Example sentences of "he was [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Karl Kühdorf survived , the only one of the more successful pilots to see the war out ; his final score stood at 19 in April 1945 , when he was shot down by Russian anti-aircraft fire and became a prisoner . |
| 2 | Meanwhile Sgt. Harry Ayre recorded that he was shot down after ten minutes in the air . |
| 3 | But as he writhed on the carpet after the sprint , he was ticked off by 28-year-old Angela for ‘ over-reacting . ’ |
| 4 | The Metropolitan Police have said that Courtney offered his services — but he was turned down for any work . |
| 5 | " He was bound over for two years in Leeds , but that ended last month . " |
| 6 | He was bound over for 12 months in the sum of £100 to be of good behaviour . |
| 7 | He was called up in nineteen thirty-nine , became an army cook and worked his way up . |
| 8 | Peter Graham Scott , who made some episodes of Danger Man and the TV play The Quare Fellow , was working on the legendary series The Troubleshooters when he was called on to direct several episodes of Sir Francis Drake , including the opening one . |
| 9 | He was called in at short notice due to the unfortunate motor accident involving Design Director , Bill Naysmith . |
| 10 | On the only occasion when Warnie tried to probe Jack on the origin or true nature of his relationship with Minto he was shut up with great vehemence . |
| 11 | The way he was fired up for last season 's FA Cup semi-final against Portsmouth , despite knowing he was to have major heart surgery the next day showed his commitment . |
| 12 | Frankish annals record that Eardwulf visited Charlemagne and Pope Leo III and that he was escorted back by imperial and papal envoys and re-established in his kingdom in 808 . |
| 13 | THE FA have suspended Middlesbrough full back Jimmy Phillips for three matches after he was sent off for violent conduct in an off-the-ball incident against Southend last Saturday . |
| 14 | Rovers Defender , Dave Higgins punched the ball out ; he was sent off for deliberate hand ball as Jim Magilton slammed home United 's second . |
| 15 | Bremner once tried to rile an opponent by drawing attention to his pock-marked face by shouting ‘ Go and get it filled in with polyfilla ’ , but the crunch came when he was sent off in 1967 for fouling the Nottingham Forest keeper Grummitt . |
| 16 | In 1954 , he was cut off from all classified material because of earlier association with Communists — who included his own brother . |
| 17 | He was faced by about forty young black people , several very aggressive . |
| 18 | Why he was dragged out in 1558 and transformed from an obscure apostate into one of the very few great martyrs of the Scottish Reformation , remains a mystery . |
| 19 | He was dressed in plus fours , tweed waistcoat ( the jacket , and his waxed Barbour were hanging behind the door of the bothy ) , thick socks , brogues , and a fawn country shirt with a button-down collar . |
| 20 | He was cheered along by proud parents and his then girlfriend , Rosanne . |
| 21 | Coun Bill Dixon ( Lab ) told councillors he was fed up with private and council tenants who flout the law by parking cars and motorbikes in their gardens . |
| 22 | A MAN was sexually assaulted yesterday when he was pounced on by two male attackers . |
| 23 | He was propped up on one elbow , his dark hair sweat-curled , his eyes gleaming with desire , his naked chest and arms magnificent in their absolute masculinity . |
| 24 | He was propped up on three pillows , which felt strange to him . |
| 25 | When his bastard turned out to be studious , the boy was accepted into the English bachelor 's house for a short time before he was shipped off to prep school and public school in his father 's country . |
| 26 | In 1918 Sanders thought he had a chance to become Chief Secretary for Ireland , but was soon reduced to considering himself as a possible Speaker ; in 1921 he was passed over for Chief Whip because it did not suit the coalition to have such a partisan in so sensitive a post . |
| 27 | She also recalled the time Tippett had ‘ flu and stayed at their home where he was nursed back to good health . |
| 28 | He was carried up to that garret , probably in a state of stupor , drunk or drugged . |
| 29 | He was handed over to local army units and then driven around in an armoured car for three days to prevent Securitate units discovering his whereabouts . |
| 30 | There was not a great deal to see , as he was curled up on one side with his thumb jammed in his mouth , and four chubby fingers obscured that part of his face not pressed deep into the bolster . |