Example sentences of "he is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even on a bad day he is worth watching , for a few seconds of his lightning , elegant attacks eclipses an evening of mauling aggression . |
| 2 | George , who was eight years old when Coleridge was born , became almost a second father to him in the difficult years ahead , and was , Coleridge wrote , ‘ every way nearer to Perfection than any man I ever yet knew — indeed , he is worth the whole family in a Lump . ’ |
| 3 | Current Cheltenham second favourite Mighty Mogul is likely to head the market here but , in a race that could be slowly run in the absence of an obvious front-runner , he is worth opposing . |
| 4 | Make no mistake , Wright 's short fuse is a serious business and if Graham is to lose a top player through suspension , on top of all the headlines on his ill-discipline , the Arsenal manager may soon wonder if he is worth the trouble . |
| 5 | But he denies claims he is worth £2.4 million . |
| 6 | But his jumping has been far from foot perfect on two recent outings over fences , and I believe he is worth opposing . |
| 7 | ‘ He is worth a hundred workaday mortals . |
| 8 | At 43 , he is worth an estimated £110 million . |
| 9 | Once again he is worth quoting in full ; the italics are Boswell 's : Johnson 's next disquisition arose from a subject brought back by Boswell after a short excursion . |
| 10 | Swindon say as a player he is worth a million pounds , and they should be compensated accordingly . |
| 11 | Gibson reckons he is worth £400,000 . |
| 12 | Jon Gittens was the main victim of Rosenthal 's latest attempt to convince Souness he is worth a place in Liverpool 's starting line-up . |
| 13 | But punters are unlikely to get much value for the grey in this competitive 25runner handicap and , as Daru had to be ridden out for his last two victories , he is worth opposing . |
| 14 | worthy , he is worth it , worthy , number thirty three , moisture early morning moisture on the grass is known as |
| 15 | Once he is in the grip of a real temper tantrum , it is useless to try punishing him , since he is beyond all reason , unable to understand what he is doing or what you are saying . |
| 16 | He is beyond believing the truth , especially when the truth itself is not black and white . |
| 17 | He is beyond reason , Diniz . |
| 18 | If all that was put on of design , to disguise guilt , then he is beyond his years bold , sharp-witted and devious . |
| 19 | He is of Hindu stock , grew up amid the elaborate racial estrangements of Trinidad , and now lives in England . |
| 20 | But , while he is of Le Patron Mange Ici school ( which always used to be the sign of a good restaurant ) , I ca n't see that it would have been particularly good for business here . |
| 21 | He is of the opinion that Mr Prescott has probably given wide broadcast of these questions . ’ |
| 22 | He is of a much better class than myself . |
| 23 | Fillis 's training methods were cruel , and fortunately were quickly forgotten after his death , but he is of interest because he tried to demonstrate ( although unsuccessfully ) how horses think . |
| 24 | He is of slim to medium build and was wearing a dark ski mask . |
| 25 | Entre la vie et la mort ( 1968 ) depicts the drama of a writer 's struggle with language and the processes of creation , aware as he is of the potentially enslaving power of words . |
| 26 | ‘ He is of course in title the under-butler , as you say . |
| 27 | Although much of his historical writing depended on oral testimony , he is of all ancient historians the one who most frequently cites the authors and documents that he has consulted . |
| 28 | There are , therefore , two key features : first , that the patient is of an age the law regards as proper , and second , that he is of sound mind . |
| 29 | King of the Road , he is of this stretch . |
| 30 | His Mother tells me that he is of a mechanical turn , and I know that he has made some progress in mathematics . |