Example sentences of "he [be] a [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is a largely forgotten naturalist now but this book has been reprinted several times and would be worth finding in a library to start off an interest in deer in children . |
| 2 | Well he 's a well known artist . |
| 3 | That man is Stephan Heitmann , he 's a little known politician from Eastern Germany . |
| 4 | He 's a classically trained tenor and concert entertainer — and even performs Pav 's World Cup theme Nessun Dorma . |
| 5 | This MacGregor he was to be a minister , and he was a well educated man but unfortunately he 'd made a mistake when he preached his sermon so he gave it up . |
| 6 | He did n't treat us any different , but he was a completely changed person . |
| 7 | He was a powerfully built man , over six feet tall with sleek black hair greying at the temples . |
| 8 | He was a powerfully built man , who had aroused resentment at the firm because he had constantly called the administration staff morons ! |
| 9 | He was a heavily built man of medium height , face craggy , the evidence of heavy drinking there and the black moustache did n't help . |
| 10 | With encouragement from the paper 's enlightened sports editor Clifford Makins — ‘ he was a widely read man with respect for The Word , who believed that sports writers who are insular are doubly boring ’ — and a chance opportunity to write a boxing piece , McIlvanney was on his way , armed with Makin 's almost religious guidelines . |
| 11 | He was a royally bred dog , born in Denmark and imported by Mr and Mrs Radley . |
| 12 | He was a recently appointed lecturer in English literature and philosophy at London University College , and was expected to have a brilliant future . |
| 13 | He was a highly tuned machine for using people . |