Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] he [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A subject may take up the hypnotic suggestion that he is unable to bend his arm : ‘ He is actively , deliberately , voluntarily keeping his elbow stiff while simultaneously orchestrating for himself the illusion that he is really trying his best to bend it . ’ |
| 2 | basically he 's studied this minute area of China and , and basically , from that minute area of China , from his experiences , bearing in mind that he 's obviously trying to sell revolution , he is then generalizing about the whole of China . |
| 3 | In creating the replica pavement , Mr Bob Woodward , a builder by trade , has undertaken such thorough background research that he is now regarded as a leading international expert on Roman mosaics . |
| 4 | Got something wrong with his blood so he 's not allowed to Ricky ! |
| 5 | Is Olsen then going to drop him from the next side if he s not playing in Leeds first team ? |
| 6 | When the wardrobes are moved it could be that they will hide the wall light switch and he 's not bothered about that one little bit ! |
| 7 | ‘ You 've really got him going well The energy is between your leg , seat and rein and he is nicely balanced . |
| 8 | The restrictive covenant cases demonstrate that a covenant will not be upheld on the basis of the status of the information which might be disclosed by a former employee if he is not restrained , unless it can be regarded as a business secret or the equivalent of a business secret . |
| 9 | Paul started making the sofas he calls driving seats last Spring and he 's already sold thirty.Some have gone abroad to Canada , the United States and Germany . |
| 10 | Paul started making the sofas he calls driving seats last Spring and he 's already sold thirty.Some have gone abroad to Canada , the United States and Germany . |
| 11 | really bad cold , but he 's still got a cough and he 's not getting rid of it . |
| 12 | ‘ Ah , Beel , he is a very good chef and he is now preparing the menu for tomorrow ; you like the food ? ’ |
| 13 | Dermot has been summoned to appear before the Jockey Club this morning to face three charges relating to his brief career as a trainer and he 's not expected to turn up . |
| 14 | He says it could fill a warehouse but he 's not going to . |
| 15 | I do n't know , he 's got the key but he 's not gon na get in . |
| 16 | You said about the the driver giving the left-hand indication as he 's about to leave the roundabout . |
| 17 | Another insight that has been coming to me consistently is that instead of beseeching God to undertake certain actions or to grant certain mercies or blessings we should state our faith that He is already and always at work in the way that we desire , so that our petition becomes an expansion of our address to Him , a relative clause expressing our conviction of faith that He is already doing what we were about to request Him to do . |
| 18 | It is never the case that a writer creates a hypocrite without giving us some clue , however subtle , to his dissimulation ; and it is seldom the case that he is not exposed within the bounds of the artwork . |
| 19 | In the next moment after Peter has been so firmly put right by Jesus , he has an experience that he is never to forget . |
| 20 | If the hon. Member for Hammersmith ( Mr. Soley ) and his Labour colleagues around the country , who control far more houses than the Government , showed even a tiny percentage of the indignation that he is now attempting to express about empty houses in Swindon in relation to the 5,000 empty houses in Labour-controlled Liverpool , the 2,800 in Labour-controlled Salford , the 2,000 in Labour-controlled Newham , the 5,500 in Labour-controlled Manchester , the 2,000 in Labour-controlled Newcastle , the 1,000 in Labour-controlled Knowsley , and so on — |
| 21 | He 's probably only in the mood cos he 's probably upsetting them on his night out cos they go out in the evenings . |
| 22 | There 's so much debt in the private sector and he 's not going to get consumers out spending with that interest rate drop . |
| 23 | he 's taken a bite and he 's fucking spurting water all over the |
| 24 | ‘ When he 's not at home and he 's not working , that 's where he is . |
| 25 | For example , if an employee writes a computer program to help with his work but he is not employed as a computer programmer , his job is not to write computer programs and an employer can not necessarily assume that he owns the copyright in that particular program . |
| 26 | Electing to leave him to his own devices , I wave through the windscreen but he is still fumbling through his camera bag and does n't say goodbye . |
| 27 | I think , I 'd like to just take up the point about secrecy because I am involved in talking to couples where the , there is a basic problem of male infertility where th the husband of the couple , or the partner of the couple is unable to father a child because he 's not producing any sperm , or not producing enough sperm and that couple come to us for help and advice |
| 28 | A market maker does not have complete control over his portfolio because he is always required to make a market . |
| 29 | The good news is that he charges in 15-minute slots of £5.86 , so you do n't have to pay for a whole hour if he 's only worked five minutes of it . |
| 30 | … after the War the Army Graves Service were unable to locate his grave and he is therefore commemorated by name on the Thiepval Memorial , France , on which the names of the casualties from the Cameronians appear on Pier 4 , Panel D … |