Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [verb] he [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , many of John 's contemporaries were prepared to regard him as the Messiah . |
| 2 | They were glad to have him in the gang and he was delighted to be among them . |
| 3 | The hon. Member for Gravesham ( Mr. Arnold ) said the same yesterday , but Ministers were unable to enlighten him about the method that might be used . |
| 4 | He is surprisingly slow to begin talking , but a good walker , and we were able to take him to the canal where there were ducks , swans , horses and icy puddles to interest him , so that was fine . |
| 5 | He was looking at outdoor cold stress and we were able to tell him about the extent of the particular housing problem in Scotland and how people could only afford to heat one room . |
| 6 | They were able to rescue him from the slurry within 15 minutes . |
| 7 | Henry 's anti-papalism was based on the belief that the pope had wrongfully usurped the spiritual and temporal power which had traditionally belonged to the kings of England , and while he therefore rejected the pope 's claim to jurisdiction in England , he was prepared to regard him as the rightful Bishop of Rome . |
| 8 | Somehow it was hard to imagine him in the gym . |
| 9 | I thought she was supposed to have him at the beginning of this month . |
| 10 | There was a Captain Dennis Babbage whose hobby was Bradshaw , the famous railway time-table ; and anyone who had a journey to make was welcome to consult him about the easiest ( or most interestingly complicated ) route to take . |
| 11 | She was reluctant to lose him to the other side . |
| 12 | It was out in the open now and she was able to look him in the face again , all pretence finished . |
| 13 | Girardelli 's 60 points for third was enough to move him beyond the reach of Aamodt , no matter what happens in Sunday 's season-ending slalom . |
| 14 | Admittedly the notes were signed by the appellant and not disputed but the evidence was necessary to link him with the assault . |
| 15 | I was obliged to assist him to the easy chair towards the window , so that he could sit upright , for his coughing was agonising at times . |
| 16 | This warmth was sufficient to help him over the threshold of marriage . |