Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was authority in his voice and she felt a great surge of relief , as if he were plucking at her pain and releasing it . |
| 2 | The back of Montague 's head had been blown away , but his face still wore an idiot 's grin , as if he were laughing in his sleep , mouth wide open . |
| 3 | I thought you says he were working on them mate 's car ? |
| 4 | Indeed , if he were to accede to our request , we would probably become so alarmed by the manifestations of his power that you would n't see most of us for dust ! |
| 5 | If he were to look at his life rationally — as in his most philosophical moments he liked to think he did — then there was no questioning the profile . |
| 6 | and there he was boasting about his age and |
| 7 | Like so many men his life was ruled by demands and decisions connected with his work ; he was absorbed by his profession … |
| 8 | " He never said that he was related to your wife . |
| 9 | He was shifting in her mind suddenly , stepping out of the shadows she had so forcibly pushed him into in self-defence , and she realised her attraction to him was more than just physical . |
| 10 | On his father 's death in 1621 he was adopted by his uncle John Browne , a merchant tailor , from whom he eventually inherited a substantial fortune . |
| 11 | He was packing in his room at the Georges V when his telephone rang . |
| 12 | At first he sounded distant , as if he was calling to her from the basement of a big house , but he came nearer very quickly and suddenly he was shouting in her ear . |
| 13 | A year after his arrival he was complaining to his wife of ‘ a disloyalty and a swollen-headedness which had spoiled N.N. Every Resident , including the best , writes at large on the policy we must pursue … |
| 14 | Springsteen was out but there were tell-tale signs that he 'd been ruling the roost and no evidence that he was pining for my return . |
| 15 | Prosecuting , Gareth Davies said Harbison had excess alcohol in his breath when he was stopped in his car by police on the A45 between Barrow and Bury St Edmunds . |
| 16 | He was leaning on his spear by a pool , a green cloak drifting round him , a silver helmet on his head , his gaze bent on the dark ring of water . |
| 17 | He was leaning against his machine , arms resting on the upper wing , head resting on his arms , eyes dosed . |
| 18 | But though he had masked it quickly she knew he was shaken by her announcement . |
| 19 | After 9 months of continued treatment he was referred to our institution , at which time his CD4 cell count was 740/L , his CMV serology ( IgG+IgM ) was positive ( titre 256 ) , and his HIV seropositivity was confirmed . |
| 20 | The first is to draw attention to what I and others believe to be clear injustices in the way in which he was treated before his death and the second is to expose the fact that the injustices faced by Mr. Docherty affect many others in similar circumstances , and are a direct consequence of Government policy . |
| 21 | ‘ And when he was recovering from his sickness here in my house , I noticed how similar he looked to the girl 's face in the picture . |
| 22 | Then she realised he was referring to their escape and drew in a shaky breath of relief . |
| 23 | He was referring to his name , ‘ Percy Winterbone , ’ in the sentence ‘ My Will by Percy Winterbone of 150 , High Street , Margate . ’ |
| 24 | With surprise , Juliet realised he was referring to his hospital episode , when she had nursed him for the last two weeks of his stay . |
| 25 | In May 1275 Edward I wrote to Alphonso of Castile , excusing himself from an alliance with Castile against France because he was bound by his homage and fealty to Philip III . |
| 26 | Perhaps he was calling on his sexton , Albert Piggott , or on Harold Shoosmith nearby . |
| 27 | On Oct. 16 Tshisekedi refused to recognize the authority of President Mobutu and of the Constitution in the swearing-in ceremony , following which he was barred from his office by troops loyal to the President . |
| 28 | He could work with men whose background and beliefs were entirely opposed to his own , provided he was assured of their goodwill . |
| 29 | He would look a cop if he was soaking in his bath . |
| 30 | Ven swiftly reassured her , and — even while it was dawning on her how he was accepting her ‘ no ’ without question when she had been giving him a ‘ yes , yes , yes ’ for the past five minutes , he was reaching for her wrap . |