Example sentences of "he be by [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A real friendly fellow he were by all accounts , bought 'em all drinks . ’ |
| 2 | The occasional comment one hears that Parker plays the way he is here simply because he was by that time a seasoned performer and recording artist is not really to the point ; Parker was a naturally developmental musician . |
| 3 | Warnie , though he was by all accounts a most delightful and courteous companion , was a clear case of arrested development . |
| 4 | But this past winter , when the A team job returned to him following injury to Martyn Moxon , he was by all accounts a revelation . |
| 5 | But he was honest enough to say that he was ‘ fascinated ’ by it too ; as he was by all forms of physical violence . |
| 6 | He spoke with the fervour of discovery , unaware it seems that he was by this date , imperially speaking , reinventing the wheel . |
| 7 | He was by this point a very rich financier ; he was elected alderman in 1649 and sheriff in 1651 and 1652 . |