Example sentences of "he is [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is wearing the familiar Puttnam cardigan look , but is smaller than I expected , like so many who are writ large in the media . |
| 2 | I would understand it if the Minister were saying merely that he is reorganising the same amount of resources , but he has cut resources . |
| 3 | In any event the purchaser will want to know that he is buying the right assets from the right companies . |
| 4 | Oh , but that but he is acting the whole time , that 's not him being him . |
| 5 | If it was any other manager , I would have to keep him informed , because in theory he is coordinating the whole process . |
| 6 | The difference between the rhetorical and social representational approaches can be illustrated by considering a quotation from Moscovici ( 1984 ) , in which he is discussing the social nature of social representations : ‘ The word ‘ social ’ was meant to indicate that representations are the outcome of an unceasing babble and a permanent dialogue between individuals , a dialogue that is both internal and external , during which representations are echoed or complemented ’ ( Moscovici , 1984 : 950 ) . |
| 7 | He is to receive the Daily Star 's Gold Award which is given for outstanding bravery . |
| 8 | What the hon. Gentleman says about me does not concern me ; but , if he is calling the local enterprise companies liars , I suggest that he repeat that outside the House . |
| 9 | The system now employs feedback to tell the operator whether or not he is achieving the desired result and , if not , the size of the error . |
| 10 | He is telling the European commission that British Airways offers incentives to travel agents to push B A at the expense of other carriers . |
| 11 | ‘ He is getting the new ham out of the fridge for selling when we open at five . |
| 12 | At home in Belgrade , the Serb capital , Mr Milosevic is promoting the Vance-Owen plan in the face of opposition from extreme nationalists , who say he is betraying the Bosnian Serbs , and democrats , who say his nationalism has landed the country in a disastrous mess . |
| 13 | He is seeking the whole-hearted co-operation of every SAP employee and believes he is getting it . |
| 14 | And this is God 's purpose , he is given the Holy Spirit and he has not withdrawn him . |
| 15 | They are not perhaps the kind of remarks to be found in Christmas crackers , but they suggest that his humour was bound up with the idea of self-parody : he is mocking the pontifical manner which others associated with him . |
| 16 | He is shifting the defensive line without changing the central objective . ’ |
| 17 | Already he has looked something special in our 125cc races and has notched doubles at Bishopscourt and Aghadowey but more than that he was third in the 125cc Euro round at Mondello so he is heading the right way . |
| 18 | ROBBIE REGAN must beat Salvatore Fanni , the scourge of British flyweights , if he is to add the European crown to his British title in Cardiff tonight . |
| 19 | Keepers say he is making the right moves with five females at Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park near Chard , Somerset . |
| 20 | Wilkinson was in poor spirits after losing both his matches in the recent Davis Cup match with Hungary in Budapest , on clay , but the grass court season has given him renewed zest and he is playing the best tennis of his career . |
| 21 | He is playing the same game as missionaries who went to Asia to convert the ‘ heathen Chinee ’ and to Africa to redeem the ‘ dark continent ’ from barbarism . |
| 22 | If he is afforded the slightest respect it makes him worse , larger . ’ |
| 23 | It always seems funny when a Rottweiler guards for the first time , barking loudly , usually backing off , not quite sure if he is doing the right thing . |
| 24 | The individual who is determined to remain calm in the face of aggression , even though he may feel he is doing the right thing , might wonder whether others look down on him and be tempted to behave as others think he should . |
| 25 | He is convinced he is doing the right thing , despite the disapproval of the church authorities . |
| 26 | As a consequence he is assessing the managing director 's wife to car benefits . |
| 27 | He must keep improving to live up to such expectations , but there was every sign that he is going the right way on his reappearance at Wincanton last month . |
| 28 | Foucault 's comment is even more radical ; he is challenging the very root of the Western twentieth-century liberal ethic of tolerance and individualism . |
| 29 | The Tutor remains a sympathetic character fur Vera , s sorrow at his departure is echoed by Kolia , Natalia 's son , when he too realises he is losing the only person who has tried to make him happy . |
| 30 | In preparation he is consulting the whole Church — including you and me . |