Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] he is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he stands up he is handcuffed . |
| 2 | Greying a little at the temples , Leonard unconsciously confirms why he is labelled one of Canada 's sexiest men , a handsome and elegant man with dark eyes ( they are said to be green , but that never showed in the light of Montreal , nor in its wintry sunshine ) . |
| 3 | If B replies no he is inviting A to tell him , while a response of no could be taken to mean that he does not know and is not expecting to be told . |
| 4 | This is how he was described by one of his courtiers , Walter Map : " Whatever way he goes out he is seized upon by the crowds and pulled hither and thither , pushed whither he would not and yet , surprising to say , he listens to each man with patience , and though assaulted by all with shouts and pullings and rough pushings , does not threaten anyone because of it , nor show any sign of anger ; only , when he is hustled beyond bearing , he silently retreats to some place of quiet . " |
| 5 | Michael Gillingham tells how he is making a comeback after the dreaded telephone call |
| 6 | Day 3 ) Dave Manby talked of his current sponsorships — which explains why he is eating with Mexicana Airlines silverware out of a dog dish and also why there is 75 lbs of Portland Cement in his kit . |
| 7 | Many writers , at first , feel frustrated and dissatisfied with this aspect of their work , rather as an archer does when he is learning to hit a moving target . |
| 8 | When he comes back he is wearing a shirt and a pair of socks held up by suspenders . |
| 9 | Jim is a hard hitting sort of individual who knows where he is going in racing and he has brought Down Royal , I feel , out of the 17th century into the 20th — not quite the 21st — in a matter of a couple of years . |