Example sentences of "[pron] 's a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If someone 's a brilliant coach , they say he 's no good at the more administrative side of the job . |
| 2 | ‘ Someone 's a clever bastard , ’ he said . |
| 3 | 'E 's a terrible racking cough . ’ |
| 4 | Now Sidney , 'er 'usband , 'e 's a decent bloke , but 'e 's no oil paintin' . ’ |
| 5 | She could do a lot worse — 'e 's a good , steady man and 'e 's not given ti strong drink . ’ |
| 6 | 'E 's a good pair o' lungs , ’ she smiled , ‘ but 'e 's not very big . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ 'E 's a good sort , is Alf , ’ said Dolly , nodding gravely . |
| 8 | ‘ Since 'e 's bin in wiv that crowd from the Tunnel , though , 'e 's a changed boy . |
| 9 | ‘ 'E 's a spry ole thing , but he 's as soft as butter , ent you , ole boy ? ’ and he knelt down and ruffled his fur . |
| 10 | The midwife laid the little scrap in Tamar 's arms and said , ‘ 'E 's a lovely lad , Lady Lassiter. 'E 's not big , but 'e 's all the world ti grow in . ’ |
| 11 | 'E 's a fine specimen and good stock-getter and he 's unrelated ti these two . ’ |
| 12 | She 's a dreadful-looking woman , big , fat , and her voice is more like a man 's . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ In real life she 's a shy little thing . |
| 14 | ‘ She 's a shy little girl who needs friends to bring her out of herself ! ’ their elders had protested , shaking their heads in exasperation at the thoughtlessness of the younger generation . |
| 15 | She ca n't help her personality — if she 's a shy child , then there 's no point in forcing her into situations which make her feel uncomfortable and uneasy . |
| 16 | ‘ She 's a cool one all right . |
| 17 | She 's still in business , but now she 's a one woman band working at home from her garage . |
| 18 | If they say she 's a one |
| 19 | In that respect , up to now , she 's a one off . |
| 20 | She 's a pathological liar . |
| 21 | But , as I say she 's a modern outlook is a difference from the Queen , I think Queen Elizabeth |
| 22 | But I mean , she 's a dear old soul but I have n't got her round me all the time . |
| 23 | She 's a psychic my Ma ( maybe they all are ) , I know I must cover up quickly . |
| 24 | She 's a golden eagle like you and because she 's dying they 've brought you here to replace her . |
| 25 | ‘ She 's a friendly type and stunning-looking . ’ |
| 26 | She 's a major contributor to these tapes , are n't you ? |
| 27 | " She 's a timid little thing . |
| 28 | She is , she 's a germ-ridden person ! |
| 29 | Tension , that 's the trouble , she 's a terrible slack knitter . |
| 30 | It could be worse , because we still see Herta every day , at the school : she 's a tight-skirted secretary in Superintendence . |