Example sentences of "he [is] sometimes [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a retailer owns one shop , he is sometimes called this . |
| 2 | Father Wrench , however , as he is sometimes called — will never allow more than a proper quantity of either ale , wine or spirits … |
| 3 | Perhaps some component of Pascal 's restless questioning was due to his displacement through recurrent ill-health , but what makes his questionings still worth reading , is that they confront the foundations of our existence and that despite the fact that he is sometimes seen merely as a Catholic apologist . |
| 4 | ( He is sometimes disturbed by the readiness of young women to do this ; perhaps it is a dietary taboo surfacing from his past . ) |
| 5 | He is sometimes referred to as pseudo-Dionysius or pseudo-Denys . |
| 6 | In his role as creator and protector of the Nuer nation , he is sometimes addressed respectfully as ‘ father ’ and as ‘ owner ’ of all things . |
| 7 | His changes lasted until Nero abandoned the Augustan type of portrait and re-adopted divine symbols ; Nero 's new hairstyle has already been discussed ( p. 36 ) , and he is sometimes depicted at Rome and in the provinces wearing the radiate crown , a symbol of divinity , and the aegis , the attribute of Jupiter . |
| 8 | He says that the pain is so great that it brings tears to his eyes , makes him grumpy , and means he 's sometimes confined to his armchair for days on end . |