Example sentences of "a [noun] [conj] he [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | has to come up to the house to talk to him and erm like he sort of opens the door and just shuts it in his face cos he finds out the other bloke 's a prince and he 's just standing there in the rain . |
| 2 | He goes on a bit but he 's basically very good-hearted and kind . |
| 3 | They also say Noorda wo n't name a successor until he 's carried out of the building on a stretcher . |
| 4 | ‘ On Jimmy Tregaskis 's truck — he 's a nurseryman and he 's one of the committee who — ’ |
| 5 | Rival skippers have always agreed that Ian , who plays for Veryan , near Truro , Cornwall , could bat with a runner because he is only able to walk . |
| 6 | ‘ He wo n't make a decision until he 's seen her , though he 's having the surgical team paged and prepped . |
| 7 | For example , the child who has been taught and has learned to make his babysitter laugh whenever he plays with her can not also hit her over the head with a toy when he is playing with her . |
| 8 | ‘ He lives in a field as he is allergic to everything like straw and paper in the stables , ’ explained owner-trainer John Upson . |
| 9 | Gavin Peacock , their leading scorer , is another highly saleable asset without a contract and he is less keen to commit himself to the club . |
| 10 | ‘ He 's a rector , not a vicar and he is currently incumbent in — ’ I heard paper rustle as if he was turning pages ' — the parish of West Elsworth near Cambridge . |
| 11 | If he has not been appointed to act , he should deliver a certificate that he is a fit and proper person to act as guardian ad litem and has no interest adverse to the defendant . |
| 12 | Maybe even a condom that he 's blowing up ? |
| 13 | Mr , it is not necessary for a passing motorist to be able to appreciate the qualities of a settlement that he is passing . |
| 14 | It is more than a coincidence that he is an excellent speech speechreader , a stimulating , well-informed person , recognized by his colleagues as a man of integrity whose opinions are respected . |
| 15 | I 'm playing a guitar and he 's acting like Liberace , acting like he 's in front of a 50-piece orchestra with a silver dress on . |
| 16 | really bad cold , but he 's still got a cough and he 's not getting rid of it . |
| 17 | He always gets a crease when he 's chewing , his eyebrows when he 's concentrating . |
| 18 | He says it could fill a warehouse but he 's not going to . |
| 19 | You could suggest that you both pop around on a week-day evening , or you could take Mum-in-law shopping on a Saturday while he 's at the match . |
| 20 | In general , it is best to geld a colt before he is one-year old . |
| 21 | Hoffman is as unlikely a killer as he is husband to the very ripe Susan George . |
| 22 | The tremendous form of new skipper Steve Regeling has given Knott a boost and he is confident Dave Cheshire has got over his mechanical problems . |
| 23 | It would be a loss because he is a very good cricketer . ’ |
| 24 | Fable 45 in R. Dodsley 's Select Fables of Esop and Other Fabulists ( 1798 ) describes a man buying a parrot because he is so impressed by the bird 's saying ‘ I think the more ’ when asked why it is not chattering like the other parrots in the shop . |
| 25 | They say he could have a future when he 's finished his studies . " |
| 26 | They just grabbed this bloke who 's standing outside the music area , thinking he might be a musician and he is n't , but it does n't matter . |
| 27 | Christopher Currie , 24 , of Rievaulx Road , Billingham , was further remanded in custody by Teesside magistrates yesterday until March 9 charged with assault , having a shotgun when he is prohibited for life , possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life , making threats to kill and criminal damage . |
| 28 | For example , Keith could be referred to a psychologist because he is … ‘ hyperactive and aggressive ’ or Andrew 's ‘ wistfulness ’ might be interpreted by someone else as indicative of a psychiatric problem . |
| 29 | Well I think Mick 's quite a prick because he 's so thick ai n't he really ? |
| 30 | Cases of the latter type , where the adjective is used only to aid identification and does not actually apply to the entity of the phrase , closely resemble the great bulk of noun + noun phrases in their structural value , examples such as : ( 11 ) army manoeuvres the piano factory a sea monster an angle bracket However , even among noun + noun phrases , certain specimens occur which are clearly analogous to the former type ; as in : ( 12 ) a doctor journalist ( or doctor-journalist ) Chancellor Kohl a bed-settee These would permit an affirmative answer to our diagnostic test , although normally it is necessary to allow a little leeway in the shape of an added determiner to allow for this requirement of English : ( 13 ) Maurice is a journalist and he is also a doctor 2.3 It would be useful to have names for the two types of adjectival use , and there are fortunately two terms available which fall in the right semantic area and which have not been pre-empted for any other widely accepted technical linguistic purpose . |