Example sentences of "[conj] he [is] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Major must hope that his new chancellor does well enough to rescue the economy but gets so battered in the process that he is judged unfit to be prime minister . |
| 2 | Jones is probably the best choice … ok so he s had disciplinary problems recently — this is no time to start making petty examples of players . |
| 3 | The manager is responsible for the actual results achieved , and he is held accountable because information about his achievements will be fed back to his superiors , and they can then call him to account to explain his performance . |
| 4 | ‘ He 's an intelligent boy , very sensitive and he 's seen other players leave Forest and things not go well for them . |
| 5 | And if it goes the other way , and he 's called guilty of murder , then , worse , he 'll hang . ’ |
| 6 | Local Government minister Michael Portillo is n't expected to comment on Gloucestershire 's problems until he 's heard similar demands for help from twenty five other councils . |
| 7 | In one case in 1944 , Scott LJ stated that the ‘ British principle of personal freedom , that every man should be presumed innocent until he is proved guilty , applies also to the police function of arrest — in a very modified degree , it is true , but at least to the extent of requiring them to be observant , receptive and open-minded and to notice any relevant circumstance which points either way , either to innocence or to guilt ’ . |
| 8 | Where 's your father if he 's seen real kangaroos ? |
| 9 | If he is found guilty , but was clearly not acting for the company , it would escape liability . |
| 10 | If he is found guilty , he faces up to 12 years in jail and a $1 million fine . |
| 11 | He contended that , as the plaintiffs ' claim against the third defendant is based exclusively on conspiracy and fraud , the third defendant will only be held liable to the plaintiffs if he is found guilty of serious dishonesty . |
| 12 | Nor will he necessarily be able to prevent his share of the equity from being diluted even if he is offered pre-emptive rights ; he may not be able to afford to buy more shares but can not prevent the new issue being made unless he has voting control . |
| 13 | To make progress each member is allowed to speak only once on any motion that is before the meeting unless he is given special permission by the Chairman . |
| 14 | League official David Howes confirmed that a sample had proved positive but , in line with normal procedure , neither the name of the player nor his club will be released unless he is found guilty of taking a prohibited substance , writes John Whalley . |
| 15 | Stephen Dent 's family have applied for an extension to Roman Rudyayev 's visa because he 's achieved remarkable results with their son . |
| 16 | MARK PLAATJES , the London Marathon favourite , who can not compete in Barcelona this summer because he is considered stateless , says he intends to make Sunday 's race his Olympics , writes Ken Mays . |
| 17 | And Booth did enough to suggest it will only be a matter of time before he is crowned national champion . |
| 18 | A child will not have been in school many days before he is made aware of individual differences among his classmates . |
| 19 | " There 's the stuff he 's used to line his chambers with — or rather the stuff he 's thrown out when he 's put fresh bedding in — very clean creatures , badgers , and a very nice resident for your woods . |
| 20 | When he believes that Tom is not guilty of the rape of which he has been accused , we know that Tom is innocent so when he is found guilty of raping Mayella Ewell , it is quite clear that the decision had been heavily prejudiced . |