ’ but whose horrible habits were overlooked by his hosts because of the unique beauty of his voice ( ‘ as melodious as a nightingale ’ ) , his brilliant mimicry and his ready wit . |
| 12 | Now he 's stepped into the director 's shoes himself for Juice , yet another shock story from young black America . |
| 13 | Now he 's retired from the International scene and competes in the Indoor game . |
| 14 | HARDMAN Basile Boli has already left his mark on England 's Psycho — and now he 's gunning for the man they call Attila . |
| 15 | He retired from motor racing at the top , and now he is retiring from the Celebrity Challenge after once again raising a magnificent sum for charity . |
| 16 | Now he is known as The Man Who Changed the World , and there are statues to him everywhere . |
| 17 | Well he 's talking to the good man , is n't he . |
| 18 | Well he 's talking about the er genetic engineering , he says that it will be a shame . |
| 19 | well it ca n't do any harm , why does n't he go up when he 's in on Wednesday , well he 's coming to the market |
| 20 | This is Millie 's father , coming up Hyde Hill Lane of an evening so wearily , with so little to say for himself ; yet here he is sliding through the grass with such snake-like speed and resourcefulness . |
| 21 | Just as the Spirit was active in breathing life into the first man ( Gen 2:7 ) , so here he is associated with the birth of the last Adam . |
| 22 | Only Shotover , a Shavian figure seeking a ‘ mind ray ’ that will destroy his enemies , tries to unite wisdom and power ; and even he is revealed at the last as a rum-soaked old poseur . |
| 23 | Mentally or instinctively he is looking for the pattern and his antennae are an outward expression of that inward instinct . |
| 24 | Rather he is informed about the situation and the purpose of informing him is to provide a knowledge base from which he can work out his own actions . |
| 25 | well er he 's still getting certain things in like doors I think and er , what have you , but er , and then he 's going for the D I Y sort of stuff now , I think he 's stocking that |
| 26 | How he 's feeling at the moment . |
| 27 | He has turned away the glorious light of his countenance — or maybe the traffic fumes have got in the way , or maybe he 's turned off the telly because of the charismatics . ’ |
| 28 | Maybe he 's leaning on the safety rail , with his back to the path and his head bent . |
| 29 | Consequently he is shown as the Chief Lector and narrator of the drama and at the yearly performances of the play was impersonated by a priest . |
| 30 | Well now , Arnold Thomas will eat his harsh words when he 's living in the lap o ’ luxury . ’ |