Example sentences of "he be a [noun] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 'd be no problem with immigration , particularly since there 's little likelihood of him being a drain on the State . ’ |
| 2 | He is a scab on the play , a scab speaking prose . |
| 3 | Despite his airforce fatigues ( he has a pilot 's licence ) and handlebar moustache ( he is a cult on the military base circuit ) his feet never leave the ground : but close your eyes and you 'd never know it . |
| 4 | Jack is no longer a schoolboy , he is a native on the island . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's a bit on the small side but very agile and loves fast ground , so we shall have to think seriously about the National , ’ said McConnochie , who at this stage also intends to run Golden Friend , who runs at Haydock on Wednesday . |
| 6 | ‘ He 's a bit on the defensive , John . ’ |
| 7 | The responsibility can weigh heavily , ‘ He 's a hairbrain on the roads , ’ says Tracey . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll have a word with Jimmy Myers , he 's a skipper on the Sharpness barges . |
| 9 | He 's an expert on the buildings history and if the building is bought up and say , converted to offices , would like one or 2 rooms put by so he can set up a museum of psychiatry . |
| 10 | Thirdly , and unexpectedly , he was a champion on the croquet pitch . |
| 11 | Gary Wilmot could possibly do it as , like me , he was a contestant on the show and would therefore understand the awesome fear the contestants have to cope with . |
| 12 | Given Duchamp 's long residence in America , and his contacts with and influence on American art , I can see why he might be included , although most of the time he was a presence on the scene here he was n't working publicly . |
| 13 | And off he galloped , with her watching until he was a speck on the horizon . |
| 14 | He was a specialist on the Netherlands and studied the affairs of France and Spain . |
| 15 | He was a guest on the first Wogan show I appeared on . |
| 16 | He was a guest on the morning line at Newmarket and there it is that magnificent trophy which is valued at five thousand pounds . |
| 17 | He was a butty on the coal face . |
| 18 | I asked him what it might have been ; after all , if he was an expert on the local birds then he ought to know . |
| 19 | Kingsley adjusted his dogcollar meaningfully and replied that he was an expert on the English language who could speak authoritatively not only on the matter of ‘ bollocks ’ but also on ‘ shit ’ or ‘ fuck ’ if required . |
| 20 | He was an authority on the birds of Somaliland and seeing I was interested he showed me his collection . |