Example sentences of "[subord] he [vb -s] it [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Norman Nicholson 's Lake District anthology , he is sensibly clear-headed about including his own work where he thinks it is useful . |
| 2 | He is like a frightened rabbit staring into the headlights of the Tory juggernaut — he does n't know what to do about it , so he claims it 's unstoppable . |
| 3 | ‘ Here , Charlotte , give this boy some meat that the dog left — if he thinks it 's good enough for him . ’ |
| 4 | Well actually I feel a lot happier if you say that , because can I actually one of the first questions you asked , which I never got a chance to answer , though Terry did , was which what sort of criteria one would use to say that a Prime Minister 's good and erm I was sort of thinking of that as Terry was answering and I think the thing I came up with is you want somebody who represents , or is sensitive to at least , a very wide swathe of views across the population , but also someone who 's intelligent and caring enough to take into account the minority views , and you want somebody who 's aim is to make most of the people happy most of the time , sort of thing , erm but who 's also prepared to take unpopular steps erm if he believes it 's necessary . |
| 5 | And he says you can because he says it 's important for it to be a living thing that 's got to change with the time . |
| 6 | Especially if , mind you , he might not be able to do anything , it 's like I say you you 've got your hot water and it 's probably a job he can do better in the week , one night as long as he says it 's safe to use and you 're not gon na blow the tank up on yourself ! |