Example sentences of "he [is] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think he s more use in the squad for the money wed get for him . |
| 2 | He is sheer gift . |
| 3 | Ian Lang tells David Scott , in an exclusive interview , that he is confident progress can now be made |
| 4 | Zuckerman Unbound ( 1981 ) reaches its climax at one of Roth 's frequent funerals — in this case , that of Zuckerman 's father — after which Henry charges Nathan with killing their parent by writing ‘ that book ’ , the liberated Carnovsky , and with believing like the bastard he is that fiction does n't have consequences . |
| 5 | ‘ He is that kind of Dharjee , ’ the head had said , when Robert asked him about this . |
| 6 | He is all armpit hair , muscle , vest top and big beaming smile . |
| 7 | He is hot favourite for a semi-final place . |
| 8 | Watch this man , he is major fantasy . |
| 9 | He is Managing Editor of the European Management Journal , and the author of several books including the Modern Britain series . |
| 10 | He 's taken to going off on one or other of his ships — quite reasonably , because he is managing director of the shipping company . |
| 11 | He is splendid company though you must know him well to have his trust for the scars of rebuke when called a traitor for playing in South Africa a decade ago remain etched on his character . |
| 12 | He is splendid company though you must know him well to have his trust for the scars of rebuke when called a traitor for playing in South Africa a decade ago remain etched on his character . |
| 13 | ‘ He is one man , just one man ! |
| 14 | Ian Corner is no stranger to New world wines , as a former resident of the Seychelles and South Africa , he is one step ahead of us . |
| 15 | ‘ And he is one hell of a lucky man . ’ |
| 16 | John Major , unable to find anyone willing to succeed Lamont , reminds the House that he is First Lord of the Treasury and takes the job himself . |
| 17 | ‘ Steve Wood is our stable jockey and he is first class , ’ he says . |
| 18 | But he is first class with the mop and broom . |
| 19 | He is such fun , the intelligent person 's humorous read à la David Lodge ( Penguin has used the same cover illustrator , Paul Cox ) . |
| 20 | He is principal cello of the English Baroque soloists , with whom he has recorded for Erato and Deutsche Grammophon . |
| 21 | He is five foot four inches tall , the double bed was six foot long . |
| 22 | This fellow 's excuse for putting his shovel into the public purse is that he is executive producer of the Wogan show , something he keeps to himself in public places if he has any sense . |
| 23 | As W. H. Auden saw , in his piece for The New York Review of Books ( 22 January 1956 ) , it is vital that Sauron does not guard the Cracks of Doom and discover Frodo because he is sure Aragorn will take the Ring : |
| 24 | He is chief executive of BP Exploration and is also responsible for research & engineering and investments for the pension fund . |
| 25 | He is chief executive of BP Chemicals and is also responsible for Kaldair , BP Solar and the pension council . |
| 26 | He is chief executive of BP Oil and is also responsible for community affairs and education , Africa and the pension trust . |
| 27 | To prove the point his shrimpfly caught the first salmon for 15 years when Kilmaurs Angling Club , of which he is chief fund raiser , visited a river near Crianlarich . |
| 28 | He is living proof that an individual congressman with energy and knowledge can turn himself into a foreign-policy entrepreneur . |
| 29 | He is living proof that if the famine does n't get you , the bullets will . |
| 30 | If the patient is safe sitting up , he should be left alone for privacy while he is passing urine or faeces , and he should have a bell to summon help , or perhaps a stick with which to knock on the wall or floor . |