Example sentences of "he [is] a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Monsieur O'Hara , 'e is a man of his word . |
| 2 | Before him is a plan of a building . |
| 3 | The crime which justifies lynching him is a form of treason , not racial inferiority . |
| 4 | Her greeting to him is a speech of rebuke so savage that at first he stands dumb , then bursts into tears , and finally falls insensible . |
| 5 | In the very long run , the actions of a Colombian warlord may reverberate in your family , but railing against him is a waste of time . |
| 6 | Quite simply , he is a master of the trade ’ . |
| 7 | He is a master of the climb-down , presented defiantly as a statesmanlike change of opinion . |
| 8 | He is a master of cogency of overall planning , deploying cantus firmus technique and the alternation of reduced-voice and full scoring with an effortless artistry that wholly conceals the fact that several compositions stand upon an elaborately mathematical disposition of their successive and component proportions . |
| 9 | He is a writer of rare gifts , and among his gifts is a capacity to wound . |
| 10 | erm he does seem to me to be me the best — I mean all this common opinion is true — he is a writer of indefinite richness and it is amazing , but the case . |
| 11 | He is a writer of indefinite richness and it , it is amazing but the case . |
| 12 | He is a member of the South East Council for Sport and Recreation and vice-chairman of the Federation of Sport and Recreation , South East Region . |
| 13 | He is a member of the Council 's Executive Committee and Finance and Grant Aid Sub-Committee and his interests include walking , golf , recreation in general and financial administration . |
| 14 | The disadvantage is that the individual councillor , if he is a member of such a group , may be required to sub-ordinate what he considers to be in the best interests of his electors to what his group so consider . |
| 15 | He is a member of a number of organisations , including the Green Democrats , Friends of the Earth , Charter 88 and Alton Chamber of Commerce . |
| 16 | In such cases the nominated auditor still has to make professional enquiry of the existing auditor even if he is not qualified to audit , and whether or not he is a member of the Institute . |
| 17 | He is a member of the cabinet and of the ruling political party in Parliament . |
| 18 | We think he is a member of our linguistic community . |
| 19 | If it does , there is no way in which the outsider can directly benefit ; indeed , the insider may indirectly benefit , depending on whether or not he is a member of the company . |
| 20 | The locals are thinly spread but Pembrokeshire Sea Canoeists , a group of about a dozen of around his own age of 31 , meet up for paddles and he is a member of the board lifesaving club at Whitesands . |
| 21 | The bearer of the warrant from time to time is unquestionably a shareholder but to what extent , if at all , he is a member of the company depends on a provision to that effect in the articles . |
| 22 | He is a member of CPRW and Friends of the Earth , and , by profession , a social worker . |
| 23 | He is a member of the Board of the New York Stock Exchange and a director of the Washington Post , Shuttleway and other companies . |
| 24 | Secondly , he is a member of the Irish Bank Officials ' Association and at the Special Delegate Conference , in the Mansion House , Dublin on 13th March , a Resolution was passed calling on all members to support Frank Holden in his quest for justice . |
| 25 | He is a member of Nenagh Golf Club . |
| 26 | He is a member of the Select Committee on Health and played an enormously valuable part in our proceedings . |
| 27 | Instead of having to stand on his head , he is runing hard and pushing his shoulder to the wheel because , of course , he is a member of the No Turning Back group . |
| 28 | I have been researching into his background , and apparently he is a member of an organization known as the British Mission for Islamic Purity . |
| 29 | He is a member of the new SCOTVEC Board , and has been appointed Chairman of the new Qualifications and Marketing Committee , and is presently a member of the Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum . |
| 30 | He is a Member of the Baltic Exchange and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers . |