Example sentences of "[conj] he is [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he is taking a positive attitude , it is clear that George 's self-image has been shaken . |
| 2 | Part of me thinks that he is setting a useful precedent . |
| 3 | We must remember that he is waging a dirty war . |
| 4 | Will they think that he is getting a massive discount , as he will have to pay only a small amount ? |
| 5 | Or even that he is conducting a stealthy operation to ensure the BBC 's survival that depends on elaborate deception . |
| 6 | My hon. Friend will realise that his statement on corporation tax for small companies needs slight adjustment and I am sure that he is considering a major adjustment on capital gains , which I understand is one of the taxes where the cost of collection exceeds the revenue . |
| 7 | Despite the unpopularity of politicians , John Major is considered one of the best of the political bunch , with 67% agreeing that he is doing a good job as Prime Minister , housewives , particularly , approve of his performance ( 74% ) , which should raise his confidence for the election . |
| 8 | Does he think that he is doing a good job in alerting the country to the rapid rate of convergence at which he is aiming in the exchange rate mechanism and the possible move towards European monetary union ? |
| 9 | I have been hearing reports that he is floundering a little bit , which you do . |
| 10 | On the other hand a diary entry such as ‘ ring X ’ is effective and if the entry is some way in the future it may be necessary to amplify with a trigger of the form ‘ ring X re Y ’ and to have easily accessible some factual data such as the X telephone number and some data re Y. In a different context a car driver will develop a strategy to ensure that he does not run out of petrol , he may rely on a light which appears when the tank is nearly empty or he may calculate from his expected travelling that he need not concern himself about the issue until at least the next weekend , or he may programme himself to react to the fact that he is approaching a particular garage . |
| 11 | Rumours that he is to host a new programme for Janet Street-Porter 's Defecate II , featuring MC Wormski , have been strenuously denied , and plans to front a relaunched Top Of The Plops or join Katie Muckrik on The Turd were pooh-poohed . |
| 12 | We must remember that he had started his active life as a lawyer and as a student of rhetoric , and he is using a common figure of rhetoric , hyperbole , within carefully controlled limits . |
| 13 | The narrative base to this section ( Sukenick 's visit to Israel ) represents a journey to a country of spiritual origins as if he is seeking a lost unity antecedent to the modern state of division . |
| 14 | Mr McLean , with a little help from Conservative candidate Mr David Williamson , has the small matter of a 7,035 majority to overturn if he is to enjoy a second ‘ retirement ’ on April 9 , 1992 . |
| 15 | Secondly , the court may order him to forfeit his office if he is convicted for corruption under the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889 , and if he is convicted a second time under that Act he may be adjudged incapable for ever of holding a public office . |
| 16 | This fate might be waived if he is considered a good influence on the other dealers . |
| 17 | He realises it needs attention if he is to complete a full set of major titles by winning the world crown in Stuttgart in August . |
| 18 | The interviewer is trying to be objective and scientific , yet has to establish and maintain ‘ rapport ’ if he is to get a good interview . |
| 19 | Port Vale 's John Rudge emerged last night as a possible successor to Dennis Rofe , while caretaker-manager Allison made it clear he would want a good back-up team if he is to resume a managerial career that ended in 1984 . |
| 20 | Mr Stern 's costings tell him it is not worth paying more than £750/acre for bare arable land if he is to make a reasonable living . |
| 21 | The author may or may not be aware of it , but he is stating a biblical principle . |
| 22 | He is not claiming that representations have their causal significance only in some societies or in some epochs , but he is making a general assumption about psychological functioning and , thereby , about human nature . |
| 23 | But he is making a remarkable recovery . |
| 24 | Not only is he captain of the club , but he is playing a major role in the Dungannon team 's bright start to the All Ireland League . |
| 25 | He tells her that America is very hot but he is having a nice time . |
| 26 | In this latter event , unless he is to receive a reasonable rate of interest on the monies outstanding , the monies received on repayment of the charge could be worth very little in purchasing power by the time they are received . |
| 27 | After setting the scene this use of description slightly declines unless he is introducing a new character or scene . |
| 28 | In Four Quartets , Eliot is providing a consummation of the European tradition , just as he is offering a coherent account of his own poetic development . |
| 29 | She wrote , with an unaccustomed fluency , which made her sister wonder if the words had been thought up by her alone , that : — it would not be good for Oreste to leave here at this moment since he has been ill and though he is making a good recovery the doctor who you can be sure I was quick to call and no expense being spared but your money put to good use has said it would injure his general well-being to travel in his weakened state . |