Example sentences of "he [is] [vb pp] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I reckon 'e 's ate new-born babies in 'is time , so I was 'ighly relieved that we parted on friendly terms , as yer might say . ’
2 Jones is probably the best choice … ok so he s had disciplinary problems recently — this is no time to start making petty examples of players .
3 He seems pretty strong minded , so Im pretty sure he s got definate ideas of how hed like a team to play etc .
4 Thinking about it he s got some kind of ‘ hot streak ’ when it comes to the FA Cup .
5 In the preface to his Guide he claims that ‘ all ( his drawings ) were entirely finished while the subject was before him , for he conceives that studies are lessened in value by being retouched in the house ’ ; but a Miss Weeton who knew him well , and was godmother to one of his children , says that ‘ he is employed all summer in taking sketches , and all the winter in finishing them .
6 To make progress each member is allowed to speak only once on any motion that is before the meeting unless he is given special permission by the Chairman .
7 1.15:WONDER MAN is a most exciting chasing prospect and I will be surprised if he is beaten this afternoon .
8 And Booth did enough to suggest it will only be a matter of time before he is crowned national champion .
9 Based in a showroom on 57th Street , he is inspired this season by that Fashion Hall of Fame dame Babe Paley , by Gloria Vanderbilt and Gloria Guinness .
10 Maamur showed , when winning a maiden race at Southwell last month by 10 lengths , that he has the potential to develop into a useful stayer and he is napped this afternoon .
11 Nor will he necessarily be able to prevent his share of the equity from being diluted even if he is offered pre-emptive rights ; he may not be able to afford to buy more shares but can not prevent the new issue being made unless he has voting control .
12 But he is accorded some sort of grudging acceptance by ‘ James , the brother of the Lord ’ , who dispatches him to Tarsus , to preach there .
13 ‘ For your daughter 's sake , Mrs Abberley , make sure your husband does as he is told this time .
14 ‘ For your daughter 's sake , Mrs Abberley , make sure your husband does as he is told this time .
15 I am certain he 's back in Britain because he 's contacted some people .
16 Probably you 'd already gathered that it is n't the first time he 's played similar tricks , and that he 's a law to himself , and comes and goes as he pleases .
17 Mum Valerie , 37 , said : ‘ He 's called Lucky Luke — always getting into scrapes , but never as serious as this .
18 He 's seen real kangaroos , my dad .
19 Where 's your father if he 's seen real kangaroos ?
20 ‘ He 's an intelligent boy , very sensitive and he 's seen other players leave Forest and things not go well for them .
21 He 's seen old people who 've moved out of homes before and they 've enjoyed it .
22 ‘ Everybody marvelled at Clive 's goal in the replay against Chester but he 's scored 11 goals this season and 10 of them have been screamers like that . ’
23 Local Government minister Michael Portillo is n't expected to comment on Gloucestershire 's problems until he 's heard similar demands for help from twenty five other councils .
24 ‘ Graham has made it perfectly clear he does n't want to go to the West Indies next winter — but he 's said those sort of things before about touring and has ended up going . ’
25 Despite suffering from Motor Neurone disease , he 's compiled valuable information to help conserve the forest and halt it 's destruction .
26 Later Phillips said : ‘ I hope he 's back , but this is the first time he 's received official notification of being sacked .
27 But once he 's grown enough spines it 's hoped he can live in a walled garden — a real case of wash and go .
28 Richard Dunwoody rode them both … he 's ridden 63 winners … the stables have turned out 34
29 Meanwhile back on the ward , Doctor Beri 's bleep goes again … this time it 's a call to casualty … and the weary house physician has to run half a mile from one end of the building to the other … along the new corridor linking the old part of the hospital with the new.By the end of the morning , he 's covered six miles … one day recently he covered eighteen miles :
30 Stephen Dent 's family have applied for an extension to Roman Rudyayev 's visa because he 's achieved remarkable results with their son .
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