Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adj] [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.

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1 Before I left I was able to give him the good news about his friend Donald , one of the officers to whom we had given food and clothes on the banks of the Rovacchia .
2 They moved on after that , with Jessica dropping in bits about Parr as they occurred to her — although not that she was due to meet him the next day .
3 She was anxious to see him the moment he arrived , and make sure he was all right after the trauma of the interview with the insurance investigator .
4 The club was just the right kind of venue for them to cut their professional teeth on , and she was glad to give them the opportunity .
5 He had honestly believed he could take the place of everything she had ever known if only she was willing to give him the chance .
6 However , she was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt .
7 It was marvellous to see you the other day after so many years .
8 At home , where an admiral 's powers were much more restricted , and even the most favoured officers could expect to have to wait for their promotion until the end of the admiral 's period of command , when it was customary to make him the compliment of a few promotions on striking his flag , it was still possible to introduce new entrants to a seagoing life .
9 They said he was unwilling to show them the evidence he had been given so they could adequately prepare their case for the parents .
10 He was eager to show them the instrument he was constructing .
11 Edward 's allies in the Low Countries proved unwilling to fight , and he was unable to pay them the promised subsidies in full .
12 It was in this book that he was able to show me the first reference to the Santa Maria .
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