Example sentences of "[conj] he [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Little Paul spends a short time at Mrs Pipchin 's ( on the recommendation of Miss Tox , a former child-boarder ) , where he is not quelled as the others are , but thoroughly discomfits her with his sharp questions and grave stare . |
| 2 | I mean , if he did go off into the wilds of Anatolia , or somewhere remote like that — something might happen to him in some village , where he is n't known . ’ |
| 3 | — which begins and ends with his soliloquies ; and V.vii. , where he is finally chased off by another bastard ) . |
| 4 | The provincial Assembly in Kosovo on May 23 refused the resignation of Jusuf Zejnulahu , the President of the Kosovo Executive Council [ see p. 37382 , where he is incorrectly described as Chairman of the provincial Assembly ] , and of nine other ethnic-Albanian members of his government . |
| 5 | But perhaps Tod Friendly has need of the city , where he can always move among others , where he is never considered singly . |
| 6 | ‘ He is the model of what a retired cricketer should be — a white haired , white whiskered , florid country gentlemen , close upon his three score years and ten , comfortably off , well-informed , and interested in and full of information about cricket in general , his own shire and town in particular where he is much respected . ’ |
| 7 | En Shao appeared in Liverpool two years ago , shortly before he was due to take up position of principal conductor of the Ulster Orchestra where he is now installed . |
| 8 | Small wonder our society is so schizophrenic — because the minute the clerk walks out of the store , she or he is immediately bombarded with messages which are in total contradiction to those they receive as employees . |
| 9 | Either there are more bitches on heat in the village nowadays , or he 's simply getting into the habit of looking . |
| 10 | Depending on which gossip column you read he 's either planning to wed his long-term live-in girlfriend , Toukie Smith , sister of the late fashion designer Willie Smith , or he 's secretly dating model Naomi Campbell . |
| 11 | The character Tamburlaine dominates throughout this tragedy , and although he is rarely challenged , it is interesting to see the stark contrast between his character and those he is surrounded by . |
| 12 | He recently lost out in the race to become the Metropolitan Commissioner , although he is hotly tipped to take charge of a UK Anti-Terrorist Squad if it should be established . |
| 13 | Currently , his network of clubs covers the south east of England , in Heston , Raynes Park , Chigwell , Finchley , Enfield , Eastbourne and Bushey , although he is already looking at new sites in Kent and Scotland and the intention is to expand to other areas of Britain , including Northern Ireland . |
| 14 | Although he is little known in Britain , Mr Ryder appears to be developing into an influential international figure in the regulation of nuclear safety . |
| 15 | I would n't rule him out , although he is n't getting any younger and might have missed his chance two years ago . |
| 16 | Singer , for example , although he is here questioning the alleged rights of the human foetus , admits that it must have a potential that |
| 17 | It is a big , square box , painted dirty white , and , although he is always knocking through , extending , repapering and spring-cleaning , there is something dead about the place . |
| 18 | We owe a lot to Tom who still has a fondness for his kites , although he is better known in the 1990s as the creator of the GeoSphere Project , a spectacular image of the Earth produced from over 2000 satellite images . |
| 19 | Although he is often characterized as retiring and eccentric , he entertained distinguished visitors in style , and studio staff were frequently welcomed to Old Place and treated with considerable generosity . |
| 20 | Three weeks ago doctors discovered he was suffering from a form of TB , although he is now recovering from that . |
| 21 | Wyllie is confident his Western Samoan wing , Va'aiga Tuigamala , will play although he is still niggled by an ankle injury received against Neath two weeks ago . |
| 22 | There is no shortage of Greg Norman critics , although he is still used as a bench mark for other people 's success . |
| 23 | ‘ This boy , ’ says the Constable , ‘ although he 's repeatedly told to , wo n't move on … ’ |
| 24 | Rod Wallace appears to be producing some good performances although he 's not putting all his chances away — those misses in the first half on Saturday would probably be crucial against a good side . |
| 25 | This is a shame , for although he 's admittedly playing to a club audience , you do n't have to suppress the songs to maintain the groove — and the doctor has proved with ‘ Killer ’ and tonight 's storming version of ‘ Flashback Jack ’ , that he has some potent stimulants in his black bag . |
| 26 | This is a shame , for although he 's admittedly playing to a club audience , you do n't have to suppress the songs to maintain the groove — and the doctor has proved with ‘ Killer ’ and tonight 's storming version of ‘ Flashback Jack ’ , that he has some potent stimulants in his black bag . |
| 27 | and although he 's well trained and they exercise him . |
| 28 | No Nadim , Ronnie Whelan is still with Liverpool ( although he 's out injured again ) . |
| 29 | BONG : First , veteran newsman Sandy Gall walked out on his wife after 34 years , although he 's now trying to patch things up . |
| 30 | And the importance of this work , colleagues , will become clearer later in this report , but at this point er , President , I would wish to place on record , although he 's now has to leave er , to catch his plane , the attribute to my friend and colleague , who was here during the earlier part of Congress , as an honoured guest . |