Example sentences of "[pron] be typical of him " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 13 October , the Leader of the Opposition described it in three different ways — which is typical of him . |
| 2 | " You bad little fucker , " Ashton had said , which was typical of him , Steven had told him he was a foul-mouthed ignoramus , and stuffed his various papers and forms quickly into his trouser pockets and walked off , " Here ! " |
| 3 | It 's typical of him to forget to tell me he 's entertaining . |
| 4 | It is typical of him to assert , as Judaism does roundly , that all work is honourable ; and deny that the reliance on special work and destiny ( ‘ God 's work ’ ) elevates a man per se . |
| 5 | It was typical of him that after serving as an assistant White House physician during the eight years of the Eisenhower Administration , he became restless after eight months with the more liberal Kennedy Administration and left the White House for service as a deputy surgeon with the Pacific Air Forces , becoming command surgeon of the 7th Air Force in South Vietnam . |
| 6 | It was typical of him to see politics in ethical terms . |
| 7 | It was typical of him to choose this pub . |
| 8 | It was typical of him that , immediately following the accident , his concern was not for his own injuries but for his horse Mr Brooks . |
| 9 | It was typical of him that he ‘ allowed everybody to ride it ’ . |
| 10 | It was typical of him to find a place for Basil D'Oliveira in English cricket after the South African had written to him in desperation that his talent would ever find outlet . |
| 11 | It was typical of him . |