Example sentences of "him [conj] [pron] is [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hesitate to correct the hon. Gentleman 's pronunciation , but in my day I fought the constituency of Islwyn which is now represented by the Leader of the Opposition , and I can tell him that it is pronounced ’ Issloin ’ . |
| 2 | As for the validity of those tests , I remind him that it is important to have effective nuclear warheads , and testing is the only way to establish whether warheads are effective . |
| 3 | I agree with him that it is important and significant to develop the Western European Union and to have a defence force , but if such a force existed now , would it have gone into Yugoslavia to separate the Serbs and the Croats ? |
| 4 | ‘ 2(1) The powers of the Director under this section shall be exercisable , but only for the purposes of an investigation under section 1 above , or , on a request made by the Attorney-General of the Isle of Man , Jersey or Guernsey , under legislation corresponding to that section and having effect in the Island whose Attorney-General makes the request , in any case in which it appears to him that there is good reason to do so for the purpose of investigating the affairs , or any aspect of the affairs , of any person . |
| 5 | ‘ I told him that he is violent , has mistreated her very badly , have been trigger happy and whatever kindness he might have done for her he had cancelled by beatings and threats he had made on her life . |
| 6 | If he is , I am telling him that he is wrong . |
| 7 | But , Kähler insisted , precisely this principle can not be relied upon in the case of Jesus , because of the witness of the Bible and of Christian experience of him that he is unique , perfect and free from sin . |
| 8 | The doctors fear that if they tell him that she is alive and she dies , the psychological trauma will be so enormous that he will give up completely . |
| 9 | It is recognised in planning circles that planning applications for fish and chip shops are contentious and it has been said that whilst ‘ Joe Public wants hot food shops he does not want them near him and he is prepared to fight tooth and nail to stop anyone opening one near his house ’ . |
| 10 | Odd things alarm him and he is inconsistent . |
| 11 | England team manager , Keith Fletcher , said : ‘ I 'm delighted for him and it is noticeable how his confidence has grown in recent weeks . |
| 12 | Mr Donovan 's mere financial gain will probably make little difference to him and it is debatable whether his name ‘ has been cleared once and for all ’ as it did not need clearing in the first place . |
| 13 | For every year at midwinter the sun grows weak and pale , and he sinks down into the marshes to spend the long winter night there , and Mokosh , the old witch , his foster-mother , nurses him until he is strong again , with herbs and spells and incantations . |
| 14 | In the Third Act he realizes that the world is against him but he is intelligent enough to know that he is the victim of his own weaknesses . |
| 15 | And it is not possible for us to know anything at all about him unless he is generous enough to disclose himself Another book in this series has tackled the question of revelation ; suffice it to say at this point that without revelation we can not say anything about the Lord who is Spirit . |
| 16 | ‘ I love him because he is daft , and kind and considerate . |
| 17 | Those who do love Frank ( and they are legion ) love him just because he is humiliated and embarrassed : they love him because he is vulnerable . ’ |
| 18 | If the right person answers , a pre-recorded message asks him whether he is available and gives information on the emergency . |
| 19 | If you kick a child all his schooldays , force him to labour sixteen hours a day seven days a week , yank out his teeth with forceps when they ache , bleed him when he is ill , beat him throughout his apprenticeship , starve him when he falls on bad times , and finally let him die in the workhouse when he ages prematurely , then you have educated a man , in the best way possible , to be indifferent . |