Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] he is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or I might suspect too much vehemence in his insistence that he loves gibbons , and suggest that he is deceiving himself , that visiting the animals has become a habit without much joy in it . |
| 2 | I disagree with his refusal , although I realise that he is entitled to take that position . |
| 3 | Does not the right hon. Gentleman realise that he is setting an obstacle course for the courts which will make it more difficult for them to pass tough sentences in serious cases ? |
| 4 | He drinks too much , damn fool that he is . ’ |
| 5 | Fool that he is ! |
| 6 | ‘ It is not pleasant for a human being to pass judgment on another and say that he is evil through and through without any redeeming features , but that is the conclusion I am forced to come to about you . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ They say that he is very tall and very thin , but no-one is really sure , ’ I said . |
| 8 | The staff there say that he is hyperactive and aggressive . |
| 9 | The staff there say that he is hyperactive and aggressive . |
| 10 | May we have the courage to respond when we sense that He is speaking to us . |
| 11 | The hon. Gentleman must declare his hand and say whether he is in favour of those disposal powers . |
| 12 | Although I remain strongly opposed to any closer political or economic union with Europe , will my right hon. Friend accept that the leadership that he has shown at the Maastricht conference and his toughness in the negotiations clearly display that he is the only party leader competent to govern this country during the next few years ? |
| 13 | I want to hear the man deny that he is shrewd . |
| 14 | He has a right to come face to face with me , and judge for himself whether he can honourably deliver them , and never fear that he is helping to lure a brave man to his death . ’ |
| 15 | You either trust that he is going to do things fairly or you do n't . ’ |
| 16 | I just mean that he is so different from you … ’ |
| 17 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that while Jean-Marie Le Pen is legally entitled to come to this country , his obnoxious views on racism , immigration and nationality mean that he is simply not welcome in this country ? |
| 18 | How that might change his nature , there 's the question ’ mean that he is determined to become emperor , and if he did , he may well become a tyrant and abuse his power , although he seems very noble at the moment . |
| 19 | Pausanias says he is on the god 's left , and I conclude that he is using the words from the spectator 's point of view , as I believe he does in his account of Polygnotos 's paintings at Delphi . |
| 20 | ‘ Whenever you speak to me of this Harry of yours , your face and , indeed , your voice reveal that he is of special importance to you . |
| 21 | I hope that he is better that day than he was today . |
| 22 | He is ill , and I hope that he is now improving . |
| 23 | Oh yes and er the I pass all the correspondence I have to the County Planning Officer who deals with it with the most enormous efficiency and I hope that he is maintaining liaison with what I call the Rucatse Group which consists of , Neil and Tony and somebody from Crawley who is I think it 's |
| 24 | That 's how serious we are and although Mr er has to give his little laugh but I hope that he is just as much serious er particularly now that the political realities are that we will have a way forward , of not only supporting the delivery and management of community education services in that particular area but a clear focus has now been given , hopefully after this amendment er has been carried to the education authority . |
| 25 | However , the bargain must be made well in advance ; it will only undermine your disciplinary strategy if you wait until he is lying on the floor , kicking and screaming and refusing to go to the shops , and then begin promising ice-cream . |
| 26 | Yeah but I mean it depends what sort of bloke he is , and I mean if he is like that |
| 27 | With the tragedy that is Cyprus today and the role that we have as a guarantor power , will my right hon. Friend confirm that he is prepared to use the framework of the Western European Union to press for an acceptable solution — acceptable to all sides in Cyprus ? |
| 28 | Given the decision to opt out of the social charter in Europe can the Prime Minister confirm that he is planning to fight the next general election on the slogan ’ Vote Tory for the lowest wages , least consultation and worst employment protection in Europe ’ ? |
| 29 | Will the Home Secretary confirm that he is about to launch a £5 million campaign involving the glitzy television commercials that have been his trademark in every office of state that he has held ? |
| 30 | They accept that he is to become a writer and a poet . |