Example sentences of "he be [art] [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Asked , when Our Lady of Finchley was still in her niche , all candles blazing , if he were a Thatcherite or a liberal , he modestly admitted to being a liberal . |
| 2 | Modern scientific man thinks that he is no more than a chance arrangement of dust and water , of molecules — though he may acknowledge that the atoms and molecules , indeed all life forms , are highly ordered and organized ! |
| 3 | ‘ And so will her son , though he 's no bigger than a rabbit . ’ |
| 4 | Cantona claimed the equaliser to disprove accusations that he 's no more than a ball-juggling circus act . |
| 5 | ‘ Not compared with Ricky , ’ snapped Perdita , ‘ and they all think Drew 's absolutely marvellous , because he 's an eight and a Falklands hero and all . |
| 6 | Politically he was a Liberal and a strong supporter of free trade and of the social reforms of David Lloyd George ( later first Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor ) . |
| 7 | He was extremely hurt by that and announced that he was a moderate and a patriot . |
| 8 | In dress he was no better than a brickwork tramp , though , in fairness , he wore a tie . |
| 9 | She looked good in country clothes as well ; in fact she looked pretty damned good all round , and right now it was the world 's greatest pisser that he was no more than a rough-at-the-edges motor mechanic whose chances with her had to rate at somewhere close to zero . |
| 10 | That he was no more than a simple well-bred Roman , going about his daily business , kind to animals and women , his motives constantly misconstrued … |