Example sentences of "he [verb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case , 'e would n't be in 'ere terday if 'e 'd been lucky . ’ |
| 2 | GREENE 'S '50s novel of a naively evil American agent in Indo-China and the cynical English hack who befriends him has been timely ever since it was published . |
| 3 | We have had heroes in our time at Crystal Palace but there was only one Albert Harry and those who had the pleasure and privilege of seeing him play were lucky indeed . |
| 4 | Our own century has seen so many movements against the conflation of scientific and religious language that we may , on purely philosophical criteria , judge him to have been misguided . |
| 5 | Photographs of that time show him to have been clean shaven and crisply dressed . |
| 6 | Her trust in him had been absolute . |
| 7 | The handshake with which she had greeted him had been cool and firm and her brief smile was surprisingly attractive . |
| 8 | As Ari and Nathan went through the shop , Roirbak remembered with mixed feelings that Zambia and Tammuz might still be in there , and then wondered if some evil part of him had been aware of that all along . |
| 9 | The journey with him had been tense , the atmosphere between them like standing on the edge of a volcano , waiting to be flung into the fire when it exploded . |
| 10 | The desire to make love to him had been irresistible , but that temporary blindness had gone , and what she saw made her shudder . |
| 11 | The eloquent points he made were irrefutable . |
| 12 | Every movement he made was slow and deliberate , as if designed to conserve energy . |
| 13 | When he finally did so the impression he made was unforgettable . |
| 14 | Once upon a time , long ago , there was a rich merchant who thought that the city where he lived was full of bad people , and especially bad children . ’ |
| 15 | Durie was scheduled to fight an FA charge of misconduct after referee Dermot Gallagher alleged he feigned being head-butted in a confrontation with Andy Pearce in a game against Coventry on August 18 . |
| 16 | It seems to me that what we 're talking about here is Harrogate 's land allocation being , not necessarily an I five , but sixty hectares which he agreed was adequate for I five yesterday , plus I suspect another fifty which would be a strategic site . |
| 17 | The land he rode was marshy , forcing him to weave an intricate course past the more treacherous patches . |
| 18 | His decision , since the madness of Doc Askins , to live without the emotions , was one that he realized was impossible . |
| 19 | The friendship with Isabella Stewart Gardner lasted a lifetime and the artist also acted as her adviser on purchasing art : among the works he recommended was Gentile Bellini 's ‘ Portrait of a Turkish scribe or painter ’ . |
| 20 | Secondly , there are problems where the decision-maker is interested in the result of an inquiry or investigation , not in any personal sense , but because the institution which he represents is desirous of attaining a certain objective . |
| 21 | There are several illuminating aspects of the Brown experience : the early promise of educational attainment ; the not unreasonable anticipation of good qualifications ; the gradual intensification of involvement with sport ; and , crucially , the persuasive parts played by teachers and , to a slightly lesser extent coaches , in fostering an interest in sport , which he admitted was detrimental to his education . |
| 22 | Although the rectitude which he sought was personal rather than public , this did not mean that public rectitude , which had required that the vacancy at Canterbury should be filled as soon as possible , was excluded from consideration . |
| 23 | Initially the analyst does all the work , leading the user towards a system he thinks is right for the business . |
| 24 | My hon. Friend is right to put his finger on advice that he thinks is wrong . |
| 25 | You think he 's weak , but he could be as determined as you , about something he thinks is important . ’ |
| 26 | The exact number to be allowed was entirely a matter for the constable who ‘ must be left to take such steps as on the evidence before him he thinks are proper ’ . |
| 27 | Every taxi-driver he encountered was polite , indeed charming . |
| 28 | Although his analysis is principally philosophical and occasionally historical the concepts and theoretical relations between them that he develops are relevant to understanding specific instances of ideology . |
| 29 | He regarded being chief secretary , with its need to cut departmental spending throughout Government , as having been the toughest of the jobs ‘ in terms of sheer workload ’ . |
| 30 | When Glass bought his house , the area where he lives was full of crack dealers so he does not scare easily . |