Example sentences of "he is [adj] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our ordinary sense of language suggests that it is not possible for a person to use words or conduct ‘ towards another person ’ if he is unaware of that person 's existence . |
| 2 | Shares in British&Commonwealth have dived from about 550p to 120p but Mr Gunn , said he is confident of captivating City confidence once more . |
| 3 | He is subject to constant sound-bite sniping by Mr Perot . |
| 4 | He is married with two grownup children and lives in Seamer , North Yorkshire . |
| 5 | He is married with one daughter and lives in Kings Lynn . |
| 6 | ‘ He is due for immediate leave , I seem to remember . ’ |
| 7 | In other words , expect whispers that he is ripe for voluntary retirement in an autumn reshuffle . |
| 8 | Unaccountably , he is absent from this exhibition . |
| 9 | Thus instead of following the traditional linear progression of the allegory — a development towards contemplation based on Jacob 's union with Rachel after his marriage to Leah — Hilton is more interested in emphasising the coexistence of the two wives : In his reference to another facet of the story , that concerning Jacob 's change of name to Israel , allegorised as a man seeing God , Hilton does suggest a progression in contemplation for his pupil saying that he will become Israel , that is , fully contemplative , in the next world , certainly , and possibly even in this if his circumstances change so that he is relieved of worldly responsibility altogether . |
| 10 | In a country where , as a popular song puts it , ‘ every son is born a soldier ’ and turns out each year for a spell of military service until he is well into middle age , the army has long been regarded as an essential part of the country 's armed neutrality . |
| 11 | In this way he can re-experience the feeling of succeeding and may accept that he is capable of that feeling and of having achieved something by his own efforts . |
| 12 | He is capable of avuncular charm , wheezy laughter and mischievous wit as well as grizzly ferocity and stick-in-the-mud reactionary attitudes and walking-stick-in-the-hand swashbuckling . |
| 13 | A motorcyclist does not owe a duty to other road users to wear a crash helmet but in failing to do so he is guilty of contributory negligence if he suffers head injuries in an accident . |
| 14 | He is involved in radiesthesic soil-testing in an attempt to determine the requirements of the soil for the purpose of restoring balance to elements which act as responsible agents for the propagation of crops . |
| 15 | If his materials and workmanship were of their normal high standard , he is entitled to some explanation for this unexpected outcome . |
| 16 | Confessing that he is ambitious for more power , but unlikely to get it , Mr Clark , who once described Africa as ‘ bongo-bongo land ’ , says : ‘ I 'm not interested in the rest . |
| 17 | He is interested in high risk thrill-seeking sports such as hang-gliding or motorcycling . |
| 18 | So he is dismissive about traditional action , defining it as ‘ the expression of settled custom ’ and glossing it as ‘ simply a dull reaction to accustomed stimuli ’ . |
| 19 | And one of the , the things that Jesus is bringing up particularly in this first se parable here , the parable of the lost sheep , is that he is concerned for that individual , for that one person . |
| 20 | He is independent of all authority except that of his own choosing . |
| 21 | Fortunately , their mischief can be thwarted by the ship 's captain if he is adept with rhyming banter and riddles , for the Blue Men love to be entertained and leave a ship with good grace if they are bested in a game of wits . |
| 22 | A CHICAGO police chief has admitted he is worried about potential violence in the city when European soccer hooligans descend for next year 's World Cup finals . |
| 23 | ‘ He is dreadful at day-to-day organisation , ’ Bloch says . |
| 24 | His regular drawing practice gave him a solid understanding of the structure of the human head and hands , and he is unique amongst 18th century British painters for his custom of making detailed preparatory drawings for his portraits . |
| 25 | He is stuck with this answer to the second question because he holds ( as does Hare , but not Ayer ) that what one is saying about something when one calls it x is identical with one 's reason for calling it x . |
| 26 | In qualifying ‘ scientific ’ by ‘ in a broad sense ’ Kemp shows that he is aware of this problem . |
| 27 | We must be satisfied that the insured person is legally liable and not just morally liable , i.e. he may feel he is responsible for some damage but unless he has been negligent then no liability exists . |
| 28 | Alan Fountain is a Senior Commissioning Editor at Channel 4 , where he is responsible for Independent Film and Video . |