Example sentences of "he [be] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as we saw a few weeks ago Zaccheus was , er , between him being up the tree and hitting the ground , that man was converted . |
| 2 | You have the sense to realise that taking out your anger on him is not the answer and will threaten your relationship . |
| 3 | Foucault is critical of such a theory not just because it is based on a science/non-science distinction which for him is simply the product of a particular discursive formation which claims access to the real , rather than involving any epistemological questions of truth or objectivity , but also because it produces the notion of ideology as a secondary mediation ( as in Althusser 's interpellation ) in an inside/outside structure between the determinants of power and the individual subject . |
| 4 | He is an accomplice , in the sense that everyone who joins another in decoding a linguistic sign co-operates with them in the establishment of its meaning ; but we can see that the sign Iago offers him is just the opposite of what Othello wants to believe , or has believed till now . |
| 5 | That for him was not the problem , however . |
| 6 | Perhaps the most interesting thing about him was not the conclusion he reached , but the way he reached it . |
| 7 | What concerned him was not the brutality but the fact that it had taken place while the Corporals were drunk . |
| 8 | " Count Munichhausen " who " supplied " him was probably the Premierminister des Kurfurstentums Hannover , Adolph Freiherr von Munchhausen ( 1698–1770 ) ( not the " Lugendbaron " Hieronymus Freiherr von Munchhausen notorious for the mendacity of his tales of his military exploits ! ) . |
| 9 | Maybe he should go back , but inside him was still the lump of anger against them . |
| 10 | Her feeling for him was now the breath and life of Tess 's being . |
| 11 | He could not do it if he were not the landlord , although in general you can not , in the late twentieth century , expect high-minded landlords to do your planning for you . |
| 12 | He is not the type to go to the pub and just pick someone up . |
| 13 | The humble people bring up the hero as their own child , eventually the hero realizes through a dream , through a prophecy , a visitation or something that he is not the child of his humble parents , but the find out who his real parents were , and then returns and arduous struggles and eventually gains his rightful place . |
| 14 | He is not the despot portrayed in the West . |
| 15 | ‘ He is not the King of Scotland , Bess , ’ she said . |
| 16 | He is the man you love — but he is not the King ! ’ |
| 17 | He is not the kind of bloke who wishes to know his coloured brethren . ’ |
| 18 | The statement says that where a member 's opinion is sought on the application of accounting standards or principles to specific circumstances or transactions of an entity of which he is not the auditor , he should ensure that he has access to all relevant information , he should contact the auditor to provide an opportunity for the latter to bring to his attention any relevant facts and , given his client 's permission , he should provide a copy of his opinion to the auditor . |
| 19 | While Hoving 's career at the Met could make for a juicy and fascinating story , Making the Mummies Dance proves that he is not the man to tell it . |
| 20 | When Christopher Steffen , reportedly a slash and burn merchant when it comes to cutting costs and staff , quit Eastman Kodak Co on Wednesday after just seven weeks in the job of chief financial officer of Eastman Kodak Co , saying that the team was agreed on the objectives , but had irreconcilable differences on how to get from here to there , IBM Corp shares jumped for joy in anticipation that he was about to be named finance chief — but the joy subsided and so did the share price , off 87.5 cents at $49 when nothing happened yesterday ; word out of IBM is that there is an appointment already to be announced , but unless the fact that Steffen is now at a loose end causes a last-minute re-think , he is not the man that IBM has in mind . |
| 21 | And he is not the man to go with it for the peace and the quiet bliss . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ He is not the man to punish and run , ’ Thorfinn said . |
| 23 | Note that a judge or district judge may sue or be sued in accordance with the rules set out below , but if the court in which the action would be commenced is a court of which he is judge or district judge , then the action may be commenced in the nearest court or most convenient one of which he is not the judge or district judge ( Ord 4 , r 7 ) . |
| 24 | Because Boo is locked away , it makes his character very mysterious and at first it 's hard to know if the rumours spread around about Boo only coming out at night to hunt for his dinner , eating squirrels and peering in through people 's windows are true , but gradually as we read more into the book , we are given clues to suggest that he is not the monster , people make him out to be . |
| 25 | Joseph , who is certain he is not the father of the child , decides to ‘ divorce ’ Mary quietly to avoid public scandal . |
| 26 | He is not the sort of child usually considered open to the notion of writing , reading , or listening to poetry . ) |
| 27 | He is not the sort of man you wait to see what he will do to you . |
| 28 | He is not the sort of person who sits on the sidelines giving instructions . |
| 29 | Soon we learn he is not the son of the promise , nor is Hagar to be the mother of that child . |
| 30 | He is n't the type to be tied down , even by the flimsiest of bonds . |