Example sentences of "he is [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now the special envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees , Jose-Maria Mendiluce , says he is revolted to hear those words from Mr Boban . |
| 2 | Coming from Russia , where freedom of the press has been not so much unknown as uncomprehended since long before the Revolution , he is shocked to discover that a free press disseminated all kinds of false , partial and invented information and that journalists contradict themselves from one day to the next without shame and without apology . |
| 3 | • Renault chief Raymond Levy says he is hesitant to conclude the present Renault-Mitsubishi-Volvo talks before the post-1992 level of Japanese imports to Europe is decided . |
| 4 | She said : ‘ You are dealing with a neurotic , it goes without saying that he is all screwed up . |
| 5 | He is delighted to see Crilly , and extends a hearty handshake to myself . |
| 6 | He is delighted to have run into form at just the right moment , leaving him in his most confident frame of mind since the days leading up to his triumphant 1990 Open at St Andrews . |
| 7 | As a close friend of the ANC president , Oliver Tambo — with Mr Mandela the three were seen as the organisation 's ruling ‘ troika ’ — he is certain to become a leading force in South African politics . |
| 8 | He is certain to benefit from being with players such as Paul and David Hulme and Kurt Soren-sen . |
| 9 | He is correct to highlight his flair for adding new insights on the theme of relationships . |
| 10 | Whilst Roadburg may underestimate the size of the middle-class and female components of the British soccer crowd , he is correct to emphasise that the terraces are chiefly made up of working-class males and that , of this group , it is the youth segment which most often engages in violence . |
| 11 | Once seen and known , he is vulnerable to attack , and the forces of legitimacy under Richmond duly muster against him . |
| 12 | Born in 645 or , less probably , in 646 , he is first heard of in 655 , at the time of the battle of the Winwaed between the Mercians and the Northumbrians , when he was a hostage with Queen Cynewise of Mercia . |
| 13 | When he is first led into her presence she is veiled ‘ but with her draperies so arranged that they emphasised rather than concealed the wonderful elegance of her tall form ’ and ‘ two plaits of glossy , raven hair ’ , each ending in a ‘ single large pearl ’ , appear beneath her veil . |
| 14 | Probably attracted to England in the aftermath of the death of Hans Holbein [ q.v. ] in 1543 , he is first recorded in London in 1549 . |
| 15 | He is first recorded in Russia in 1640 , and in 1651 he was a signatory for a loan from Tsar Alexis to Charles II of 20,000 roubles ( £10,000 ) , paid in furs and grain . |
| 16 | He is first recorded in 1770 beginning a seven-year engraving apprenticeship under William Palmer of London . |
| 17 | He is first recorded in Leicester in 1382 , but was apparently not a native of the town ; he was called a priest , but doubts about his ordination were later expressed . |
| 18 | He is first recorded in April 1663 , engaged on the brickwork of Sir Ralph Bankes 's house at Kingston Lacy , Dorset , designed by Sir Roger Pratt [ q.v . ] . |
| 19 | He is first found as a canon of Lincoln in 1265 ; he died 4 November , perhaps in 1278 . |
| 20 | He is first described as ‘ The dwarf with hands on backwards ’ . |
| 21 | Norman , whose scintillating final round wiped out a five-shot deficit , added : ‘ He is great to play with because he goes about his business in his own way . |
| 22 | He is sure to outspeed his rivals in the St Modwen Novices ' Hurdle ( 12.30 ) on ideal ground and over a trip that is certain to suit . |
| 23 | Carry the demonstration through with a straight face , too , and remonstrate with your volunteer if he laughs , which he is sure to do . |
| 24 | He is sure to take some beating with more enterprising tactics and can hand out a lesson in the New University Maiden . |
| 25 | A colt by Shirley Heights , he is sure to go on to better things following a narrow debut victory over Shepton Mallet at Newmarket in July . |
| 26 | A colt by Shirley Heights , he is sure to go on to better things following a narrow debut victory over Shepton Mallet at Newmarket in July . |
| 27 | But I would not rule out the others quite so easily as Ducati , he is sure to give Phillip McCallen , Terry Rymer , Joey and Robert Dunlop and Nick Jeffries plenty to worry about , not to mention Mitchell . |
| 28 | I agree that we must not tell him , but he is sure to find out , you know . |
| 29 | But if he comes to the top of the ridge , he is sure to come down here , because he w ill see the green leaves . |
| 30 | 1.25:WONDER MAN 'S hurdling form is in a different league to that of his three rivals and , providing he jumps round , he is sure to win . |