Example sentences of "he [be] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was another thing — it did n't help her to maintain her own sense of proportion when the rest of the world treated Luke Hunter as if he were some kind of royalty … |
| 2 | It was the odd way he was looking at her , almost as if he were some kind of predatory animal waiting to pounce . |
| 3 | Behind her Rune remained silent , his presence oppressive as if he were some Superman radiating a special kind of beam which could put the world to rights if only one believed in it . |
| 4 | How dare this man demand his credentials as if he were some arriviste from the Colonies whose background had to be sniffed out and tracked down because his foreground was presumed to be so suspect ! |
| 5 | He treated her to a brief flash of his identity card before tucking it away out of sight ; people were still gaping at him as if he were some alien from outer space . |
| 6 | ‘ There 'll be an outcry , bring up a human baby as though he were some sort of experimental animal ! |
| 7 | It is important not to interpret the phrase that Jesus had felt some power go out of him as though he were some sort of ‘ divine energy source ’ of healing . |
| 8 | He grazed through the streets as if he were some sort of god , head and shoulders above everyone . |
| 9 | His documentary ( pretentiously entitled Vaughanssaga ) is blighted by his belief that he is some kind of Broadcasting Artist . |
| 10 | ‘ You have only to look at him to see he is some sort of a relation , ’ she said sharply . |
| 11 | I do n't know he 's some flu or something , he 's been in bed for four days |
| 12 | He 's some foreigner thing , but they were saying they do n't allow them to talk to the customers that 's it , you do n't talk false stop , no hows , whys or whatever , you do n't talk |
| 13 | At 28 he 's some way younger than most of our fashionable young novelist types . |
| 14 | He 's some pilot , is n't he . ’ |
| 15 | He paused to steady his breathing , ‘ He 's some kind of nutter . |
| 16 | Why do you go on believing he 's some sort of great big nome in the sky ? ’ |
| 17 | I gathered he 's some sort of adviser on Roman antiques — I 'm a little vague about details . |
| 18 | Er one of her , well I do n't know who he really is , but he 's some relation , he goes every morning , every morning |
| 19 | I 've known him more than once take out his watch hallway through a tyring job and say as though he was some bit surprised : |
| 20 | First of all , he appeared on television like he was some kind of game-show berk , not a businessman . |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't know why you should have led me to believe he was some kind of old buffer . ’ |
| 22 | Did he seriously expect her to believe , Lisa wondered , that he was some kind of defender of family life ? |
| 23 | I have the idea he was some kind of critic . |
| 24 | ‘ I suppose he was some kind of tenant . ’ |
| 25 | You do n't imagine Charles would have asked Guy to help us if he thought he was some kind of financial shark ? |
| 26 | He was some while . |
| 27 | He jumped , for he could tell that he was some way away . |
| 28 | ‘ That is what Martin says ; he was some distance away at the time and was n't able to see who it was . ’ |
| 29 | With just the aid of a walking stick he had made his way to the Blue Boar followed by most of the kids in the village , who must have thought he was some sort of God . |
| 30 | ‘ A lot of people I 've spoken to ask me about Bill [ Hartnell ] as though he was some sort of monster . |