Example sentences of "he 's a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's a one-woman man . ’ |
| 2 | I expect he was after a squirrel or a bird up there ; he 's a regular hunter . |
| 3 | As a noun it can represent the act of intercourse ( ‘ Do you want a fuck ? ) and a person viewed in terms of intercourse ( ‘ He 's a fantastic fuck ! ’ ) . |
| 4 | " He 's a fantastic partner because he scores so many birdies . |
| 5 | I do n't like him , but he 's a cynical bastard and wo n't be taken in by the likes of Buckmaster . ’ |
| 6 | Crayshaw and that Lawyer Loveitt — he 's a withered customer if th'likes . |
| 7 | If he 's never caught his breath at the sight of your crooked smile , or felt his heart lurch with love at the sound of your voice , or watched you walk across a room and wanted you and finally found out that you return his feelings , then he 's a poor man and I 'm the richest man in the world . |
| 8 | He 's a brawny Highland lad from one of the nearby villages , one of Andy 's drinking partners . |
| 9 | He 's a strange-looking man . |
| 10 | ‘ He 's a strange-looking boy . |
| 11 | He 's a cruel customer all right and an ideal looking-glass to spy on the greed , gloss , arrogance and vanity of his fellow Hollywood 's denizens . |
| 12 | ‘ He 's a personal friend , and my wife likes him . |
| 13 | He loves you , he 's a good bloke , you 've been together for over a year . |
| 14 | He 's a good bloke he is . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm illegit , of course , but he 's a good bloke and he kept in touch . |
| 16 | He 's a good bloke . |
| 17 | ‘ He 's a good friend , ’ said Anthony . |
| 18 | I remember my doctor coming in my kitchen some time ago ( he 's a good friend and a gastronome and he wanted to learn ) . |
| 19 | ‘ But he 's a good runner and I did n't know whether he would come back at me . |
| 20 | He 's a good influence on the band , very creative in a lateral way … |
| 21 | He 's a landscape painter , he 's a good influence . |
| 22 | Mark Pitman says the horse has done more for him than he can ever do for it in return … he 's a good performer |
| 23 | ‘ William is my apprentice , ’ Hari said , ‘ and though he may look very young he 's a good cobbler and a great help to me . ’ |
| 24 | I like Peter — he 's a good laugh . |
| 25 | He 's a good laugh . ’ |
| 26 | Mm , but he 's a good laugh though . |
| 27 | He 's a good laugh ! |
| 28 | He 's a good laugh ! |
| 29 | ‘ He 's a good wrestler , a flier , a skier — all the things that might make him an attraction to the Duchess of York . |
| 30 | But he 's a good climber . |