Example sentences of "[adv] he be the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through the creative agency of his Word and his Spirit God is the author and giver of faith ; naturally he is the prime resolver of doubt . |
| 2 | Apparently he was the National Chairman , which was a bit of a thrill ; on the other hand , he was also a terrific scruff . |
| 3 | If Greg Martin is alive then perhaps he is the only person in the world who can supply the answers . ’ |
| 4 | So he was the first person who united the states of Castille and Leon , and the first who was called King of Castille ; for till this time the lords of that country had been called Counts . |
| 5 | Dickinson was the last to empty his tins , and so he was the top plane when bits of wood began spitting in all directions . |
| 6 | His single , minded pursuit of operational perfection had to be witnessed to be appreciated , He was the only Commander in the field that was able to change the entire concept of strategic bombing ; moreover he was the only Group commander with any worthwhile operational background , my personal researches accredit him with more than a full bomber tour of operations , and that includes his escape from Sweden . |
| 7 | Moreover he was the very fisherman who was mentioned in Our Watering Place as mending a little ship for a boy . |
| 8 | Steve sprang into action and moments later he was the proud father of a bouncing 7lb 12oz baby girl . |
| 9 | Clearly he was the stronger fighter now . |
| 10 | He continued to conduct retreats : the old students at Cuddesdon , clergy at Pleshey in Essex , the Franciscans at Cerne Abbas in Dorset , the nuns at Whitby ; probably he was the first archbishop in the history of the see to make so much time for such days of peace , even though , for the conductor , they were days of intellectual and emotional effort . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's not really the image he gives today — now he 's the ultimate Hollywood heartthrob . ’ |
| 12 | Now he 's the greatest back-up quarterback of all time . |
| 13 | YOUNG Darren Ferguson 's ability persuaded his dad Alex not to sell him to Forest — and now he 's the bright spot in United 's poor start to the season |
| 14 | Now he is the proud owner of four toilets — damson , avocado , sunflower and white , all centrally heated . |
| 15 | But now he is The Forgotten Hostage . |
| 16 | Now he is the biggest name in the road racing game in England and he 'll be the No 1 attraction in the Hillsborough club 's Sunflower Trophy meeting at Kirkistown on October 9 . |
| 17 | well he 's the right hand man for Barry is n't he ? |
| 18 | Well he is the other way ai n't he ? |
| 19 | He could n't well he was the head gamekeeper for Lord . |
| 20 | Officially Mr Thomas is director of presentations for the Conservative party : unofficially he is the Prime Minister 's personal advance man , as the current phrase goes . |
| 21 | Anthony Caro 's prices are 10 times higher — but then he is the founding father of British avant-garde sculpture and does much of his work in the US where prices are higher . |
| 22 | ‘ But then he 's the only son-in-law I have ever had . ’ |
| 23 | Yet he was the kindest man you would wish to meet when the drink was n't on him . |
| 24 | Either he was dead straight , or else he was the sharpest operator-bar none , including the guy she 'd met on a singles ' holiday who 'd almost managed to convince her that he was on his final fling with only ninety days left to live — that she had ever encountered . |
| 25 | Outwardly he was the respectable accountant advising people how best to invest their life savings . |
| 26 | Therefore he was the true follower of Jesus Christ . |
| 27 | More recently he is the outgoing Vice-President , a post he held from 1991 . |