Example sentences of "he [is] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | • The identity of the Second Channel has been given as Ali Hashemi Bahranani , Rafsanjani 's nephew , He is kept as the Second Channel here , for simplicity 's sake . |
| 2 | This is clear from a passage in Dixon J. 's judgment where he is dealing with the second class of case : ‘ But , where the substantial or only ground for impeaching the instrument is misunderstanding or want of understanding of its contents or effect , the amount of reliance placed by the creditor upon the husband for the purpose of informing his wife of what she was about must be of great importance . ’ |
| 3 | Only Shotover , a Shavian figure seeking a ‘ mind ray ’ that will destroy his enemies , tries to unite wisdom and power ; and even he is revealed at the last as a rum-soaked old poseur . |
| 4 | Some twenty minutes later , at about a quarter to five , he is seen on the third floor of the Polytechnique , in one of the corridors lined with student lockers , pressed against the wall and holding a long object in the green garbage bag , with a smaller white plastic bag by his side . |
| 5 | He will start in Seoul , where he is to officiate at the 44th International Eucharistic Congress . |
| 6 | He is playing in the Second Division at the moment , but my priority is to get him to come to the club . ’ |
| 7 | Here the use of the definite article with ‘ driver ’ seems quite appropriate , even though he is mentioned for the first time . |
| 8 | This is a test case for him and he 's fallen at the first hurdle . |
| 9 | But then he realised he 'd lost the manuscript for a biography he 's writing on the nineteenth century painter James Whistler . |
| 10 | ‘ I know what you 're thinking , but he 's changed in the last year or so . |
| 11 | She thought , perhaps he 's waiting till the next time we go , perhaps he 's biding his time … |
| 12 | Damien Devine from Cirencester in Gloucestershire , heads a training programme for firemen in Saudi Arabia , where he 's worked for the last 18 months . |