Example sentences of "he [be] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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31 | Part of me thinks that he is setting a useful precedent . |
32 | Around the inner compound of his ranch house , Goldsmith has built a moat in which he is sheltering a large number of crocodiles — a notoriously threatened species . |
33 | In any event the purchaser will want to know that he is buying the right assets from the right companies . |
34 | Oh , but that but he is acting the whole time , that 's not him being him . |
35 | If it was any other manager , I would have to keep him informed , because in theory he is coordinating the whole process . |
36 | He is confident , brave and agile , and from what we can gather he is rated the best in America . |
37 | He is using a human child as research material , removing him from what everybody — our readers — must regard as a normal human life . |
38 | We must remember that he had started his active life as a lawyer and as a student of rhetoric , and he is using a common figure of rhetoric , hyperbole , within carefully controlled limits . |
39 | The difference between the rhetorical and social representational approaches can be illustrated by considering a quotation from Moscovici ( 1984 ) , in which he is discussing the social nature of social representations : ‘ The word ‘ social ’ was meant to indicate that representations are the outcome of an unceasing babble and a permanent dialogue between individuals , a dialogue that is both internal and external , during which representations are echoed or complemented ’ ( Moscovici , 1984 : 950 ) . |
40 | In The Prelude we can easily detect a similar pattern imposed upon experience , though Wordsworth is describing a poetic rather than a Christian vocation ; and though he may appear to use religious vocabulary ( see again the discussion on pages 89–91 ) , he is expounding a secular philosophy . |
41 | He is to table a new series of questions in the Commons today which ask for details of the proposed package . |
42 | In this latter event , unless he is to receive a reasonable rate of interest on the monies outstanding , the monies received on repayment of the charge could be worth very little in purchasing power by the time they are received . |
43 | On the occasion of its 30th anniversary , the University of Novi Sad in Yugoslavia awarded him the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science ; and this month at the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science he is to receive an Honorary DSc from the University of Wales . |
44 | He is to receive the Daily Star 's Gold Award which is given for outstanding bravery . |
45 | What the hon. Gentleman says about me does not concern me ; but , if he is calling the local enterprise companies liars , I suggest that he repeat that outside the House . |
46 | The official said : ‘ He is taking a 10 day holiday with his family in Italy . |
47 | Although he is taking a positive attitude , it is clear that George 's self-image has been shaken . |
48 | erm ba basically i i I do n't think it 's that bad and I mean obviously he , he 's making the picture , I would say he 's making the picture out to be f far worse than it actually is because he , he is taking an extreme sort of left point of view so to speak . |
49 | Mr McLean , with a little help from Conservative candidate Mr David Williamson , has the small matter of a 7,035 majority to overturn if he is to enjoy a second ‘ retirement ’ on April 9 , 1992 . |
50 | Where he is addressing the converted , so to speak , he can say that his intention may have been to reinforce or confirm views already held rather than to stir up hatred . |
51 | The system now employs feedback to tell the operator whether or not he is achieving the desired result and , if not , the size of the error . |
52 | Wearing aviator sunglasses and a wet T-shirt , he is smoking a dry cigarette . |
53 | He is hoping a local farm owner will rent him space to run a boarding kennels and rescue side by side — one supporting the other . |
54 | Secondly , the court may order him to forfeit his office if he is convicted for corruption under the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889 , and if he is convicted a second time under that Act he may be adjudged incapable for ever of holding a public office . |
55 | He is telling the European commission that British Airways offers incentives to travel agents to push B A at the expense of other carriers . |
56 | Will they think that he is getting a massive discount , as he will have to pay only a small amount ? |
57 | ‘ He is getting the new ham out of the fridge for selling when we open at five . |
58 | ‘ so the customer knows that he is getting an excellent product proven to our own satisfaction . ’ |
59 | Or even that he is conducting a stealthy operation to ensure the BBC 's survival that depends on elaborate deception . |
60 | He is conducting a low profile marketing campaign with Lane Fox at a general price level of £1.25 million , depending on how much land the buyer wants with it . |