Example sentences of "he [is] [vb pp] a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite being described by the right hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) , then Prime Minister , as both ’ unassailable ’ and ’ brilliant , brilliant , brilliant ’ , he is given a much lower rating by contemporary Conservative opinion . |
| 2 | Despite the severe mental problems resulting from the stroke , he 's become a much happier person : INT |
| 3 | ‘ He 's made a pretty good job of spiriting off my speedboat , not to mention spiriting off my cousin . ’ |
| 4 | Nevertheless , he 's maintained a fairly ambivalent attitude to the whole Veteran scene . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , up till now , sir , he 's done a pretty good job of eluding us . ’ |