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Example sentences of "he be a [noun sg] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	'E 's a man wivout pity an' 'e do n't care who 'e steps on ter get what 'e wants .
2	My own muvver swears worse than me farvver when she gets upset , an' 'e 's a docker .
3	An' 'e 's a lot more exciting to watch .
4	‘ 'E loves Rachel an' 'e 'd give me the top brick off the chimney if I asked 'im , but 'e 's a worrier .
5	And Monsieur O'Hara , 'e is a man of his word .
6	These other girls — they take 'is 'and , they squeeze 'is cheek , they pat 'is 'ead , like 'e was a bébé !
7	Mind , when I give 'im the wallet and 'e looked inside it , 'e was a mite more pleasant , even if I could n't see nothing but 'is mince pies and 'is 'ooter .
8	And Lord 'Awke , the captain — well , 'e was a lord as was n't drunk as a … anyways , 'e turns round and says , ‘ Peel , yer orft . ’
9	Among those on board with him are a nurse , an ex-policeman and a former Navy diver .
10	Oh , please do n't let him be a thief , she prayed ; please do n't let him run off with all the woman 's stock .
11	She was angry with herself for being ready , for letting him be a witness to her fixation on the handsome young singer .
12	The inn was his vessel , the valley was the ocean , out there before him were a horde of small boats and pirates , flare ships and decoys , occasionally an enemy frigate or two hoving over the crest of a hill , sometimes a rich galleon sighted nearby which had to be pursued and boarded .
13	On the desk in front of him were a pile of grey videotape boxes .
14	Behind him were a crowd of men and horses ; Hearthwares in full armour , their breaths steaming in the coolness of the morning , Myrcans standing impassively , indifferent to the cold but nodding to Isay as he approached , and a pair of pack mules trying to bite each other 's manes .
15	To his rear and flanking him were a group of grey tracksuited figures , armed with lethal looking machine pistols .
16	Him being a villain .
17	She remembered what Faye had said tonight about him being a man of high principles , and gradually it started to make sense .
18	‘ What was so special about him being a Zikr ? ’
19	Methinks they are a trifle in awe of him — him being a headsman and all that !
20	There 'd be no problem with immigration , particularly since there 's little likelihood of him being a drain on the State . ’
21	But , Gordon confesses , the try really resulted from him being a bit slow on the occasion .
22	And er he , of course with him being a blacksmith , he could get a job anywhere in America , he says he could leave a town tonight and land in another town , he says and he could be sure of getting a job with him being a blacksmith .
23	And er he , of course with him being a blacksmith , he could get a job anywhere in America , he says he could leave a town tonight and land in another town , he says and he could be sure of getting a job with him being a blacksmith .
24	Apparently , she did not mind him being a mop head when occupying other Government positions , but felt it would not be fitting for the role of Chancellor .
25	His attitude has changed from being one of someone superior punishing someone who had insulted him to that of him being a bully and chasing down a poor wretch .
26	‘ About him being a partner .
27	Instead of him being a mate , I loathed him after that until I got used to the idea .
28	And they do n't go on about his obvious flaws , like him being a doctor and having three dozen girlfriends .
29	And him being a lawyer and all , we cooked up a grand scheme between us so that I could go back to Ireland with my pride intact . ’
30	I think this is clearly Miller 's main use for the character of Alfieri and he tries to make this more realistic by making Alfieri a lawyer though I do not think that this is done very well as Alfieri does not say anything which would justify him being a lawyer as all Eddie asks him are things he would have asked anyone though perhaps he asked him because he was a ‘ lawyer ’ and he respected this and knew he would get confidentiality .