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

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1 In some respects he is extremely energetic .
2 In these circumstances he is considered to have developed a model which does not bridge the gap between reality and his aspirations .
3 He should be told that the specimen of breath which he has given containing the lower proportion of alcohol exceeds the statutory limit but does not exceed 50 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath ; that in these circumstances he is entitled to claim to have this specimen replaced by a specimen of blood or urine if he wishes ; but that , if he does so , it will be for the constable to decide whether the replacement specimen is to be of blood or urine and that if the constable requires a specimen of blood it will be taken by a doctor unless the doctor considers that there are medical reasons for not taking blood , when urine may be given instead .
4 Again , on the face of the statute , I can not see any reason why in this case the constable should do more than tell the driver the reason under section 7(3) why breath specimens can not be taken or used ; tell him that in these circumstances he is required to give a specimen of blood or urine but that it is for the constable to decide which ; warn him that a failure to provide the specimen required may render him liable to prosecution ; and then , if the constable decides to require blood , ask the driver if there are any reasons why a specimen can not or should not be taken from him by a doctor .
5 In these vicissitudes he is supported by the cockney humour and sharpness of Sam Weller , ‘ boots ’ of the White Hart inn , whom he takes on as his servant .
6 In many ways he is only partly successful .
7 In many ways he is very like Slim , a man respected and admired by all throughout the book .
8 In one-day internationals he is the only bowler to have taken over 200 wickets , and his astonishing 175 not out against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup has been exceeded only twice — both times by Viv Richards — in limited-overs internationals .
9 In 36 rounds he is 122 under par .
10 In other tracts he is strikingly positive to the ‘ naturally Christian soul ’ and its rational powers .
11 When I get a compliment from him it 's nice , because in other ways he 's cool about things .
12 Always excellent on that yes , he 's a toad in some ways but in other ways he 's very good .
13 So in other words he 's saying , you should look to history to try and understand what 's happening .
14 My agent is not the brightest of creatures , though like many middlemen in most trades he is usually able to hide this big hole in his mind with his trendy patter and strategic placing of the latest fashionable phrase or concept .
15 He says in 20 years he 's not known a similar accident .
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