Example sentences of "he [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The agent who arranged it all , ’ he continued , ‘ was he perhaps a lawyer , name of Jaggers ? ’ |
| 2 | Nor was he just a patron of troubadours . |
| 3 | Can he explain that contradiction , or is he just a politician running scared of the electorate and trying to be all things to all people ? |
| 4 | ‘ Was he already a prophet then ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Was he already a prophet then ? ’ |
| 6 | Boy is he ever a crook . |
| 7 | They were very surprised , because usually they advertised for them , but they went up and asked the tailors if they wanted anyone , and then a dear old man , a er named Mr said he like a trouser finisher . |
| 8 | ‘ Dean 's like that , but he also a bit different to the majority of strikers because he 's also a grafter . ’ |
| 9 | The question was asked : we know that he is a sound and effective Prime Minister ; but is he also a leader who can save the Conservative Party from the fate that undoubtedly awaited it at a general election had Mrs Thatcher remained in office ? |
| 10 | ‘ The other bearer , ’ said Georgiades , ‘ the first one , the one who was but a servant , was he also a Copt ? ’ |
| 11 | 6 weeks after the jump which put him in hospital , Rex Pritchard is back on his feet , though he now a steel rod in his right leg . |
| 12 | Later on , whenever our friends on a visit happened to meet him they would ask : ‘ Is he really a vicar ? ’ |
| 13 | And is he really a writer ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Is he really a drunkard ? ’ |
| 15 | Was he maybe a woman ? ’ |
| 16 | Was he indeed a Friar ? |