Example sentences of "[is] [adv] what he is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't recall bullying him , but that 's obviously what he is trying now . |
| 2 | On further reflection , I think this is exactly what he is saying , and its significance is immense . |
| 3 | One might do things out of a self-loving pride , but this is not benevolence ; and though a benevolent person may gratify himself , this is not what he is aiming at , and is not the principle of his action . |
| 4 | ‘ He has been crying out for support for ages , and I am sure that this new opportunity is just what he is looking for . ’ |
| 5 | The answer to the first question determines how the second should be answered , he argues , for if a recognised morality is crucial to the continued existence of society ( and this is clearly what he is arguing ) , then just as it would use the law to safeguard any other essential part of its structure , so ‘ society has a prima facie right to legislate against immorality as such ’ . |