Example sentences of "[noun sg] he [be] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a time at Wells Theological College he was ordained deacon in 1877 and became his father 's curate at St John 's church , Bishop 's Hull , near Taunton . |
| 2 | What an absolute pig he was this evening . |
| 3 | One moment he 's all smiles , the next moment he snaps my head off . ’ |
| 4 | At the post he was three lengths to the good , with Cambrizzia running on to be third . |
| 5 | And for once thank goodness he 's split works and bridges by taking the |
| 6 | But this day he was all action , stepping right up to Nick and thumping him hard . |
| 7 | John Hill from Cheltenham is a signwriter by profession … on water he 's three times a world champion … |
| 8 | By the finish of yesterday 's race he was 35 seconds ahead of second placed Gerhard Berger — and had covered the equivalent distance of London to Manchester in a little more than one hour and a half . |
| 9 | On that occasion he was three lengths clear at the last , but his injury allowed Golden Friend , who was receiving 19lb , to overhaul him on the line to win by a head . |
| 10 | On that occasion he was three lengths clear at the last , but his injury allowed Golden Friend , who was receiving 19lb , to overhaul him on the line to win by a head . |
| 11 | After a while he was sure Mr Crangle was becoming suspicious of his persistent visits to the library . |
| 12 | By saying every player has their price he is encouraging offers for all our best players , be they on the transfer list or under contract or not . |
| 13 | By saying every player has their price he is encouraging offers for all our best players , be they on the transfer list or under contract or not . |
| 14 | Earlier in this career he was Assistant Accountant at Inverness and later Accountant at Newton Stewart . |
| 15 | David Speedy 's eighth goal of the season he 's top scorer here he got a couple in the last home game against Notts County and that was as Ron perfectly described it a real predator in action there . |
| 16 | Zuckerman Unbound ( 1981 ) reaches its climax at one of Roth 's frequent funerals — in this case , that of Zuckerman 's father — after which Henry charges Nathan with killing their parent by writing ‘ that book ’ , the liberated Carnovsky , and with believing like the bastard he is that fiction does n't have consequences . |
| 17 | John Mitchell was employed on the building of the Caledonian canal ; his diligence and skill were noticed by Thomas Telford [ q.v. ] and for the last eighteen years of his life he was principal inspector of the roads and bridges in the Highlands of Scotland . |
| 18 | McCann started fast , and at the turn he was 10 seconds up on the Banbridge man . |
| 19 | McCann started fast , and at the turn he was 10 seconds up on the Banbridge man . |
| 20 | Of course he 's answering accusations when he stops and defends himself . |
| 21 | Harley did n't sit around totally idle ; there were some one-off specials — Hammersmith Odeon and Camden Palace — and of course he was six months working on Andrew Lloyd Webber 's ‘ Phantom Of The Opera ’ … |
| 22 | Of course he was thirteen years older than her , she being but twenty ; but then she would take into consideration that he was the footman and it was a splendid rise for her from kitchen maid . |
| 23 | ‘ I never think about Kev 's age and most of the time with his vast experience he 's one step ahead of the strikers we face . |
| 24 | This is his particular speciality ; when he was at the Oxford branch he was institutional sales manager . |
| 25 | After serving on various eyres and assizes , he became chief justice of the King 's Bench in 1274 and remained so until 1290 ; in the last ten years of the reign he was chief justice of the Common Bench . |
| 26 | In the penalty box he is above par . |
| 27 | For much of the broadcast he was answering questions put by two interviewers , but as it was drawing to a close he suddenly began reading from a prepared text , declaring : " I warned in 1987 that Gorbachev has in his character an aspiration for absolute personal power . |
| 28 | And when a man is in an ill humour he is fit company only for himself , neh ? ’ |
| 29 | This year he is four places ahead of his brother but all could change as there are two more trials to complete the season , each counting towards a final score . |
| 30 | I have the idea he was some kind of critic . |