Example sentences of "he [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | P'raps 'e knew 'e was in the wrong by provokin' me in the first place . |
| 2 | About a week later he realized he was in a locked ward with iron bars . |
| 3 | Speaking on Central News last year , he says he was in the flat when the fight broke out between Mills and Wiltshire . |
| 4 | I mean , I can remember seeing an interview with er , John Geilgud and he 'd he 'd done Hamlet many years ago and er but he said he 'd it was in a totally different way you know , different |
| 5 | Sean was intent on not coming back as he believed he was in the right , but he did feel very upset . |
| 6 | He claimed he was in the UK for a conference . |
| 7 | He sensed she was in a position to tell him . |
| 8 | You may not believe this , but though Richard and I have now known each other for eighteen years on and off , the first time he kissed me was in the car-park last Thursday . ’ |
| 9 | He would n't eat them , cos he thought they were in the other potato . |
| 10 | He 'd spoken as if he thought she was in the habit of collecting fiancés and engagement-rings . |
| 11 | He thought he was in the restaurant . |
| 12 | Myeloski was angry in his reply , mostly because he knew he was in the wrong . |
| 13 | with its pleasant tag , Vivit post funera virtus , he knew he was in the transept crossing . |
| 14 | He knew it was in the interests of the City that the Tories win the next election . |
| 15 | Her right arm was linked through Patrick 's and her left hand was also closed over his arm ; he felt he was in a vice . |
| 16 | He felt he was in a nightmare . |
| 17 | At school he dared answer back to the Headmaster — politely — when he felt he was in the right . |
| 18 | When he spoke it was in a barely audible voice as if he feared that his words would carry beyond the four walls . |
| 19 | When he spoke it was in the voice of a small , hurt boy . |
| 20 | ‘ He said the surgeons asked him how he learnt to do such a good job and he said it was in the army . ’ |
| 21 | When he responded it was in a monotone , as though reciting a catechism . |