Example sentences of "be [conj] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | The signs are that he is prepared to sign up for the emerging versions of both political and monetary union . |
| 2 | The odds are that he is no longer alive , but I have a silk thread hanging in there with God that he is still alive . |
| 3 | Last year , Bolger lost his record of races won in a calendar year to his perennial rival Dermot Weld , but the signs are that he will regain the record this season . |
| 4 | McClellan feels that the advantages to the librarian of this arrangement are that he is able to exercise constantly all his professional skills and avoid being bogged down by a heavy burden of administrative routine . |
| 5 | The advantages to the reader are that he ‘ turns for help to the professional staff ; he learns to appreciate that his needs are not restricted by the limitations of the bookstock of one library . |
| 6 | First impressions are that he offered them a recipe of component parts from many different guitars and the result is a sort of nouvelle cuisine which leaves this weary plucker scratching his head . |
| 7 | When we talk of a ‘ mindless occupation ’ , for instance , I take it to describe a situation in which activity is possible without having to think and feel about the meaning of the relatedness between the person and whatever the objects are that he manipulates . |
| 8 | So unless your customer is particularly devious , and is good at it , the chances are that he can be found quite quickly and for a reasonable fee . |
| 9 | Dr Jim Howe , Tony 's doctor , said : ‘ His parents said how peaceful their son has looked over his last few days and how relieved they are that he is finally at rest . ’ |
| 10 | If the refusal of a transfer effectively stops an individual 's career-route to the top , the chances are that he or she will look for another job . |
| 11 | The signs are that he is right . |
| 12 | The chances are that he will see his inconsistency and revise his moral views , either exonerating Smith or condemning himself . |
| 13 | Once a person has become unemployed for any length of time , the chances are that he or she will continue to be unemployed . |
| 14 | One might , for instance , use the maxim to infer that because Eeyore 's sigh is a non-linguistic action , it 's a better sign that he 's out of thistles than Rabbit 's words are that he has some honey . |
| 15 | It is not possible to reconstruct a detailed history of Ine 's reign but the indications are that he ruled with firmness . |
| 16 | The indications are that he only began to reign in 738 , for an eclipse of the sun , followed by a lunar eclipse , which occurred in January 753 , is described in the eighth-century Northumbrian annals as happening in his fifteenth year , whereas Eadberht 's fifteenth year if he succeeded in 737 would have been 751–2 . |
| 17 | In 768 Alhred married Osgifu , daughter of King Oswulf ( 758–9 ) , presumably an attempt to strengthen the dynastic aspirations of both families by a judicious alliance , and the indications are that he made an effort to behave in a way appropriate to his new position . |
| 18 | Perhaps the greatest restrictions are that he or she can act only on the request of an MP and the only weapon available is to publicize the misdeeds . |
| 19 | ‘ I have n't had the pathologist 's report but the indications are that he was strangled after being stunned by a blow to the head . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , the signs are that he died as a result of poisoning but this has to be confirmed . ’ |
| 21 | Early estimates are that he will be out of action for five months . |
| 22 | Although it is not clear whether the Falange leader was notified at the same time , the indications are that he was aware of Franco 's decision , for he called an extraordinary session of the party 's National Council , in order to elect a permanent party leader . |
| 23 | You perhaps do not realize how long and desperately people have fought to keep Winston Spencer Churchill in the wilderness , and how furiously angry many of them are that he is back where he belongs . |
| 24 | The most important factors to consider when you employ a food service designer are that he is a professional , has integrity of purpose , is working for the client all the time , and has the client 's immediate financial interest at heart , plus the continued operational interest in the facility when it is opened . |
| 25 | The seven points relevant to the Godhead are that he is true ; that he is everlasting truth — " stedefast & sothefast " ; that Jesus is God 's Son and equal with his Father ; that the Holy Ghost came from both of them and is equal with them so that in God there are three aspects or powers ; that this Trinity is the source of all creativity : that all believers share in the sacraments and are the Church within which lies salvation ; that at judgement day all will rise up , body and soul together , and go either to hell or heaven depending on whether they have done evil or good . |
| 26 | Our first impressions of Piggy are that he is anxious to please and is a ‘ wet-blankety ’ adult , Ralph on the other hand is an attractive popular person whom Piggy idolises . |
| 27 | All the indications are that he 's been , that he does not wish to be involved with any disputes . |
| 28 | Gaily 's quiet defence had always been that he liked a certain monotony . |
| 29 | My own assessment before we had the check would have been that he worked within C.N.D. because he was a committed C.N.D. member rather than working in C.N.D. in order to further the interests of the Communist Party . |
| 30 | The only difference then would have been that he would have had to sign , and then we would have had to wait two more weeks ; and I 'll tell you , it 's interesting , with the bill the way it 's written , to put that on the Carrington case would have meant his being alive and suffering two more weeks and honestly , I would have had to do something like that in two weeks , probably because we 'd have to work hard on him . |