Example sentences of "he [is] [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thinking about it he s got some kind of ‘ hot streak ’ when it comes to the FA Cup . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 1.15:WONDER MAN is a most exciting chasing prospect and I will be surprised if he is beaten this afternoon . |
| 5 | And Booth did enough to suggest it will only be a matter of time before he is crowned national champion . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But he is accorded some sort of grudging acceptance by ‘ James , the brother of the Lord ’ , who dispatches him to Tarsus , to preach there . |
| 9 | ‘ For your daughter 's sake , Mrs Abberley , make sure your husband does as he is told this time . |
| 10 | ‘ For your daughter 's sake , Mrs Abberley , make sure your husband does as he is told this time . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 12 | Despite suffering from Motor Neurone disease , he 's compiled valuable information to help conserve the forest and halt it 's destruction . |
| 13 | Later Phillips said : ‘ I hope he 's back , but this is the first time he 's received official notification of being sacked . |
| 14 | He 's contracted some virus and is half off his head with delirium while the doctors are fighting like mad to find out what it is . ’ |
| 15 | He 's made sixty-three job applications , and had fifteen interviews . |
| 16 | He 's made dramatic progress through the British and World rankings over the past year . |
| 17 | He 's made 2 escape attempts and had a reputation for persistent violence . |
| 18 | Insp Steve Clapham , of Chester Police said : ‘ He 's poured some substance on himself and set fire to it . |
| 19 | But his lifestyle has lead to court appearances on drug and driving offences and he 's served two jail sentences . |
| 20 | That 's two big cupfuls you 've drank , good lad good lad , he 's drank another cupful of that Jane |
| 21 | He 's done sterling work . ’ |
| 22 | He was an agent in the Great War , he 's done wonderful work , wonderful . |
| 23 | Auntie May , though , said there 's only a quartet , and after he 's done some solo pieces he 's playing with them . |
| 24 | ‘ He just never lets on that he 's done any fitness work ’ , says one . |
| 25 | He 's done this sort of thing before . ’ |
| 26 | But Elvis was going through a very fat period , and I thought , ‘ Well , I 'll wait until he 's lost some weight , ’ because my childhood image was of a real animal of a person . |
| 27 | In hospital both lungs collapsed and since then he 's lost 2 stone in weight . |
| 28 | I shall certainly stop him inheriting until he 's learned some sense . |
| 29 | He 's changed this house . |
| 30 | ‘ He 's found another W-O-M-A-N , ’ Preston heard his Auntie Ethel tell his nanna . |