Example sentences of "he [is] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he is higher up the hill . |
| 2 | ‘ Whosoever would have it known that he is not of the common herd ’ , suggested Clifford Howard , ‘ develops a spleen against the Hollywood movies . ’ |
| 3 | When he is not on the golf course , he is making large sums as a company director . |
| 4 | He is not into the business of making orthodox movies . |
| 5 | That is to say he is not in the least drawn to the idea that Christ came in the flesh , and he finds the simplicity and literalism of what might be termed ‘ mere Christianity ’ frankly unacceptable . |
| 6 | ‘ He is not in the least like any of Henrietta 's children , but when I see him laugh and run he makes me think of them , being nearer the little one 's age than my Penini . |
| 7 | Understandably , Mr Anderson is slightly put out , but he assures me he is not in the least surprised . |
| 8 | The fans have created a special Anglo-Gallic chant for him , and they call for his reinstatement when he is not in the team , as was the case here for all but the last six minutes . |
| 9 | He is not in the business of ingratiating himself with Stuart Baxter . |
| 10 | Often the reverse applies where the female , her ovipositor is fully extended , but he is not in the mood and chases her away . |
| 11 | But he would n't for one good reason — he is not in the same league as our two . |
| 12 | It is just that he will not apply it to future pension rights because he is not in the least interested in defending workers ' pension rights . |
| 13 | ‘ He is not in the house . |
| 14 | ‘ He is not in the best of moods this morning , ’ Marguerite continued . |
| 15 | Keegan offered him improved terms this week but , why he is not in the Newcastle first team remains a mystery . |
| 16 | He is not in the least surprised when Marco kills Eddie . |
| 17 | Besides what happens if Rocky goes and then Strach gets injured , who do we have as cover in the midfield — Hodge , he 's hardly played much first team footballer and his whilst his goal scoring skills are fine he is not in the same class as Rocky or Strachan . |
| 18 | ‘ An agent is not worth his salt if he is not in the trust of those above him . |
| 19 | ‘ An attitude like that will make sure that he is NOT in the side . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ An attitude like that will make sure that he is NOT in the side . ’ |
| 21 | One of the girls said ‘ He is not like the other boys , he does n't like playing football , he 's softer . ’ |
| 22 | He is not against the National Curriculum , and accepts O-levels needed updating , but feels the new system does little to indicate to the ordinary man in the street what is going on . |
| 23 | You 'll get nothing out of him , the man 's practically penniless , and he is n't worth the trouble . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ But he is n't like the other boys here , ’ Fagin said . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm not saying he 's raving mad , ’ she said , ‘ but he is n't like the rest of us . ’ |
| 26 | In fact , it 's a pity he is n't in the game now . |
| 27 | Even so he is n't in the class of Suthaus ( Furtwängler/EMI ) or Melchior ( Beecham/Reiner/EMI ) , both tenors with well-tried knowledge of the role on stage . |
| 28 | What a pity he is n't in the position that I 'm in , eh ? ’ |
| 29 | In these anti-avoidance provisions , the relevant test for a " UK customer " is that he is normally resident in the UK and they can therefore apply even if he is physically outside the UK at the relevant time ( eg at the non-UK office concerned ) . |
| 30 | He is already through the gate and starting down the slope . |