Example sentences of "he be a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But had n't he been a state-of-the-art poisoner ? |
| 2 | Had he been an ordinary shop assistant it would not have done at all . |
| 3 | Would he be a good king ? |
| 4 | The dog sped across Water Meadow as if he were a furry rocket . |
| 5 | He lent prestige to the young veterinary profession by telling Moorcroft that he would , if he were a young man , follow a veterinary career himself . |
| 6 | He were a good father , Ruth . |
| 7 | Er in the morning he would be in before any of them , sort of thing , getting a fire lit getting the rivets heat up before they come on the job and ah the the quicker he could the the rivets heat up and passed on to the the squad , then okay the more they could put in so , if he were a good rivet boy you could maybe get a good wage , but again that was up to the squad up to the riveter . |
| 8 | L would myself much prefer to wait on just one diner , even if he were a total stranger . |
| 9 | The eyes seemed to be staring at him with peculiar intensity , as though he were a rare specimen whose every move must be observed . |
| 10 | He talks about Alice as if he were a separate person . |
| 11 | And the place smelled too , of hot bodies , hot electrical equipment , and the fumes of whisky ; not surprising that , considering the amount of the stuff they swallowed during the half-hour he had spent in that crowded room full of people who talked to one another in an incomprehensible private language , and at him as though he were a stupid child when they explained how the program would run . |
| 12 | The problem , in short , was to find a system where the landowner could continue to create all the beneficial interests he wished in favour of members of the family , and , at the same time , would be able to deal with the land , by sale , long lease , or mortgage , as if he were a sole owner . |
| 13 | He clutched his arms , but his fingers went through flesh as if he were a drowned man coming apart in a terrible dissolution . |
| 14 | ‘ Aye , but he were a nice fellow And what a worker … he worked every hour that God sent to try and keep on top of that place . |
| 15 | It was , as Preston observes , as though he were a crusading warrior , El Cid or Don John of Austria . |
| 16 | Yeah , he were a great bloke . |
| 17 | " Oh , David , " she said pushing him away as if he were a small boy , which indeed he seemed . |
| 18 | Then the Sheikh went over to his Youngest Son , spoke a word of blessing and lifted that tall boy in his arms as though he were a small child . |
| 19 | It may be noted that in Criminal Law anyone who aids , counsels , or procures the commission of an offence is liable to be tried and punished in the same way as if he were a principal offender . |
| 20 | Anne watches him over the table in that brooding speculative way of hers , as if he were a long-pondered clue in a half-completed crossword . |
| 21 | The old man was regarding him as if he were a strange species behind bars . |
| 22 | Now , for reasons she still could n't fully fathom , she was lifting curtains to reveal all to a man who was , in truth , little more than a stranger — and he was reacting as if he were a long-lost brother . |
| 23 | For if a limited partner does become involved in ordinary management business , he becomes liable for those debts and obligations incurred by the firm whilst so acting as if he were a general partner . |
| 24 | First , there was the problem of the bishop 's origins ; if he were a complete outsider appointed by the king , his position within the community would be very different from that of a man with local connections . |
| 25 | Russell turned to Dexter with a look of surprise and irritation , as if he were a complete stranger butting in on a private conversation — which indeed was just how the sergeant felt . |
| 26 | She swung her whole body round and fixed her eyes on Henry 's face as if he were a dying spy with some vital secret to impart . |
| 27 | He frightened train crews who saw him walking aimlessly on the railway tracks as if he were a real person . |
| 28 | He were a right wanker ! |
| 29 | Archbishop Egbert of Trier had himself represented on the first page of a book of liturgical gospel readings and in a psalter as if he were a Christ-like emperor seated in majesty . |
| 30 | Tug felt his hectic heartbeat slow down and his pulse grow calm , as if he were a little child being comforted after a nightmare . |