Example sentences of "he is be [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Charles Kingsley writes in his description of the sewer of ‘ the slow sullen rows of oily ripple … sending up … hot breaths of miasma ’ , he is being quite specific ; but in Dickens 's Little Dorrit the word is virtually symbolic of confusion , as the pervasive fog is in Bleak House . |
| 2 | He wants so desperately to be vital , but he is being terribly dishonest with himself . |
| 3 | A DoT spokesman said : ‘ These trips of his may sound like jolly larks , but he is being very irresponsible . |
| 4 | ‘ He is being too hasty . |
| 5 | ‘ He is being too hasty . |
| 6 | ‘ There has clearly been change in South Africa let's take advantage of it and get more work for the town 's companies and more jobs , ’ he added Coun. John Williams , the Labour group leader , said Coun. Richmond 's invitation was premature : ‘ He is being too hasty . |