Example sentences of "he [was/were] [indef pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A legendary figure , he was something of a benevolent despot : he steadfastly refused to allow labor unions in his factories , but paid his workers a wage above the national average . |
| 2 | He was something in the Civil Service . ’ |
| 3 | And it was during this time that he had lost his wife , lost his job , lost his sense of himself as a separate human soul , and in struggle worked out the theory that he was nothing but a sick character in the hands or under the pen of a malevolent Author . |
| 4 | ‘ He was one in a million was Charlie . |
| 5 | He was one in a million ! ’ |