Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] he is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paul finds himself not only with a new pardon now he is united with Christ : but also with a new power . |
| 2 | If he moves into an enemy then he is engaged in hand-to-hand combat and must fight in the following hand-to-hand combat round ( he counts as charging in the first round as is also the case with magically induced movement ) . |
| 3 | Before embarking on silage , a smallholder would do well to master the principles and work out clearly in his mind how he is going to cut , gather , and cart the crop , where he will locate his tower or clamp , and how the silage will be fed . |
| 4 | Three hundred years later he is remembered as an honourable man , an epithet to be prized above the highest awards attainable . |
| 5 | If a Fanatic moves into an obstacle , wood , building , or into another Fanatic then he is slain . |
| 6 | We are introduced to Pemberton at the point where he is screwing up courage to say something about money , and all that happens in the subsequent two paragraphs is that the boy returns and his effort is frustrated . |
| 7 | This in itself created a double problem because the action of this scene moves from a point where Nicholson is talking normally right through to the point where he is stoned and slurred through smoking marijuana . |
| 8 | This appears to relate the inhibition from asking questions , save for the purpose of clarification , neither to the charging of the suspect nor to the time when he is in custody , but to the moment when he is cautioned . |
| 9 | It should be Bowe 's last defence until November when he is expected to fight Evander Holyfield in a rematch . |
| 10 | He does however ride a bike and is already able to throw and kick balls where he is aiming them . |
| 11 | In spite of all this , we do not think that anyone who has chosen to work in a job where he is paid weekly should have monthly payment imposed on him against his will . |
| 12 | He finds an icon for his teaching in the Old Testament account ( Exodus 19 ) of Moses ' ascent of Sinai where he is separated from the people and priests by a cloud in the darkness of which he encounters God . |
| 13 | Poitier plays a homicide cop from a big city who inadvertently finds himself caught up in a murder investigation in the town where he is staying . |
| 14 | Experts remain divided on the question of Dr Proctor 's state of mind during the period when he is confirmed to have been responsible for seven hundred and fifty-three homicides , but the Supreme Court has ruled him insane and irresponsible . |
| 15 | His jewel being Gleneagles where he is commemorated by a hole called ‘ Braid 's Brawest ’ . |
| 16 | Er Madam Speaker , I I agree with er the honourable gentleman that it 's extremely important that the various agencies do play a part in working together to ensure effective action with minimum bureaucracy and I know that the honourable gentleman has been anxious to ensure that that happens in his own constituency and his own area where he is dealing with the problems of high unemployment er and the fall out from the closures of pits in his area and if the honourable gentleman has any specific er er measures which he would like us to look at then I 'd be very happy to consider those . |
| 17 | Mr Kirwan was treated at Redcar where he is understood to have suffered a minor chest injury . |
| 18 | He will invest it while he is in jail , and use it in socially beneficial ways when he is released , while they will spend it on imported luxuries . |
| 19 | Davis came to Brentwood a 16-12 loser to Hendry in the UK final and is going through a patch where he is making more unforced errors than usual . |
| 20 | Davis came to Brentwood a 16-12 loser to Hendry in the UK final and is going through a patch where he is making more unforced errors than usual . |
| 21 | That , and the need to earn a living , are the reasons behind his desire to stay in the US where he is seeking a green card as a full-time athlete having graduated from Stanford University last year . |
| 22 | And Christie 's slice of the action might reach as high as £70,000 , with Lewis — idolised in Japan where he is given almost god-like status — pocketing £100,000 . |
| 23 | But even during those few seconds when he is changing he is on one horse or the other . |
| 24 | He runs away to the city where he is taken in by The Old Lady . |
| 25 | The individual must be able to convince himself that the next step is up to him and , no matter where he is staying or going , he always has the choice of leaving or turning in the opposite direction if he chooses to do so . |
| 26 | Even if there is no impairment in an individual 's ability to become aware of a hazard to safety , there may be some reason why he is prevented from taking the necessary avoiding action . |
| 27 | There is no doubt about it — he knows perfectly well the reason why he is introducing this guillotine motion . |
| 28 | How can he , in logic or in practice , sustain a position whereby he is asking the Soviet Union , as was , to dismantle its nuclear deterrents while he is embarking on a system in which each missile provides the equivalent of 80 Hiroshima bombs ? |
| 29 | Holyfield , watching Ruddock gunned down live on the American HBO cable network at his training camp home in Houston where he is preparing for his November 13 defence against Bowe , said : ‘ Sure , Lewis looked good but I 'm not alarmed because I 'm a very cool person . |
| 30 | In pursuit of these , Mopsus proposes marriage to a fine lady and is beaten by her servants ; he steals his father 's rent money and sets out for London where he is robbed by a prostitute and thrown into gaol ; his father sends more money which he uses to bribe the gaoler ; he is tricked into marrying an aristocrat 's mistress who promptly gives birth ; the woman leaves and the baby dies ; the prodigal returns to his father . |