Example sentences of "it is [adj] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Megarry V-C said that even if some or all of the owner 's rivals have the information as long as the owner believes it is confidential he is entitled to try to protect it . ) |
| 2 | As his reputation for making commemorative seats is well known in the area , it is certain he will quickly find a ready market for his work . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ Ronny played very well and it is disappointing he wo n't be around against Sheffield United . |
| 4 | He added : ‘ I think it is marvellous he kept on supporting us from inside prison . ’ |
| 5 | It is possible he has unwittingly done something more subversive : totally demystified chess . |
| 6 | It is possible he will be a candidate for both the leadership and deputy leadership . |
| 7 | I suppose it is possible he has formed an affection for some boy , " she conceded . |
| 8 | It is possible he may have observed something you were not in a position to see , ’ Rose explained diplomatically . |
| 9 | It is gratifying he does not have a vivid memory of pain being a cause of trauma . |
| 10 | If it is true he is on £4,000-a-week and is asking for more , Brian Clough is right — as usual — to say ‘ no ’ . |
| 11 | It is true he could have told you of me what now I have told you . |
| 12 | We cooked and served the meal that Sir Thomas had recently eaten ; it is true he could have taken the poison afterwards , however , or when he was away from the table during the entremets . |
| 13 | Does Astrophil , who is the ostensible author , mean he loves truth or that it is true he is in love ? |
| 14 | On 7 May 1946 he cabled Pethick-Lawrence : ‘ It is obvious he has lost [ his ] grip . |
| 15 | However passionate a follower of England 's fortunes might be , it is unlikely he will be able to match the fervour of the average West Indian . |
| 16 | But , given the size of Zuwaya territory and their wandering habits , it is unlikely he exhausted the manpower of his own group before turning to other groups . |
| 17 | In 1964 , when Pople left the UK for the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh , as it was then called , his departure inspired one popular British newspaper to the headline Another brain down the drain , but given the lamentable levels of financial support by successive UK governments for the theoretical research in which Pople was to excel , it is unlikely he could have achieved so much without moving . |
| 18 | It was one of those rare occasions when a covert operation could be examined in the full glare of publicity and it showed what a foolhardy idea it was from the start for , even if Crabb had returned safely , it is unlikely he could have brought back enough information to have justified the risk in the first place . |
| 19 | But he may have also been told by Mr Major that it is unlikely he would be promoted much further , and has decided to seek his fortune elsewhere . |
| 20 | ‘ It is unlikely he will go back successful . |
| 21 | Lawrence admitted : ‘ I have not yet ruled Pears out but it is unlikely he will play . |
| 22 | ‘ It is unfortunate he had to leave so soon after your arrival . ’ |
| 23 | If he does , it is likely he will turn out for the Aberdeen side , Touche Ross . |
| 24 | It is tragic he has lost in Bath . |
| 25 | But it is clear he must contact the prison before he strikes again . |