Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] of a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made something of a jovial name for downright failure : a big , heavy man ( probably seventeen stone ) , he barely averaged more than four runs an innings and he took only eight wickets in his long but profoundly uneventful playing career . |
| 2 | This seems to be true in spite of the fact that Spinoza was very much of a generation which was concerned to dissociate itself from the Greek inheritance , and indeed he represents something of a fresh injection of Jewish moral feeling into the main Christian current of Western thought . |
| 3 | But he told me of a new home just completed , where Aunt Louise had been offered a place . |
| 4 | But a friend put some perspective into it when he told me of a recent visit to the Half Moon , a venerable pub venue in Putney : ‘ There were all these posters on the wall of bands from 20 and 25 years ago , and I thought , ‘ Cor , they must be valuable . ’ |
| 5 | He tells me of a great battle his ancestors fought near Lake Victoria . |
| 6 | With the coat-collar of his Burberry turned up , he reminded her of a private eye in a film — she was under surveillance , everything about him accentuated his detailed analysis of her appearance , and she felt a shiver at what it might portend . |
| 7 | Yes , he reminded her of a stuffy headmaster she had once had , someone who found fault with everyone , however much they tried . |
| 8 | He reminded her of a small , vole-like animal , a guinea pig or a mole . |
| 9 | He reminded her of a naughty little boy standing with his trousers around his ankles , and his willy hanging like a worm between his legs . |
| 10 | He reminded her of a large , slow wherry . |
| 11 | With his long face and straw-coloured hair pulled back in a half-hearted ponytail , he reminded me of a youthful Donald Sutherland ; the same doomy seriousness suddenly lightened by a wry humour . |
| 12 | Dad was also being magnanimous today ; he reminded me of a smooth politician visiting a shabby constituency , smiling , kissing babies , shaking hands with relish — and departing as soon as he decently could . |
| 13 | ‘ Huh , with those blue eyes , the tan and the toothpaste smile , he reminds me of a game-show host . ’ |