Example sentences of "he is [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The haulier should be aware of this possibility , especially in the context of insurance cover , where the obligation on him is to act in the utmost good faith when disclosing material facts on the proposal form . |
| 2 | The sympathy of all who knew him is extended to his wife Jean . |
| 3 | The paramount value which Semai place on avoidance of conflict or confrontation precludes a direct response , so a strategy of passive resistance is adopted : the person who is being importuned begins , without responding directly , to turn slowly , almost imperceptibly , around , until the one who is importuning him is speaking to his back . |
| 4 | A man who advertised for a woman to live on a desert island with him is looking for another female travelling companion to repeat the trip . |
| 5 | Again , sword and phallus substitute for each other , but in a uniquely revealing way : not only is Vitelli 's violence against Clara 's father erotically identified with the sexual act performed ‘ with ’ her , but the disembowelment of him is aligned with her childbirth . |
| 6 | The husband , loving him , looking after him is regarded by us as a duty . |
| 7 | The Poet 's care for him is manifested in his absence , not to his face ; there can be no suspicion of flattery . |
| 8 | Erm we have actually taken the views of one of the developers on that site and you 'll see erm the letter that we received from him is included within our appendix nine . |
| 9 | At the end , Josey settles down with Eastwood 's then-girlfriend Sondra Locke , whose public split with him is reflected in Unforgiven by the death of Bill Munny 's wife , the influence who led him away from violence . |
| 10 | Most of what is known about him is derived from a Life by Izaak Walton published in 1670 . |
| 11 | Mr Watson said : ‘ It is the intention of Coun Garvey as long as he retains control of his private prosecution to seek that it be directed to the crown court on the basis that the allegation against him is heading towards the crown court and it would be sensible to have the two alleged criminal acts tried arising out of the same incident tried before the same court . ’ |
| 12 | Mr Thomas is a witty writer , and I 'm sure his data-gathering has been impeccable , but somehow I just know the water around him is going to be thick with dorsal fins in February . |
| 13 | The stallion ( left ) is relaxed but vigilant ; the mare next to him is bothered by the foal pushing between them from behind : her ears show the focus of her attention , while her wrinkled nostril betrays irritation . |
| 14 | He is advising on a draft bill for a new law to protect Britain 's archaeological heritage better , but he is the kind of academic to whom the government turns for advice on all kinds of matters , not just his own specialisations : last year , for example , he was responsible for the Report on the National Curriculum in art education in schools . |
| 15 | The speaker feels — and do n't we all ? — that if he had been around then he might have had the good fortune to cut a greater dash in the subject than he is succeeding in doing in present circumstances . |
| 16 | But he must go on to explain the sorts of variations which have this effect on individuals ( or other subjects ) if he is to rely on counterfactual claims about the actions of subjects . |
| 17 | He is noted for possessing a ferocious intellectual curiosity — and when I asked him what he was reading while cruising across the Atlantic on Concorde , he said without flinching , Conversations with Isaiah Berlin . |
| 18 | He is noted in Treasury records from 1671 as a member of a number of official commissions , notably as a commissioner for appeals in excise . |
| 19 | He is served by a lovely cast who lift a gossamer-thin veil to show the misunderstandings and subtle warrings which make up human relations in all their glory . |
| 20 | He is employed as an assistant to the Production Director and is attending a SCOTVEC day release course in Business Studies . |
| 21 | He is employed as a Graduate Trainee in Production Planning . |
| 22 | He is employed by a Sett of Noble Men ( by my recommendation ) to collect seeds and specimens of rare plants ’ . |
| 23 | Where he is employed by the society , that will be indicated below the signature . |
| 24 | A person who has been admitted as a solicitor and whose name is on the roll shall , if he would not otherwise be taken to be acting as a solicitor , be taken for the purposes of this Act to be so acting [ and therefore being required to hold a practising certificate ] if he is employed in connection with the provision of any legal services ( a ) by any person who is qualified to act as a solicitor ; ( b ) by any partnership at least one member of which is so qualified ; or ( c ) by a body recognised by the Council of the Law Society under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 ( incorporated practices ) . |
| 25 | It is true that God is not yet totally banished from his creation , but having made it and all that is in it , rather like a watchmaker constructs a timepiece , he is felt to be no longer necessary to explain the inner workings of the mechanism . |
| 26 | To the Nuer , god appears both as lofty and remote , though omnipotent , while sometimes approachable and near-at-hand : indeed on some occasions he is felt to be too close for comfort and is earnestly beseeched to withdraw his presence and leave his people in peace . |
| 27 | He is charged with ensuring that the Operator providing the signal complies with the rules of coverage , with coordinating committee coverage , and with generally liaising between HOCBUL , the Operator , the broadcasters , the Committee itself and Members and Officers of the House . |
| 28 | He is charged with leading the team and with day to day liaison with the Lexicographer Group . |
| 29 | As Comptroller General he is charged with authorizing the amounts paid out to spending departments by the Paymaster General , in accordance with the votes specified in the Appropriation Act . |
| 30 | He is charged with the murder of all three women , his wife , daughter and mother-in-law sometime between the 14th and 20th of August . |